Color: Strong
Island Chert ranges from a red to green, cream, tan, turquoise, or gray.
Banding or gray ribbons may be present.
Texture:
Fine grain
Luster: Waxy
Translucency:
Opaque
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Radiolarian
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Strong Island Chert is associated with the Strong Island Chert Formation of the Exploit Group of Newfoundland. Primary exposures
occur on Strong Island and in the Notre Dam Bay region of Newfoundland.
Projectile point made from this material:
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