Cape Ballard Formation

Cape Ballard Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
OverliesFerryland Head Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimaryGray Sandstone[1]
OtherQuartz-granule Conglomerate, Gray and Purple Shale, Siltstone[1]
Location
RegionNewfoundland
CountryCanada

Occurrence of the Cape Ballard Formation in southeastern Newfoundland[2]

The Cape Ballard Formation is an Ediacaran formation cropping out in Newfoundland. It consists of two sections, the upper section being formed of thickly bedded gray sandstones and quartz-granule conglomerates, and the lower section formed of gray and purple shales, and siltstones.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Newfoundland & Labrador Geoscience Atlas".
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