The Hopewell Cape Formation is a geological formation of Carboniferous age (late Viséan to late Namurian or early Westphalian stage) in New Brunswick.[1]
| Hopewell Cape Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Hopewell Cape Formation outcropping at the Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park. | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Boss Point Formation |
| Overlies | Windsor Group |
| Thickness | Less than 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Other | Sandstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Region | New Brunswick |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Hopewell Cape |
| Named by | H. M. Ami |
| Year defined | 1902 |
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