Red Deer Siltstone
AKA: Paskapoo Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Red
Deer Siltstone ranges from a dark red to tan color with white
macrofossil inclusions.
Texture: Fine to medium grain
Luster: Dull to waxy
Translucency: Opaque
Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Fossil plant and
gastropods
Patina: Black
Heat Treatment: Heat treatment produced
red tints, turns the fossils white, and increases the luster.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Red Deer Siltstone is associated with the Paskapoo Formation of
southern and central Alberta. Primary outcroppings occur at the confluence of
the Red Deer River and the Blindman River and throughout the Eastern
Slopes of Alberta. This is considered a local material.
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