Color: Kimmswick Chert is gray in color with sparse black speckles formed by pyritiferous particles.

Texture: 

Luster:

Translucency:  Opaque

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Fossiliferous; sponge spicules

Patina:

Heat Treatment: 

Knapping: 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution Comments:

Kimmswick Chert is associated with the Kimmswick Limestone Formation (Viola Limestone Formation in Oklahoma), Kansas City Group.