Kingsbury Chert










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Kingsbury Chert is a dark colored chert.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Kingsbury Chert is associated with the Kingsbury Member of the Wasatch Formation of northern Wyoming (Bighorn Mountains region). Primary occurs as nodules and boulders along the south side of Beaver Creek and along Kingsbury Ridge southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming.
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