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Nebraska

Pawnee Creek Gravel

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Pawnee Creek Cobbles
Geology:
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Nehawka Flint

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Nehawka Flint
Geology: Ervine Creek Member, Deer Creek Formation, Shawnee Group, Virgilian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Nehawka Flint

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Nehawka Flint
Geology: Ervine Creek Member, Deer Creek Formation, Shawnee Group, Virgilian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Silicified Wood

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Silicified Wood
Geology:
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Silicified Wood

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Silicified Wood
Geology:
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Silicified Wood

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Silicified Wood
Geology:
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Ogallala Orthoquartzite

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Ogallala Orthoquartzite
Geology: Ogallala Formation, Neogene System
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Sheldon

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Sheldon
Geology: Sheldon Member, Topeka Family, Shawnee Group, Virgilian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Ervine Creek A Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Ervine Creek A Chert
Geology: Ervine Creek Member, Deer Creek Formation, Shawnee Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Pennsylvanian Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Pennsylvanian chert
Geology: Bethany Falls Member, Swope Formation, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Chadron Cobbles

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Chadron Cobbles
Geology: Chadron Formation, White River Group
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Republican River Jasper

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Blue Springs Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Blue Springs Chert
Geology: Permian System
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Blue Springs Vicinity

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Blue Springs Vicinity
Geology: Permian System
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Glacial Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Glacial Chert
Geology:
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Kansas Pipestone

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Kansas Pipestone
Geology: Sioux Formation, Quaternary System
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Kansas Pipestone

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Kansas Pipestone
Geology: Sioux Formation, Quaternary System
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Kansas Pipestone

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Kansas Pipestone
Geology: Sioux Formation, Quaternary System
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Kansas Pipestone

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Kansas Pipestone
Geology: Sioux Formation, Quaternary System
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Ochre

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Ochre
Geology: Dakota Formation
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Ochre

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Ochre
Geology: Dakota Formation
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Fossiliferous Limestone

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Fossiliferous Limestone
Geology: Pennsylvanian System
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River Gravel

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: River Gravel
Geology:
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River Gravel

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: River Gravel
Geology:
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River Gravel

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: River Gravel
Geology:
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River Gravel

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: River Gravel
Geology:
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River gravel

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: River Gravel
Geology:
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River Gravel

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: River Gravel
Geology: Sioux Formation, Quaternary System
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Archean Banded Iron

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Archean Banded Iron
Geology: Archean System
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Kimball Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Kimball Chert
Geology: Ogallala Formation, Neogene System
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Siliceous Mudstone

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Siliceous Mudstone
Geology: Cottonwood Formation, Council Grove Group, Wolfcampian Series, Permian System
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Cottonwood Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Cottonwood Chert
Geology: Cottonwood Formation, Council Grove Group, Wolfcampian Series, Permian System
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Cottonwood Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Cottonwood Chert
Geology: Cottonwood Formation, Council Grove Group, Wolfcampian Series, Permian System
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Cottonwood Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Cottonwood Chert
Geology: Cottonwood Formation, Council Grove Group, Wolfcampian Series, Permian System
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Cottonwood Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Cottonwood Chert
Geology: Cottonwood Formation, Council Grove Group, Wolfcampian Series, Permian System
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Three Mile Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Three Mile Chert
Geology: Threemile Member, Chase Group, Wolfcampian Series, Permian System
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Blue River Agate

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Blue River Agate
Geology: Eskridge Formation, Permian System
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Sioux Jasper

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Sioux Jasper
Geology: Sioux Formation, Quaternary System
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Permian Glacial Till

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Permian Glacial Till
Geology: Permian System
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Greenstone

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Greenstone
Geology: Unknown Formation, Archean System
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Monocrystalline Quartz

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Monocrystalline Quartz
Geology:
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Lake Superior Agate

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Lake Superior Agate
Geology: Archean System
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Knife River Flint

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Knife River Flint
Geology: Golden Valley Formation, Tertiary System
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Winterset B Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Winterset B Chert
Geology: Winterset Member, Dennis Formation, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Stoner A Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Stoner A Chert
Geology: Stoner Limestone Member, Stanton Limestone Formation, Lansing Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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South Bend Chert

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: South Bend Chert
Geology: South Bend Member, Stanton Limestone Formation, Lansing Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Morrison Formation Quartzite

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Morrison Formation Quartzite
Geology: Morrison Formation
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Sioux Quartzite

State: Nebraska
Lithic Type: Sioux Quartzite
Geology: Sioux Formation, Quaternary System
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Colorado

