Gibbett Hill Formation
Gibbett Hill Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
![]() The Gibbett Hill Formation on Bear Cove Point, NL | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Signal Hill Group |
Underlies | Quidi Vidi Formation[1] |
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![]() Outcrop occurrence in Newfoundland |
The Gibbett Hill Formation is an Ediacaran unit cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, representing a delta-top setting, with many red sandstones and occasional dark-grey shales.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Map Layers". geoatlas.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Lithostratigraphic and biostratigraphic studies on the eastern Bonavista Peninsula: an update | authors= SJ O'Brien, AF King, HJ Hofmann - Current Research, Newfoundland …, 2006