Baldonnel Formation
Geologic formation in Western Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Baldonnel Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Carnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
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Baldonnel Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carnian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Schooler Creek Group |
Sub-units | Ducette Member |
Underlies | Pardonet Formation, Fernie Formation |
Overlies | Charlie Lake Formation |
Thickness | up to 146 metres (480 ft)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, dolomite |
Other | Siltstone, sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 56.11404°N 122.81095°W / 56.11404; -122.81095 (Baldonnel Formation) |
Region | Alberta, British Columbia |
Country | Canada |
Type section | |
Named for | Baldonnel, British Columbia |
Named by | L.M. Clark, 1957 |
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It takes the name from the hamlet of Baldonnel, British Columbia, and was first described in the Pacific Fort St. John No. 16 well by L.M. Clark in 1957.[2] A surface type locality can be found at Brown Hill, on the north shore of Williston Lake, at 56.11404°N 122.81095°W / 56.11404; -122.81095 (Baldonnel Formation).