Kotaneelee Formation
Kotaneelee Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Wapiti Group |
Overlies | Dunvegan Formation |
Thickness | up to 305 metres (1,000 ft)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale, sandstone |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 60°10′N 123°46′W / 60.17°N 123.77°W / 60.17; -123.77 (Kotaneelee Formation) |
Region | WCSB |
Country | Canada |
Type section | |
Named for | Kotaneelee River |
Named by | C.O. Hage, 1945 |
The Kotaneelee Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from the Kotaneelee River, and was first described in outcrop in the river valley by C.O. Hage in 1945.[2]
Lithology
The Kotaneelee Formation is composed of marine shale, sandstone, conglomerate. [1]
Distribution
The Kotaneelee Formation has a thickness of 152 metres (500 ft) to 305 metres (1,000 ft) .[1] It occurs in outcrop along the Petitot River and Liard River valleys from the Beaver River to the Kotaneelee River mouth.
Relationship to other units
The Kotaneelee Formation is gradually overlain by the Wapiti Group and conformably overlays the Dunvegan Formation.[1]
It is equivalent to the Wapiabi Formation in Alberta.
References
- ^ a b c d Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Kotaneelee Formation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ Hage, C.O., 1945. Geological reconnaissance along the lower Liard River, British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 45-22.
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