Bonavista Formation Explained

Type:Formation
Period:Cambrian
Region:Newfoundland
Country:Canada
Unitof:Adeyton Group[1]
Underlies:Smith Point Fm
Overlies:Random Fm
Map:Bonavista Formation map.svg

The Bonavista Formation is an Early Cambrian formation which is exposed in outcrop in Newfoundland. The unit is dominated by red mudstone, with some purple-green mudstones, and the occasional interbedded nodular limestone. A gritty conglomerate is exposed at the base of the unit.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://geoatlas.gov.nl.ca/Default.htm Newfoundland Geo-atlas
  2. http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/nr/mines/maps/nl/html_nf/images/2006-02.pdf Newfoundland maps