Trinity Bay Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Trinity Bay Chert is a light gray on freshly fractured surfaces
weathering white
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Translucency:
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Trinity Bay occurs in Trinity Bay and sites like Stock Cove,
source / formation not known.
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Similar Material:
Commonly made projectile point from this material:
Archaeological Context:
Most commonly used by Pre-Inuit groups specifically Dorset sites.
