Spirit River Formation
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The Spirit River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
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Spirit River Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: middle Albian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Fort St. John Group |
Sub-units | Notikewin Member, Falher Member, Wilrich Member |
Underlies | Peace River Formation |
Overlies | Bluesky Formation |
Thickness | up to 348 feet (110 m)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | sandstone, shale, siltstone |
Other | coal, ironstone, greywacke |
Location | |
Coordinates | 55.775°N 118.906°W / 55.775; -118.906 (Imperial Spirit River No. 1 well, in 12-20-78-6W6M) |
Region | Alberta, British Columbia |
Country | Canada |
Type section | |
Named for | Spirit River |
Named by | Badgley, 1952 |
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It takes the name from the Spirit River, and was first described in Imperial Oil Spirit River No. 1 well by Badgley in 1952.[2]