Nullataktok Chert

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Color: Nullataktok Chert is mottled and ranges from white, gray, and black.

Texture:

Luster: Vitreous

Translucency: Opaque

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Distribution Comments:
Nullataktok Chert is associated with the Nullataktok Formation of the Ramah Group of Labrador and Newfoundland. Occurs as lenses in the pyrite member of the formation with primary exposures occurring at Adams Lake.

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