McKnight Chert











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  McKnight Chert ranges from a dark gray to black.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
McKnight Chert is associated with the McKnight Formation of the Atascosa Group of southern Texas.  Occurs as nodules and thin beds with outcroppings exposed at Chalk Bluff on the Nueces River and extends to the southeastern end of Serrania del Burro, Coahuila, Mexico. 
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