Color:  Wima Chert is opaque ranging in color from brown to reddish brown or yellow brown, white to gray, greenish gray to black.

Texture:

Luster: Waxy

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

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Knapping: 

Notes:  Wima Chert has many overlapping characteristics of Franciscan Chert.  However, it does not have the luster or quality commonly seen in Franciscan Chert.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution Comments:

Wima Chert is associated with the Monterey Foundation of California's Channel Islands