Pinesburg Station Chert












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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Pinesburg Station Chert ranges from a white to very light gray.

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Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Few to absent, but conodonts do occur. 

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Pinesburg Station Chert is associated with the Pinesburg Station Formation of the Beekmantown Group of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.  Primarily occurs as nodules with exposures in Pinesburg Station, Washington County, Maryland, in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, south central Pennsylvania, and in Clarke and Frederick counties Virginia. 
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