Fortune Harbour Chert










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Fortune Harbour Chert is red and gray.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Fortune Harbour Chert is associated with the Fortune Harbour Formation of the Cottrells Cove Group of Newfoundland and Labrador with exposures occurring on the west coast of Fortune Harbour Peninsula from Moores Cove to Fleury Bight, Notre Dame Bay and from Fortune Harbour to Northern Harbour in the Bay of Exploits.
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