Withlacoochee Chert
Suwannee Chert variation
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Withlacoochee Chert ranges from a dark gray to a reddish brown in a
grainstone fabric.
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Abundant miliolids, echinoids, and occasional orbitoid
foraminifera.
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Withlacoochee Chert is associated with the Suwannee Limestone Formation,
Vicksburg Group of Georgia and Florida primarily occurring in the
Withlacoochee Quarry.
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