Cape Ballard Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Signal Hill Group |
Overlies | Ferryland Head Formation [1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Gray Sandstone [1] |
Other | Quartz-granule Conglomerate, Gray and Purple Shale, Siltstone [1] |
Location | |
Region | Newfoundland |
Country | Canada |
![]() 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]