Bacolet Formation

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Bacolet Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian
Type Formation
Unit of Tobago Volcanic Group
Lithology
Primary Mudstone
OtherVolcaniclastic sandstone & siltstone
Location
Coordinates 11°12′N60°48′W / 11.2°N 60.8°W / 11.2; -60.8
Approximate paleocoordinates 5°36′N32°36′W / 5.6°N 32.6°W / 5.6; -32.6
Region Tobago
CountryFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Type section
Named for Bacolet
Trinidad and Tobago rel location map.svg
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Bacolet Formation (Trinidad and Tobago)

The Bacolet Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves radiolaria and ammonite fossils dating back to the Albian period. The formation is part of the Tobago Volcanic Group and comprises organic-rich, black pyritic siliceous mudstones and fine-grained volcaniclastic sandstones and siltstones. [1]

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