Stissing Chert









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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Stissing Chert ranges from white to yellow or black.

Texture: Fine grain

Luster:

Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Present

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Stissing Chert is associated with the Stissing Dolomite Formation of the Wappinger Group of southeastern New York.  Primarily occurring as beds with exposures occurring in the Stissing Mountains of northern Dutchess County, New York.
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