Vampire Formation
| Vampire Formation | |
|---|---|
Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Sekwi Formation |
| Overlies | Ingta Formation |
| Thickness | up to |
| Location | |
| Location | Mackenzie Mountains |
| Region |  Northwest Territories |
| Country |  Canada |
A formation of delta-front siliciclastics deposited in the early Cambrian. The upper unit is trilobitic Cambrian.[1] Some authors place the underlying Ingta formation at least partially in the Cambrian; in places it overlies the sub-Cambrian unconformity.[2]
References
- ^ MacNaughton, Robert; Dalrymple, Robert; Narbonne, Guy (1997). "Early Cambrian braid-delta deposits, Mackenzie Mountains, north-western Canada". Sedimentology. 44 (4): 587–609. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3091.1997.d01-41.x.
- ^ MacNaughton, Robert; Dalrymple, Robert; Narbonne, Guy (1997). "Early Cambrian braid-delta deposits, Mackenzie Mountains, north-western Canada". Sedimentology. 44 (4): 587–609. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3091.1997.d01-41.x.