Knee Hills Tuff










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Knee Hills Tuff is a purplish gray weathering to a dark gray to black.

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Luster:

Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina: Dark gray to black

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Knee Hills Tuff is associated with the Whitemud and Battle Formations of southern plains of Alberta.  Primary outcroppings occur on Eagle Butte and Whiskey Gap, Alberta.  This is considered a local material. 
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