Fosters Point Formation

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Fosters Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: mid Cambrian
Type Formation
Underlies Brigus Formation
Overlies Bonavista Group
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
RegionFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Dominion of Newfoundland Red Ensign.svg  Newfoundland
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

The Fosters Point Formation is a Cambrian limestone geologic formation in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. [1] It preserves fossils.

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References

  1. Myrow, P (1995). "Neoproterozoic rocks of the Newfoundland Avalon Zone". Precambrian Research. 73: 123. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(94)00074-2.