Fernie Formation
Stratigraphic Unit in Western Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fernie Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Jurassic age. It is present in the western part of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in western Alberta and northeastern British Columbia.[2][3][4] It takes its name from the town of Fernie, British Columbia, and was first defined by W.W. Leach in 1914.[5]
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Fernie Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Jurassic ~200–145 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Nordegg Member, Red Deer Member, Poker Chip Shale, Lille Member, Rock Creek Member, Highwood Member, Pigeon Creek Member, Ribbon Creek Member |
Underlies | Morrissey Formation, Nikanassin Formation, Monteith Formation |
Overlies | Schooler Creek Group, Montney Formation, Rundle Group |
Thickness | up to 400 metres (1,310 ft)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Sandstone, siltstone, limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 49.55°N 115.16°W / 49.55; -115.16 (Fernie Formation) |
Region | Alberta British Columbia |
Country | Canada |
Type section | |
Named for | Fernie, British Columbia |
Named by | W.W. Leach |
Year defined | 1914 |
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