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Gibbett Hill Formation

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Gibbett Hill Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
The Gibbett Hill Formation on Bear Cove Point, NL
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
UnderliesQuidi Vidi Formation
Overlies
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada

Outcrop occurrence in Newfoundland

The Gibbett Hill Formation is an Ediacaran unit cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, representing a delta-top setting, with many red sandstones and occasional dark-grey shales.

References

  1. ^ "Map Layers". geoatlas.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. Lithostratigraphic and biostratigraphic studies on the eastern Bonavista Peninsula: an update | authors= SJ O'Brien, AF King, HJ Hofmann - Current Research, Newfoundland …, 2006
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