Color:  Transverse Chert is a dark gray color.

Texture:  Fine grain

Luster: Glossy

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina:

Heat Treatment:  Heat treatment produces colors of pale pink, but no changes to luster or workability. 

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Distribution Comments:

Transverse Cher is associated with the Transverse Limestone formation of Ohio.  Primary outcroppings are located in Defiance, Henry, Lucas, and Wood Counties, Ohio and into Indiana and Michigan.