Hozomeen Group

Hozomeen Chalcedony, Chert and Jasper  Occurs in Whatcom County; Ross Lake Washington State.

Raw Material

Appearance

Source Locations and Abundance

Hozomeen Chert

(Hozomeen White)

 (L. Beaver Gray)

(L. Beaver Green)

Opaque to translucent, mottled It. gray to black to blue white quartz veins Ross Lake

Bedrock outcrops, river gravels, glacial, deposits, alluvial fans;

Very abundant

Hozomeen Jasper Opaque, reddish brown with white quartz veins Ross Lake

Bedrock outcrops, river gravels, glacial, deposits, alluvial fans at North End of Lake;

Rare

 

Hozomeen Chalcedony Translucent, med. gray, waxy with quartz veins Ross Lake

Bedrock outcrops, river gravels, glacial, deposits, alluvial fans at North End of Lake;

Rare