Newfoundland and Labrador
Name | Natural | Non-heat treated points | Heat treated points | Color details | Primary found in: | Associated Formation / Member |
Adeline Island Quartzite |
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Ranges from pink to white. | North central Labrador | Adeline Island Formation of the Seal Lake Group | |
Alison Quartzite AKA: Allison Quartzite |
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Ranges from a green to gray or black | Northwestern Labrador | Alison Quartzite Formation of the Kaniapiskau Supergroup | |
Andesite Generic Type |
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North America | Varies | ||
Argillite (Generic type) |
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Light to dark green, but may range to various shades of gray. | North America | Varies | |
Barters Quartzite |
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White | Western Newfoundland | Barters Formation of the Bonne Bay Group | |
Berry Head Chert |
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Dark gray | Western Newfoundland | Berry Head Formation of the Port au Port Group |
Bessie Lake Quartzite |
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Clean blue, white and pink quartzite | North central Labrador | Bessie Lake Formation of the Seal Lake Group | |
Bird Cove Chert |
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White / light gray chert with numerous square inclusions. | Northwestern Newfoundland | |
Bloody Bay Rhyolite |
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Ranges from a light to medium gray. | Northeastern Newfoundland | ||
Boat Harbour Chert |
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Ranges from a white to a light buff or light gray. | Northwestern Newfoundland | Boat Harbour Formation of the St. George Group |
Bradore Orthoquartzite |
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Rich white quartz sandstone forming a orthoquartzite. | Southern Labrador and Northwestern Newfoundland | Bradfore Formation of the Labrador Group | |
Brent Island Chert |
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Northeastern Newfoundland | Brent Island Limestone Formation of the St. George Group | |
Burnt Head Chert |
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Ranges from a gray chert to a black cherty shale. | Southeastern Newfoundland | Pyroclastic Member of the Burnt Head Formation, Cutwell Group |
Burnt Pond Chert |
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Ranges from green to gray. | South central Newfoundland | Burnt Pond Formation of the Tally Pond Group |
Canal Pond Quartzite |
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Ranges from gray to white | Northern Newfoundland | Canal Pond Formation of the Old Mans Pond Group | |
Cape English Chert |
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Green | Eastern Newfoundland | Cape English Member of the Drook Formation, Conception Group |
Carnelian Generic Type |
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Translucent and varies in shades from reddish brown to reddish orange. | North America | Varies | |
Cod Island Chert AKA: Mugsford Chert |
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Range to yellowish to green gray or deep sea green | Northwestern Labrador | Cod Island Chert Member of the Cod Island Formation, Mugsford Group |
Cows Head Chert |
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Range in color from yellow, grayish blue to black, brown, green or red | Northeastern Labrador | Cows Head Group |
Crescent Lake Chert |
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Red and green | North central Newfoundland | Crescent Lake Formation of the Roberts Arm Group |
Eddies Cove Chert / Orthoquartzite |
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Black chert and orthoquartzite | Northwestern Newfoundland | Eddies Cove Formation of the Labrador Group | |
Flemming Chert |
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Ranges in color from white to shades of tan or gray to black. It is mottled and commonly banded. | Southern Labrador | Fleming Formation |
Flemming Chert Breccia |
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Fractured gray and black chert in a gray quartzite matrix. | Southern Labrador | Fleming Formation |
Flemming Quartzite |
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Gray | Southern Labrador | Fleming Formation |
Fortune Harbour Chert |
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Red and gray. | North central Newfoundland | Fortune Harbour Formation of the Cottrells Cove Group |
Harbour Round Chert |
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Red | North central Newfoundland | Harbour Round Formation |
Herring Head Chert |
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Red | North central Newfoundland | Herring Head Formation of the Goldson Group |
Joe Pond Chert |
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Variably colored. | West central Newfoundland | Joe Pond Formation of the Moran Lake Group |
Kaumajet Chert AKA: Angmak Chert |
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Ranges from a gray to tan or white or green. Banding of speckles of black and white may be present. | Northwestern Labrador | Lower volcanic formation of the Mugford Group |
Kaumajet Jet Black Chert |
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dark black, small veins of quartz may be present | Northwestern Labrador | Lower volcanic formation of the Mugford Group |
Lawrence Bay Chert |
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Ranges from a green to gray or black. | North central Newfoundland | Lawrence Harbor Slate Formation of the Exploits Group |
Luscombe Point Chert |
