Hanson Creek Chert











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  .Hanson Creek Chert is a dark gray to black dolomite with dark gray to bluish black or black chert nodules and lenses.
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Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Brachiopods, graptolites, and trilobites
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Hanson Creek Chert is associated with the Hanson Creek Formation of Nevada primarily occurring as nodules and lenses in dolomite in Petes Canyon in the Tuscarora Mountains, Cortez Mountains, Goat and Horse Mountain in the Shoshone Range, Clear Creek and Miniature Grand Canyon in the Monitor Range, Independence Range and Snake Mountains of Nevada.
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