Cape Ballard Formation

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.[1]

Cape Ballard Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
OverliesFerryland Head Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimaryGray Sandstone[1]
OtherQuartz-granule Conglomerate, Gray and Purple Shale, Siltstone[1]
Location
RegionNewfoundland
CountryCanada

Occurrence of the Cape Ballard Formation in southeastern Newfoundland[2]

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