Tertiary Hills Clinker
AKA: Tertiary Hills
Welded Tuff,
Keele River Obsidian
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Tertiary Hills Clinker ranges in color from white to grey, lower quality
light brown, red, and purple are seen. Most artifacts use the
higher quality white to gray variety. Small red oxidized veins and
vesicles of glossy material are common.
Texture:
Fine grain
Luster: Vitreous
Translucency: Slightly to moderate
translucently
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Distribution:
Tertiary Hills Clinker has primary outcroppings in the Tertiary Hills
and the confluence of the Mackenzie and Great Bear Rivers of the
Northwest Territories, Canada. Reported into Alberta along the
Mackenzie River and subsequent lakes in northern Alberta.
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