Whitehall Chert
AKA: Mount Independence Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Whitehall Chert ranges from a dark gray to a bluish black.
Texture:
Luster
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Whitehall Chert is associated with the Whitehall Formation of the
Beekmantown Group of Vermont and New York primarily occurring as nodules
throughout the formation, but heavier concentrations in the lower
portion of the formation. Exposures occur in the Champlain
Valley of Vermont and on Skene Mountain near Whitehall, Washington
County, New York. Other exposures occur throughout the Adirondack
lowlands and Lake Champlain lowlands (west of the Orwell and Champlain
thrusts).
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