Logan Quarry Chert











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Logan Quarry Chert ranges from a light brownish yellow to a medium yellow.  Darker inclusion and veins of quartz / chalcedony may be present..

Texture: 
Very fine grain

Luster: Vitreous

Translucency: Opaque to translucent

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Distribution:
Logan Quarry Chert is associated with the Jefferson Formation, Madison Group of Montana.  Primary outcroppings occur at the Logan Quarry, Gallatin Valley, Montana.  Reported into Alberta.  This is considered an exotic material.
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