Color:  Plum Rum Chert ranges in color from a light tan to grays, pinks and yellows.  It is a mottled chert.

Texture: Fine to very fine grain

Luster: Glossy

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Distribution Comments:

Plum Run Chert is associated with the Van Port formation of Ohio.  Primary outcroppings are found around Alliance in Mahoning, and Stark counties, Ohio