Gibbett Hill Formation

The Gibbett Hill Formation is an Ediacaran unit cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, representing a delta-top setting, with many red sandstones and occasional dark-grey shales.[2]

Gibbett Hill Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
The Gibbett Hill Formation on Bear Cove Point, NL
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
UnderliesQuidi Vidi Formation[1]
Overlies
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada

Outcrop occurrence in Newfoundland

References

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  1. ^ a b "Map Layers". geoatlas.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Lithostratigraphic and biostratigraphic studies on the eastern Bonavista Peninsula: an update | authors= SJ O'Brien, AF King, HJ Hofmann - Current Research, Newfoundland …, 2006