Chalcedony

State: Colorado
Lithic Type: Chalcedony
Geology:
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Flattop Butte

State: Colorado
Lithic Type: Flattop Butte
Geology:
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Kansas

Florence B Chert

State: Kansas
Lithic Type:
Geology: Florence Member, Barneston Formation, Chase Group, Big Blue Series, Permian System
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Ogallala Orthoquartzite

State: Kansas
Lithic Type:
Geology: Ogallala Formation, Neogene System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Republican River Jasper

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Republican River Jasper
Geology: Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Formation, Colorado Group, Cretaceous System
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Florence A

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Florence A
Geology: Florence Member, Barneston Formation, Chase Group, Big Blue Series, Permian System
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Toronto

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Toronto
Geology: Toronto Member, Oread Formation, Shawnee Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Plattsmouth

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Plattsmouth
Geology: Plattsmouth Member, Oread Formation, Shawnee Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Bethany Falls Chert

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Bethany Falls A Chert
Geology: Bethany Falls Member, Swope Formation, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Florence Chert

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Florence Chert
Geology: Florence Member, Barneston Formation, Chase Group, Big Blue Series, Permian System
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Spring Hill Chert

State: Kansas
Lithic Type: Spring Hill Chert
Geology: Spring Hill Member, Plattsburg Formation, Lansing Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Illinois

Burlington Chert

State: Illinois
Lithic Type: Burlington Chert
Geology: Burlington Formation, Valmayeran Series, Mississippian System
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Burlington Chert

State: Illinois
Lithic Type: Burlington Chert
Geology: Burlington Formation, Valmayeran Series, Mississippian System
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Burlington Chert

State: Illinois
Lithic Type: Burlington Chert
Geology: Burlington Formation, Valmayeran Series, Mississippian System
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Chouteau Chert

State: Illinois
Lithic Type: Chouteau Chert
Geology: Chouteau Formation, Kinderhookian Series, Mississippian System
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Keokuk Chert

State: Illinois
Lithic Type: Keokuk Chert
Geology: Keokuk Formation, Valmayeran Series, Mississippian System
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Moline Chert

State: Illinois
Lithic Type: Moline Chert
Geology: Spoon Formation, Pennsylvanian
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Moline Chert

State: Illinois
Lithic Type: Moline Chert
Geology: Spoon Formation, Pennsylvanian System
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Iowa

Burlington Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Burlington Chert
Geology: Burlington Formation, Valmayeran Series, Mississippian
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Maynes Creek Speckled Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Maynes Creek Speckled Chert
Geology: Maynes Creek Member, Hampton Formation, Kinderhookian Series, Mississippian System
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Maynes Creek Speckled Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Maynes Creek Speckled Chert
Geology: Maynes Creek Member, Kinderhookian Series, Mississippian System
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Maynes Creek Speckled Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Maynes Creek Speckled Chert
Geology: Maynes Creek Member, Hampton Formation, Kinderhookian Series, Mississippian
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Tongue River Silicified Sediment

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Tongue River Silicified Sediment
Geology:
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Bethany Falls A Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Bethany Falls A Chert
Geology: Bethany Falls Member, Swope Formation, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Oneota Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Oneota Chert
Geology: Oneota Formation, Prairie du Chien Group, Ordovician System
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Galena Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Galena Chert
Geology: Dunlieth Formation, Galena Group, Ordovician System
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Maynes Creek Cream Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Maynes Creek Cream Chert
Geology: Maynes Creek Member, Hampton Formation, Kinderhookian Series, Mississippian System
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Verdi Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Verdi Chert
Geology: Verdi Member, St. Louis Formation, Meramecian Series, Mississippian System
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Croton Tabular Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Croton Tabular Chert
Geology: Croton Member, St. Louis Formation, Meramecian Series, Mississippian System
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Winterset A Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Winterset A Chert
Geology: Winterset Member, Dennis Formation, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Curzon A Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Curzon A Chert
Geology: Curzon Member, Topeka Formation, Shawnee Group, Virgilian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Spring Branch B Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Spring Branch B Chert
Geology: Spring Branch Member, Lecompton Formation, Shawnee Group, Virgilian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Spring Branch B Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Spring Branch B Chert
Geology: Spring Branch Member, Lecompton Formation, Shawnee Group, Virgilian Series, Pennsylvanian System
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Warsaw Chalcedonic Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Warsaw Chalcedonic Chert
Geology: Osagean Series, Mississippian System
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Maynes Creek Gray Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Maynes Creek Gray Chert
Geology: Maynes Creek Member, Hampton Formation, Kinderhookian Series, Mississippian System
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Shakopee Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Shakopee Chert
Geology: Shakopee Formation, Prairie du Chien Group, Ordovician System
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Stoner B Chert

