Haslam Formation

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Haslam Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous
Type Formation
Unit ofNanaimo Group
Underlies Extension Formation
Overlies Comox Formation
AreaSE margin of Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands
Location
Region Vancouver Island
Country Canada
Type section
Named forHaslam Creek

The Haslam Formation is a black shale geologic formation exposed on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada. It preserves primarily marine fossils dating back to the Santonian Epoch of the Cretaceous period.

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