Color:  Bar River Quartzite is a smoky white to a pale yellow with pinkish hues.

Texture: Fine grain with a smooth texture

Luster: Waxy

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Distribution Comments:

Bar River Quartzite is associated with the Bar River Formation around Lake Huron of Ontario.  Primary outcroppings around Flake Lake, Ontario,