Gailor Chert










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Gailor Chert is gray

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Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Cryptozoon
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Gailor Chert is associated with the Gailor Dolomite Formation of the Beekmantown Group of New York.  Named for exposures at the Gailor Quarry, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York.
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