Whitewood Chert
AKA: Deadwood Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Whitewood Chert has colors of light gray,
pinks and reds, and tan.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Waxy
Translucency: Opaque
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Distribution Comments:
Whitewood Chert is associated with the Whitewood Limestone
(dolomite) Formation of the Black Hills Uplift of western South
Dakota and northeastern South Dakota. Primary outcroppings occur
in Whitewood Canyon below Deadwood, South Dakota. The Deadwood
Limestone Formation was reported as overlying the Whitewood Limestone
Formation, but it has been suggested that the two formations be combined
into the Whitewood Limestone Formation.
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