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Black and gray | North central Newfoundland | Luscombe Point Formation |
Mall Bay Chert |
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Black, green, and purple | Southeastern Newfoundland | Mall Bay Formation of the Conception Group |
Mitchell Quartzite |
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Ranges from white to a light gray. | Newfoundland | Mitchells Formation of the Bonne Bay Group | |
Northwest Arm Chert |
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Dark gray and green. | Newfoundland | Northwest Arm Formation |
Nullatuktok Chert |
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Mottled and ranges from white, gray, and black. | Northwestern Labrador | Nullatuktok Formation of the Ramah Group |
Omega Point Chert |
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Red and green | West central Newfoundland | Omega Point Formation of the Wild Bight Group |
Orthoquartzite (Generic type) |
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Varies | North America | Varies | |
Penguin Cove Quartzite |
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White | West central Newfoundland | Penguin Cove Formation of the St. George Group | |
Petrified Wood AKA: Agatized Wood, Opalized Wood |
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Vary in color based on the minerals present during the process | North America | Varies | |
Pine Falls Chert |
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Green | Central Newfoundland | Pine Falls Formation |
Quartzite |
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Varies from white to gray, or pink and tan in color | North America | ||
Ramah Chert AKA: Mugsford Chert |
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Ranges from a light gray to a frosted white with parallel black bands, black iron inclusions, and orange rust spots commonly present. | Northwestern Labrador | Ramah Group | |
Reddick Bight Quartzite AKA: Ramah Quartzite |
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Ranges from a dark gray to black. | Northwestern Labrador | Reddick Bight Formation of the Ramah Group | |
Redmans Orthoquartzite |
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White to light gray | Northeastern Newfoundland | Redmans Formation of the Bell Island Group | |
Rhyolite |
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Gray to grayish black, flow banding may be present alternating from light to darker gray | North America | Varies | |
Rodgers Cove Chert |
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Greenish gray | North central Newfoundland | Rodgers Cove Formation |
Rowsell Harbour Quartzite |
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Ranges from white and pink to purple | Northwestern Labrador | Rowsell Harbour Formation of the Ramah Group | |
Ruth Lake Chert |
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Ranges from a dark gray to green. | Southern Labrador | Ruth Lake Formation of the Knob Lake Group. | |
Ryans Quartz |
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Clear and colorless, but may have streaks of white or green. | Northwestern Labrador | ||
Saglek Quartzite |
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Ranges from a milky white to a gray black with dark inclusions. Distinct white to gray elongated grains are present. Small black flecks | Northwestern Labrador | ||
Seal Cove Quartzite AKA: Gibbett Hill Quartzite |
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White | South central Newfoundland | Gibbett Hill Formation | |
Seward Quartzite |
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White | Southern Labrador | Seward Formation of the Knob Lake Group | |
Shoal Arm Chert |
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Green, red, and black. | North central Newfoundland | Shoal Arm Formation |
Sims Orthoquartzite |
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White | Southern Labrador | Sims Formation of the Knob Lake Group | |
Skeleton Pond Chert |
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Banded green and red | North central Newfoundland | Skeleton Pond Tuff Formation of the Lushs Bight Group |
Sokoman Chert |
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Ranges from a dark greenish gray to a grayish black weathering to a brown or gray. | Southern Labrador | Sokoman Formation of the Knob Lake Group | |
Strong Island Chert |
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Ranges from a red to green, cream, tan, turquoise, or gray. Banding or gray ribbons may be present. | North central Newfoundland | Strong Island Chert Formation of the Exploit Group |
Torbay Jasper |
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Ranges in color from green to purple, pink, or red. | Eastern Newfoundland | Torbay Formation | |
Trinity Bay Chert |
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Light gray on freshly fractured surfaces weathering white | Eastern Newfoundland | ||
Tuff AKA: Solidified Volcanic Ash |
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Contains greater than 75 volcanic ash and ranges from white to tan, gray or pink. | North America | Volcanic activity | |
Watts Bight Chert |
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Ranges from black to a dark or light gray. | Northwestern Newfoundland | Watts Bridge Formation of the St. George Group |
White Bay Quartzite |
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Ranges from a white to light gray. Meta-sediment and ribbon quartz also occurs. | North central Newfoundland | Old House Cove Group | |
Wishart Quartzite AKA: Wapussakatoo Quartzite |
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Ranges from white to light gray | Southern Labrador | Wishart Formation of the Knob Lake Group |