Stonewall Formation
Stonewall Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ashgill to Alexandrian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Interlake Group |
Overlies | Stony Mountain Formation |
Thickness | up to 34 metres (110 ft)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | dolomite |
Other | Sandstone, anhydrite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 50°07′07″N 97°43′26″W / 50.1186°N 97.7239°W / 50.1186; -97.7239 (Stonewall Formation) |
Region | WCSB Williston Basin |
Country | Canada |
Type section | |
Named for | Stonewall, Manitoba |
Named by | E.M. Kindle, 1914 |
The Stonewall Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Late Ordovician to Early Silurian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from Stonewall, Manitoba, and was first described in the Stonewall quarry by E.M. Kindle in 1914.[2]
Lithology
The Stonewall Formation is composed of finely crystalline dolomite, with a basal argillaceous and sandy dolomite (the Williams Member). Two thin sandstone beds occur in the middle and at the top of the formation. [1] In the central Williston basin, the base is marked by an anhydrite bed.
Distribution
The Stonewall Formation occurs at surface in the Manitoba outcrop belt and in the sub-surface in the Williston Basin.[1] It reaches a maximum thickness of 34 metres (110 ft).
Relationship to other units
The Stonewall Formation is overlain by the Interlake Group (conformably in the south, disconformably in the north) and sharply overlays the Stony Mountain Formation.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Stonewall Formation". Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ Kindle, E.M., 1914. The Silurian and Devonian Section of Western Manitoba; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1912, pp. 247-261.
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