Bayou Menard Chert
 AKA: Red Bird Chert












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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Bayou Menard Chert is a black chert with white fossil specks. 

Texture: Fine grain

Luster: Glossy

Translucency:  Opaque

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Crinoidal fragments

Patina: White

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Bayou Menard Chert is associated with the Moorefield formation of the Bayou Menard Member of the Moorefield Formation of northeastern Oklahoma.  Primarily occurring as nodules up to 18 inches in the Bayou Menard Limestone with exposures located along Grand River, Oklahoma.

 

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