Hopewell Cape Formation Explained

Hopewell Cape Formation
Period:Carboniferous
Type:Geological formation
Prilithology:Conglomerate
Otherlithology:Sandstone, mudstone
Region:New Brunswick
Country:Canada
Underlies:Boss Point Formation
Overlies:Windsor Group
Thickness:Less than 1000m (3,000feet)
Namedfor:Hopewell Cape
Namedby:H. M. Ami
Year Ts:1902

The Hopewell Cape Formation is a geological formation of Carboniferous age (late Viséan to late Namurian or early Westphalian stage) in New Brunswick.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hopewell Cape Formation . WEBLEX Canada . . 29 April 2020.