Bay de Verde Formation

Bay de Verde Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Signal Hill Group
Sub-units	Old Pelican, Baccalieu, Cooks Cove and Grates Cove Members
Overlies	Gibbett Hill Formation [1]
Lithology
Primary	Red and gray-white Sandstone [1]
Other	Mudstone, Siltstone, Conglomerates [1]
Location
Region	Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Occurrence of the Bay de Verde Formation in southeastern Newfoundland

The Bay de Verde Formation ^[2] is an Ediacaran formation cropping out in Newfoundland. It predominantly consists of a red to gray sandstone, interlaced with various mudstones, siltstones, and conglomerates, and consists of 4 members, which are as follows: ^[1]

- Old Pelican Member : Largest member out of the 4, consists of red and gray-white sandstones, red mudstones and siltstones.

- Baccalieu Member : Second largest member, consists of red pebble-cobble conglomerates, sandstone, with a minor amount of mudstone.

- Cooks Cove Member : Green-gray sandstones, inter-bedded with siltstones.

- Grates Cove Member : Green siltstones and sandstone.

References

1. "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
2. "Bonavista Newfoundland" (PDF). gis.geosurv.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved 20 March 2024.