Cape Ballard Formation

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Cape Ballard Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Type Formation
Unit of Signal Hill Group
Overlies Ferryland Head Formation [1]
Lithology
PrimaryGray Sandstone [1]
OtherQuartz-granule Conglomerate, Gray and Purple Shale, Siltstone [1]
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada
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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. 1 2 3 4 "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
  2. "Newfoundland & Labrador Geoscience Atlas".