Color:  Snake Hill chert ranges from a dark greenish gray to black.

Texture: 

Luster:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina: White

Heat Treatment: 

Knapping:  Poor, often splintery
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution Comments:

Snake Hill Chert is associated with the Snake Hill Shale Formation of Saratoga Lake, New York.  Primary outcroppings are found in Saratoga County, New York.