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Bonavista Formation

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Bonavista Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cambrian
Bonavista Fm near Long Cove, Trinity Bay, NL
TypeFormation
Unit ofAdeyton Group[1]
UnderliesSmith Point Fm
OverliesRandom Fm
Location
RegionNewfoundland
CountryCanada

Occurrence in southeast Newfoundland

The Bonavista Formation is an Early Cambrian formation which is exposed in outcrop in Newfoundland. The unit is dominated by red mudstone, with some purple-green mudstones, and the occasional interbedded nodular limestone. A gritty conglomerate is exposed at the base of the unit.[2]

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