Spoon Chert
Natural Form:
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Spoon Chert is opaque and ranges from white to light gray with darker banding present
Texture:
Medium to fine grain
Luster:
Dull
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Sponge spicules
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Distribution:
Spoon Chert is associated with the Spoon Formation, Kewanee Group of Illinois. Primary outcroppings occur along Spoon Creek, Fulton County, Illinois.
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