Quidi Vidi Formation

Quidi Vidi Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
UnderliesCuckold Formation[1][2]
OverliesGibbett Hill Formation[1][2]
Lithology
PrimaryRed-green Sandstone[2]
OtherPebble Conglomerate and Mudstone[2]
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada

Outcrop occurrence in southeast Newfoundland

Quidi Vidi Formation is an Ediacaran stratigraphic unit consisting of red-green sandstones and minor pebble conglomerates deposited on an alluvial plain.[3][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "NewFoundland and Labrador Geoscience Atlas".
  2. ^ a b c d e "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Geology of the St. John's area, Newfoundland AF King - Nfld. Dep. Mines Energy Rep, 1986".
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