Cape Ballard Formation

Cape Ballard Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
OverliesFerryland Head Formation
Lithology
PrimaryGray Sandstone
OtherQuartz-granule Conglomerate, Gray and Purple Shale, Siltstone
Location
RegionNewfoundland
CountryCanada

Occurrence of the Cape Ballard Formation in southeastern Newfoundland

The Cape Ballard Formation is an Ediacaran formation cropping out in Newfoundland. It consists of two sections, the upper section being formed of thickly bedded gray sandstones and quartz-granule conglomerates, and the lower section formed of gray and purple shales, and siltstones.

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