Colborne Chert
Bois Blanc Chert
variation
AKA: Port Colborne Chert
Natural Form:
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Colborne chert is a light bluish grey color
Texture:
Luster:
Porcellaneous
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Macrofossils include echinoderms and corals. Microfossils include cymatiosphere, pterospermella, and veryhachium
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Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Colborne Chert is associated with the Bois Blanc Formation Limestone of the Niagara Escarpment
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