Omega Point Chert

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Color: Omega Point Chert is red and green

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Omega Point Chert is associated with the Omega Point Formation of the Wild Bight Group of Newfoundland with exposures occurring on Omega Point, Seal Bay, Notre Dame Bay in northern Newfoundland.

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