Ben Lomond Chert











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Color: Ben Lomond Chert ranges from a gray to light brown.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Ben Lomond Chert is associated with the Ben Lomond Formation of the Coldbrook Group of New Brunswick.  Primary exposures occur around Ben Lomond, Saint John County, New Brunswick.  Exposures also occur along the bluffs between Cold Brook Valley and Loch Lomand Reservoir.  Also occurs between Ben Lomond and Upham Mountain and from Burley Lake to Big Salmon River  and Parlee Brook.
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