Yankeetown Chert / Quartzite
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Yankeetown
Chert / Quartzite ranges in color from a light gray to a pale yellow.
Banding may be present, has a "knotty" appearance.
Texture: Course to fine grain
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Distribution:
Yankeetown Chert is associated with the Yankeetown Chert Member of the
Cedar Bluff Group of southwestern Illinois and eastern Missouri.
Primary outcroppings in Randolph and Monroe counties, Illinois
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