Berry Head Chert










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Berry Head Chert is a dark gray.

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Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Stromatolites

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Berry Head Chert is associated with the Berry Head Formation of the upper portion of the Port au Port Group of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Exposures occur west of Ten Mile Lake and in the Ste. Genevieve Bay.  Also occur near Anchor Point north of the Bird Cove region.
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