Pine Plains Chert










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Pine Plains Chert ranges from a buff to light brown or tan weathering gray.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Pine Plains Chert is associated with the Pine Plains Formation of the Wappinger Group of New York.  Primary exposures occur in the Hudson Highlands and Harlem Valley in Eastern New York.  
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