Blackhead Formation

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Blackhead Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Type Formation
Unit of Signal Hill Group
Sub-units [1]
  • [Unnamed]
  • Maddox Cove Member
  • [Unnamed]
  • Deadman's Bay member
  • [Unnamed]
Overlies Cuckold Formation [1]
Lithology
PrimaryRed-Gray Sandstone [2]
Other Siltstone, Shale, Mudstone [2]
Location
Region Newfoundland and Labrador
Country Canada
Blackhead Formation map.svg
Outcrop area in southeast Newfoundland

The Blackhead Formation is an Ediacaran geological formation cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, with five subdivisions, two of which are named: the Maddox Cove and Deadman's Bay members. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Newfoundland and Labrador Geoscience Atlas".
  2. 1 2 "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Welcome to the Department of Natural Resources Website". Newfoundland Dep. Mines Energy Rep. Archived from the original on 2005-04-13.
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