Charlie Creek Chert
Natural Form:
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Charlie Creek Chert ranges from red to gray and white. Black dendritic inclusions are present.
Texture:
Fine to very fine grain
Luster:
Vitreous
Translucency
: Translucent
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Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Charlie Creek Chert has primary outcroppings northwest of the Killdeer Mountains, Dunn County, North Dakota.
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