Watahomigi Chert
AKA: Supai Chert,
Watahomigi Jasper
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Watahomigi
Chert has shades of medium to dark red or purple and grays with white
quartzite veins commonly present.
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Watahomigi Chert is associated with the Watahomigi Formation of the
Supai
Group of northern Arizona, southern Utah, and eastern Nevada.
Underlies the Redwall Formation. Primary outcroppings occur along
Cataract Creek in northern Arizona. Named for Supai Village.
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