Sokoman Chert










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Sokoman Chert ranges from a dark greenish gray to a grayish black weathering to a brown or gray.

Texture:
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Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Oolites

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Knapping:

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Sokoman Chert is associated with the Sokoman Formation of the Knob Lake Group of Quebec and Labrador.  Primary exposures occur in the Schefferville region of western Quebec.  Formation extends from the Central Labrador Trough to the Southern Labrador Trough.
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