State: Iowa
Lithic Type: Stoner B Chert
Geology: Stoner Limestone Member, Stanton Limestone Formation, Lansing Group, Missourian Stage, Pennsylvanian System
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Missouri

Crescent Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type:
Geology:
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Burlington Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Burlington Chert
Geology: Burlington Formation, Valmayeran Series, Mississippian System
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Laberdie Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Laberdie Chert
Geology: Laberdie Member, Pawnee Formation, Marmaton Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Winterset Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Winterset Chert
Geology: Winterset Member, Dennis Formation, Kansas City Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Winterset Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Winterset Chert
Geology: Winterset Member, Dennis Formation, Kansas City Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Winterset Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Winterset Chert
Geology: Winterset Member, Dennis Formation, Kansas City Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Winterset Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Winterset Chert
Geology: Winterset Member, Dennis Formation, Kansas City Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Stoner Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Stoner Chert
Geology: Stoner Limestone Member, Stanton Limestone Formation, Lansing Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Argentine Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Argentine Chert
Geology: Argentine Member, Wyandotte Formation, Kansas City Group, Pennsylvanian System
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Peoria Chert

State: Missouri
Lithic Type: Peoria Chert
Geology: Salisaw Formation
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South Dakota

Plate Chalcedony

State: South Dakota
Lithic Type: Plate Chalcedony
Geology:
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Tongue River Silicified Sediment

State: South Dakota
Lithic Type: Tongue River Silicified Sediment
Geology: Tongue River Formation, Fort Union Group
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Tongue River Silicified Sediment

State: South Dakota
Lithic Type: Tongue River Silicified Sediment
Geology: Tongue River Formation, Fort Union Group
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Battle Mountain Quartzite

State: South Dakota
Lithic Type: Battle Mountain Quartzite
Geology:
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Scenic Chalcedony

State: South Dakota
Lithic Type: Scenic Chalcedony
Geology:
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West Horse Creek Chert

State: South Dakota
Lithic Type: West Horse Creek Chert
Geology:
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West Horse Creek Chert

State: South Dakota
Lithic Type: West Horse Creek Chert
Geology:
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Wyoming

Chadron Formation Chalcedony

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Chadron Formation Chalcedony
Geology: Chadron Formation, White River Group, Tertiary System
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Flattop Chalcedony

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Flattop Chalcedony
Geology: Burle Formation
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Hartville Chert

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Hartville Chert
Geology:
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Hartville Chert

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Hartville Chert
Geology:
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Hartville Chert

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Hartville Chert
Geology:
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Hartville Chert

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Hartville Chert
Geology:
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Hartville Chert

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Hartville Chert
Geology:
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Spanish Diggings Orthoquartzite

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Spanish Diggings Orthoquartzite
Geology: Morrison-Cloverly Formation
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Spanish Diggings Orthoquartzite

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Spanish Diggings Orthoquartzite
Geology: Morrison-Cloverly Formation
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Spanish Diggings Orthoquartzite

State: Wyoming
Lithic Type: Spanish Diggings Orthoquartzite
Geology: Morrison-Cloverly Formation
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Wisconsin

Cochrane Chert

State: Wisconsin
Lithic Type: Cochrane Chert
Geology:
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Hixton Silicified Sandstone

State: Wisconsin
Lithic Type: Hixton Silicified
Geology:
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North Dakota

Knife River Flint

State: North Dakota
Lithic Type: Knife River Flint
Geology: Golden Valley Formation, Tertiary System
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Knife River Flint

State: North Dakota
Lithic Type: Knife River Flint
Geology: Golden Valley Formation, Tertiary System
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Tongue River Silicified Sediment

State: North Dakota
Lithic Type: Tongue River Silicified Sediment
Geology: Tongue River Formation, Fort Union Group, Tertiary System
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Porcelanite

State: North Dakota
Lithic Type: Porcelanite
Geology:
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Sentinel Butte Chalcedony

State: North Dakota
Lithic Type: Sentinel Butte Chalcedony
Geology: White River Group, Tertiary System
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Chadron Formation Basal Conglomeration Silicified Wood

State: North Dakota
Lithic Type: Chadron Formation Basal Conglomeration Silicified Wood
Geology: Chadron Formation, White River Group, Tertiary System
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Rainy Buttes Silicified Wood

State: North Dakota
Lithic Type: Rainy Buttes Silicified Wood
Geology:
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