Crown Hill Formation
Crown Hill Formation is a late Ediacaran volcanic non-marine sedimentary formation in Newfoundland.[3] It's topped off with a bright red conglomerate, with silt and arkose sands of similar hue too.[4]
| Crown Hill Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Musgravetown Group[1] |
| Underlies |
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| Lithology | |
| Primary | Volcanic non-marine |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland |
| Country | Canada |
Occurrence in southeast Newfoundland | |
It's subdivided into nine facies, including (on Random Island) Brook Point, Duntara Harbour, Red Cliff (with Bluye Point Horizon subfacies') and Broad Head.[2] (on Cape St Mary's) Cross Pt Member, Hurrican Brook Mmbr[4]
References
- "Newfoundland and Labrador Geoscience Atlas". geoatlas.gov.nl.ca.
- Normore, L. S. 2012: GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOM ISLAND MAP AREA (Nts 2C/04), Newfoundland. Current Research (2012) Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Report 12-:121–145.
- "Mines and Energy - GeoFiles Search Results".
- Fletcher, T. P. (2006). "Bedrock geology of the Cape St. Mary's Peninsula, southwest Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland" (PDF). p. 117.
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