Heart's Content Formation

Heart's Content Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofMusgravetown Group
Sub-unitsBellevue Beach Member
UnderliesHeart's Desire Formation[1]
OverliesMaturin Ponds Formation[1]
Thickness600–1,000 m (2,000–3,300 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryBlack Shale[1]
OtherSandstone, Conglomerate
Location
RegionNewfoundland
CountryCanada
Type section
Named byKing, 1988

Occurrence of the Heart's Content Formation in southeastern Newfoundland[2]

The Heart's Content Formation is an Ediacaran formation of dark grey/black shales interlaced with sandstones and pebble conglomerate,[1] cropping out in Newfoundland.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Newfoundland & Labrador Geoscience Atlas".


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