Kimball Chert












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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Kimball Chert ranges from tannish off white to tan or light brownish gray.  Commonly has dendritic inclusions.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Kimball Chert is associated with the Ogallala Formation.  Primary outcroppings are found in Perkins and Chase counties, Nebraska and Sedgwick county, Colorado and along Frenchman Creek near Enders Reservoir, Chase County, Nebraska.

 

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