Crown Hill Formation

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Crown Hill Formation
Stratigraphic range: 550 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofMusgravetown Group[1]
Underlies
Lithology
PrimaryVolcanic non-marine
Location
RegionNewfoundland
CountryCanada

Occurrence in southeast Newfoundland

Crown Hill Formation is a late Ediacaran volcanic non-marine sedimentary formation in Newfoundland.[3] It's topped off with a bright red conglomerate, with silt and arkose sands of similar hue too.[4]

It's subdivided into nine facies, including (on Random Island) Brook Point, Duntara Harbour, Red Cliff (with Bluye Point Horizon subfacies') and Broad Head.[2] (on Cape St Mary's) Cross Pt Member, Hurrican Brook Mmbr[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://geoatlas.gov.nl.ca/Default.htm
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ http://gis.gov.nl.ca/minesen/geofiles/display.asp?lit_type_txt=all%20Document%20Types&pageCt=1&lit_type=0&local_file=002C/0058; http://geoatlas.gov.nl.ca/Default.htm
  4. ^ Fletcher, T. P. (2006). "Bedrock geology of the Cape St. Mary's Peninsula, southwest Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland" (PDF): 117. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/nr/mines/geoscience/publications/report06_02.pdf. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)