Needle Chert
AKA: Needle Hornfels, Cap Bon Ami Hornfels
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Needle Chert
ranges from a tan or yellowish brown to dark brown or dark gray.
Texture:
Fine grain
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Translucency:
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Knapping: Has a
conchoidal fracture
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Needle Chert is associated with the Cap Bon Ami Formation of Quebec
occurring as beds in the eastern
part of Central Gaspé Basin.
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