Ferguson Mountain Chert











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Ferguson Mountain Chert ranges from a white to light brown or gray.

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Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Bryozoans, fusulinids, and corals

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Ferguson Mountain Chert is associated with  the Ferguson Mountain Formation occurring as thin beds, lenses and nodules with primary exposures in the Dolly Varden Mountains, Woodland Hills, Pequop Range, and the Kingsley Range.  Nevada named for exposures on Ferguson Mountain.
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