Trinny Cove Formation

Trinny Cove Formation
Trinny Cove Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Musgravetown Group
Underlies	Crown Hill Formation
Overlies	Maturin Ponds Formation
Lithology
Primary	Olive green - Red Sandstone
Other	Siltstone, Conglomerate, Grey Shale
Location
Region	Newfoundland
Country	Canada
	; Occurrence of the Trinny Cove Formation in southeastern Newfoundland

Last updated June 25, 2025

The Trinny Cove Formation is an Ediacaran formation cropping out in Newfoundland. It is made up of various sandstones, siltstones and conglomerates, with some minor grey shales.^[1]

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[GotAPN-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).

[NL_GeoAtlas-2] "Newfoundland & Labrador Geoscience Atlas".

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Trinny Cove Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Musgravetown Group
Underlies	Crown Hill Formation ^[1]
Overlies	Maturin Ponds Formation ^[1]
Lithology
Primary	Olive green - Red Sandstone ^[1]
Other	Siltstone, Conglomerate, Grey Shale ^[1]
Location
Region	Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Occurrence of the Trinny Cove Formation in southeastern Newfoundland^[2]