Beacon Peak Dolomite / Chert











Natural Form:



Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Beacon Peak Dolomite / Chert ranges from a light gray to brown.
Texture:  Medium grain

Luster:  Porcellaneous

Translucency: Opaque

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: 

Patina: Pale gray to blue

Heat Treatment: 

Knapping:   Concoidal fracture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Beacon Peak Dolomite / Chert is associated with the Beacon Peak Dolomite Formation of the Nevada Group and has primary exposures on the lower western slope of Beacon Peak in the Diamond Mountains and in the Lone Mountain and Roberts ranges of Nevada.
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