Bremo Quartzite












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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Bremo Quartzite is a light gray color.

Texture: Medium to fine grain

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Translucency:

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Bremo Quartzite is associated with the Bremo Quartzite Member of the Arvonia Formation of the James River Basin of Virginia.  Occurs as beds and thick veins along the James River.  Named for Bremo Bluff, Virginia.
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