Metachert jasper

Metachert jasper

Metachert (jasper)

Jasper (a variety of red chert) with quartz-filled fractures. Metachert rock like this is common in the lower Franciscan Formation (Jurassic) in the central Coastal California region. This sample is a stream cobble from Tres Pinos Creek area, San Benito County, CA.
https://gotbooks.miracosta.edu/rocks/metamorphic/12.html 2/2/2021