Oolagah Chert











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Oologah Chert is opaque ranging in color from varying shades of grays to bluish gray with banding or mottling .

Texture: 
Fine grain

Luster: Dull

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina: Brown to a rust color

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Oologah Chert is associated with the Oolagah Limestone Formation, Tulsa Group and has primary outcroppings along the shore on the east side of Lake Oolagah, Rogers County, Oklahoma.

 

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