Smith Point Formation
| Smith Point Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Adeyton Group[2] |
| Underlies | Brigus Formation (conformably) |
| Overlies | Bonavista Fm (conformably) |
| Thickness | 7 m (at type locality)[3] |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland |
| Country | Canada |
The Smith Point Formation is an Early Cambrian (c. Tommotian), fossil-rich, pink to brick red limestone formation cropping out in Newfoundland.[4]
Palaeontology
Its fossil assemblage includes trilobites, hyoliths, and microbialites (stromatolites/ oncolites).[5]
References
- ^ Hiscott, R. N. 1982: Tidal deposits of the Lower Cambrian Random Formation, eastern Newfoundland; facies and paleoenvironments. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 19:2028–2042
- ^ http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/nr/mines/geoscience/publications/report06_02.pdf
- ^ Normore, L. S. 2012: GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOM ISLAND MAP AREA (Nts 2C/04), Newfoundland. Current Research (2012) Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Report 12-:121–145.
- ^ Normore, L. S. 2012: GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOM ISLAND MAP AREA (Nts 2C/04), Newfoundland. Current Research (2012) Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Report 12-:121–145.
- ^ Normore, L. S. 2012: GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOM ISLAND MAP AREA (Nts 2C/04), Newfoundland. Current Research (2012) Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Report 12-:121–145.