Buttermilk Falls Chert











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Buttermilk Falls Chert ranges from a dark gray to black.

Texture:
Luster

Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Fossiliferous

Patina: 

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Buttermilk Falls Chert is associated with the Buttermilk Falls Member of the Onondaga Limestone Formation of eastern Pennsylvania occurring as abundant nodules and beds with exposures occurring in Pike, Monroe, and Carbon counties, Pennsylvania.
Projectile point made from this material:



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