Garnet Range Quartzite









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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Garnet Range Quartzite is a greenish gray color.

Texture: Fine grain

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Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina: Moderate to light brown.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Garnet Range Quartzite is associated with the Garnet Range Formation, Missoula Group of northwestern Montana.  Primary outcroppings occur along the Blackfoot River and the Wishard Creek syncline.  A small outcroppings occurs south of Clark Fork.
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