Pumpernickle Argillite

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Color: Pumpernickle Argillite ranges from a dark red to green

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Pumpernickel Argillite is associated with the Pumpernickel Formation of Nevada. Primary outcroppings occur on Battle Mountain, Shoshone range, and the Toiyabe Range of Nevada..

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