New Brunswick Licthic Materials

Materials Identification Guide

New Brunswick Lithic Material

Name	Natural	Non-heat treated points	Heat treated points	Color details	Primary found in:	Associated Formation / Member
Ashburn Hornfels				Colors of white, gray, and light green and is massively spotted.	Southern New Brunswick	Ashburn Formation
Ashburn Quartzite				White	Southern New Brunswick	Ashburn Formation
Argillite (Generic type)				Light to dark green, but may range to various shades of gray.	North America	Varies
Baskahegan Lake Quartzite				Light gray to light green	Southwestern New Brunswick	Baskahegan Lake Formation
Belle Lake Chert				Laminated red chert	Southwestern New Brunswick	Belle Lake Formation
Ben Lomond Chert				Ranges from a gray to light brown.	Southeastern New Brunswick	Ben Lomond Formation of the Coldbrook Group
Canoe Landing Lake Chert				Red	Northern New Brunswick	Canoe Landing Lake Formation of the California Group
Cedar Camp Brook Chert				Ranges from a gray or green to black weathering to a light gray or light brown.	Southeastern New Brunswick	Cedar Camp Brook Formation
Craig Brook Chert				Black	Southeastern New Brunswick	Craig Brook Limestone Formation
Crystal Quartz				clear colorless stone similar to clear glass	Eastern North America
Elmtree Chert				Dark gray and red chert	Northern New Brunswick	Elmtree Formation
Hanford Brook Vein Quartz				Ranges from a milky white to clear.	Southeastern New Brunswick	Hanford Brook Formation
Harvey Rhyolite				Red and green with flow banding commonly present.	Southern New Brunswick	Harvey Formation
Hayden Lake Chert				Ranges from a red and green ferromanganiferous chert to a black chert.	Central New Brunswick	Hayden Lake Formation of the Tetagouche Group
Hinkley Point Metasediment				Ranges from a light to medium gray to a greenish gray with whitish spots.	Southern New Brunswick
Little River Chert				Ranges from a red and green ferromanganiferous chert to a black chert.	Northern New Brunswick	Little River Formation of the Tetagouche Group
Mistassini Quartzite AKA: Albanel Quartzite				Ranges from a bright white to light gray with medium to dark gray or black streaks or inclusions.	Western New Brunswick	Temiscamie Formation of the Mistassini Group
Munsungun Chert AKA: Munsungun Lake Chert				Diverse coloration ranging from a light gray or greenish gray to black or red weathering to a light tan or gray.	Western New Brunswick	Munsungun Formation
Oak Bay Chert / Vein Quartz				Black chert white vein quartz	Southwestern New Brunswick	Oak Bay Formation
Oak Mountain Chert				Red	Southwestern New Brunswick	Oak Mountain Formation
Orthoquartzite (Generic type)				Varies	North America	Varies
Popelogan Chert				Dark gray to black carbonaceous chert.	Northern New Brunswick	Popelogan Formation
Quartz				Milky white with thin veins	North America
Quartzite				Varies from white to gray, or pink and tan in color	North America
Ramah Chert AKA: Mugsford Chert				Ranges from a light gray to a frosted white with parallel black bands, black iron inclusions, and orange rust spots commonly present.	New Brunswick
Rhyolite				Gray to grayish black, flow banding may be present alternating from light to darker gray	North America
Scots Bay Chert AKA; Scots Bay Agate / Jasper, Mina Basin Chert, Parrsboro Jasper				Ranges from most commonly a light brown to tan or a red to reddish purple with maroon streaking, milky white also occurs.	Southern New Brunswick	Scots Bay Formation of the Fundy Group
Slacks Lake Chert				Maroon and green color.	Northern New Brunswick	Slacks Lake Formation of the Sheephouse Brook Group
Thoroughfare Quartzite				White	Southern New Brunswick	Thoroughfare Formation of the Grand Mann Group
Touladi Chert Trout Lake Chert AKA: Cabano Chert				Ranges from gray to a bluish gray or black with tans also occurring.	Northwestern New Brunswick	Cabano Formation
Washademoak Lake Chert AKA: Belyeas Cove Chert				Variegated with multiple colors occurring with shades of red and gray being the predominate color. Jasper also occurs.	Southern New Brunswick	Cumberland Group
Weir Chert AKA: Armstrong Brook Chert				Chert, quartz, and jasper all occur in this formation	Northern New Brunswick	Weir Formation