Smith Point Formation Explained

Type:Formation
Region:Newfoundland
Country:Canada
Unitof:Adeyton Group[1]
Underlies:Brigus Formation (conformably)
Overlies:Bonavista Fm (conformably)
Thickness:7 m (at type locality)[2]

The Smith Point Formation is an Early Cambrian (c. Tommotian), fossil-rich, pink to brick red limestone formation cropping out in Newfoundland.

Palaeontology

Its fossil assemblage includes trilobites, hyoliths, and microbialites (stromatolites/ oncolites).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bedrock geology of the Cape St. Mary's Peninsula, southwest Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland (includes parts of NTS map sheets 1M/1, 1N/4, 1L/16 and 1K/13). Terence Patrick Fletcher . 2006.
  2. Normore, L. S. . 2012. Geology of the Random Island Map Area (Nts 2C/04), Newfoundland . Current Research 2012: Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Report . 12. 121–145.

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