Heart's Content Formation

Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofMusgravetown Group
Thickness600-1000 m[1]
Lithology
PrimaryMarine sediments
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada
Type section
Named byKing, 1988

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

The Heart's Content Formation is a formation of dark grey/black shales and mudstones, with occasional silts and sands, cropping out in Newfoundland.[3]

References

  1. Fletcher, T. P. (2006). "Bedrock geology of the Cape St. Mary's Peninsula, southwest Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland" (PDF): 117. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Newfoundland & Labrador Geoscience Atlas".
  3. Fletcher, T. P. (2006). "Bedrock geology of the Cape St. Mary's Peninsula, southwest Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland" (PDF): 117. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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