Bay de Verde Formation
| Bay de Verde Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Signal Hill Group |
| Sub-units | Old Pelican, Baccalieu, Cooks Cove and Grates Cove Members |
| Overlies | Gibbett Hill Formation[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Red and gray-white Sandstone[1] |
| Other | Mudstone, Siltstone, Conglomerates[1] |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland |
| Country | Canada |
 Occurrence of the Bay de Verde Formation in southeastern Newfoundland | |
The Bay de Verde Formation[2] is an Ediacaran formation cropping out in Newfoundland.
Geology
It predominantly consists of a red to gray sandstone, interlaced with various mudstones, siltstones, and conglomerates, and consists of 4 members, which are as follows, in ascending stratigraphic order (lowest to highest):[1]
- Old Pelican Member: Largest member out of the 4, consists of red and gray-white sandstones, red mudstones and siltstones.
- Baccalieu Member: Second largest member, consists of red pebble-cobble conglomerates, sandstone, with a minor amount of mudstone.
- Cooks Cove Member: Green-gray sandstones, inter-bedded with siltstones.
- Grates Cove Member: Green siltstones and sandstone.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
- ↑ "Bonavista Newfoundland" (PDF). gis.geosurv.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved 20 March 2024.