Heart's Content Formation Explained

Unitof:Musgravetown Group
Period:Ediacaran
Prilithology:Marine sediments
Type:Formation
Namedby:King, 1988
Thickness:600-1000 m[1]
Map:Heart's Content Formation map.svg

The Heart's Content Formation is a formation of dark grey/black shales and mudstones, with occasional silts and sands, cropping out in Newfoundland.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Fletcher, T. P.. 2006 . Bedrock geology of the Cape St. Mary's Peninsula, southwest Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland . 117.
  2. Fletcher, T. P.. 2006 . Bedrock geology of the Cape St. Mary's Peninsula, southwest Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland . 117.