Quidi Vidi Formation

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Quidi Vidi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Type Formation
Unit of Signal Hill Group
Underlies Cuckold Formation [1] [2]
Overlies Gibbett Hill Formation [1] [2]
Lithology
PrimaryRed-green Sandstone [2]
OtherPebble Conglomerate and Mudstone [2]
Location
Region Newfoundland and Labrador
Country Canada
Quidi Vidi Formation map.svg
Outcrop occurrence in southeast Newfoundland

Quidi Vidi Formation is an Ediacaran stratigraphic unit consisting of red-green sandstones and minor pebble conglomerates deposited on an alluvial plain. [3] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "NewFoundland and Labrador Geoscience Atlas".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
  3. "Geology of the St. John's area, Newfoundland AF King - Nfld. Dep. Mines Energy Rep, 1986".