Fleming Chert












Natural Form:



Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Fleming Chert ranges in color from white to pink or shades of tan or gray to black, commonly mottled and banded.

Texture: 
Fine grain

Luster:

Translucency:  Opaque

Silica Fabrics / Fossils

Patina:

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Fleming chert is associated with Fleming Formation of the Knob Lake basin of the Labrador Trough.

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