Mall Bay Formation
Appearance
Mall Bay Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Conception Group |
Underlies | Gaskiers Formation[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siliciclastic siltstones |
Location | |
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![]() Outcrop distribution on Avalon peninsula, Newfoundland |
The Mall Bay Formation is an Ediacaran formation, cropping out in Newfoundland and possibly elsewhere. It is part of the Conception Group, underlying the Gaskiers Formation.[1]
References
- ^ a b A.G. Liu; D. McIlroy (September 2014). "Horizontal Surface Traces from the Fermeuse Formation, Ferryland (Newfoundland, Canada), and their Place within the Late Ediacaran Ichnological Revolution" (PDF). Geological Association of Canada - Special Paper (9).