Origin: Illinois and Missouri, USA

Description: This Bailey Chert lapidary rough from Missouri is a naturally beautiful stone known for its soft range of light gray, tan, beige, and caramel tones. Sourced from the Bailey Formation, this chert occurs in both layered beds and nodular forms, making each piece unique in pattern, texture, and coloration. This material is suitable for lapidary work, collecting, and traditional knapping, and can be used to create arrowheads, primitive tools, cabochons, or other stone art projects.

Chemical Composition: SiO2

Grade: Lapidary Grade
Appearance: Opaque
Inclusions: Some rind, minimal factures.

Approximate Size of 1 pc: 13cm x 7cm x 6cm
Approximate Weight of 1 pc: 814g

Rough is rough. We do our best to grade and describe pieces in the lot, but ultimately, they all differ.