Gaskiers Formation
| Gaskiers Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Conception Group |
| Sub-units | South Point Member |
| Underlies | Drook Formation |
| Overlies | Mall Bay Formation |
| Thickness | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Red Agglomerate |
| Other | Tillite, Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Gaskiers-Point La Haye |
The Gaskiers Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador, and takes its named from the wider Gaskiers-Point La Haye area.
The Gaskiers-Point La Haye/Gaskiers Formation gives its name to the Gaskiers glaciation, a glacial event that was around during a majority or short period of the formations range, with recent evidence suggesting that the event actually started a lot earlier than was previously thought in the underlying Mall Bay Formation.