Kiskatinaw Formation

Kiskatinaw Formation
Kiskatinaw Formation
Stratigraphic range: Chesteran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Stoddart Group
Underlies	Taylor Flat Formation
Overlies	Golata Formation
Thickness	up to 300 metres (980 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Shale, carbonate beds
Location
Coordinates	56°13′07″N120°47′59″W / 56.2187°N 120.7998°W
Region	British Columbia,; Alberta
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Kiskatinaw River
Named by	H.L. Halbertsma, 1959

Last updated August 05, 2023

The Kiskatinaw Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Mississippian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Lithology

The Kiskatinaw Formation is composed mostly of quartz sandstone at the base, and shale with thin tight sandstone toward the top. In western Alberta it was deposited as a deltaic channel fill. Westwards it was deposited in a marine environment. Beach and near shore sediments can be found in north-eastern British Columbia, and the formation becomes transgressive at the top.^[1]

Distribution

The Kiskatinaw Formation occurs in north-eastern British Columbia and in the west of northern Alberta. It has a thickness of 183 metres (600 ft) in the Peace River region and reaches more than 300 metres (980 ft) in the Fort St. John area.

Relationship to other units

The Kiskatinaw Formation is generally conformably overlain by the Taylor Flat Formation (with some exceptions in the Peace River and Fort St. John areas) and unconformably underlain by Golata Formation due to pre-Kiskatinaw erosion. Some Kiskatinaw channels cut down into the Debolt Formation in the eastern parts of its extents.^[1] The Kiskatinaw Formation is correlated with the upper Mattson Formation in the Liard area, with the upper Etherington Formation in southern Alberta and with the Otter Formation in Montana.

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References

1 2 3 4 Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units. "Kiskatinaw Formation". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
↑ Discover the Peace Country. "Kiskatinaw Provincial Park" . Retrieved 2009-02-09.

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[lexicon-1] 1 2 3 4 Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units. "Kiskatinaw Formation". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-09.

[2] Discover the Peace Country. "Kiskatinaw Provincial Park" . Retrieved 2009-02-09.

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Hydrocarbon history	Oil sands and heavy oil Frontier exploration and development Natural gas liquids Natural gas
Depositional regions	Southern Alberta Central Alberta Northwestern Alberta Plains South-central Canadian Rockies foothills North-east Plains North-central foothills Liard River Fort Nelson Northern Rocky Mountains Fort St. John Saskatchewan Western Manitoba
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Kiskatinaw Formation
Stratigraphic range: Chesteran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Stoddart Group
Underlies	Taylor Flat Formation
Overlies	Golata Formation
Thickness	up to 300 metres (980 ft)^[1]
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Shale, carbonate beds
Location
Coordinates	56°13′07″N120°47′59″W / 56.2187°N 120.7998°W / 56.2187; -120.7998
Region	British Columbia, Alberta
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Kiskatinaw River
Named by	H.L. Halbertsma, 1959