The Tobago Volcanic Group is a geologic group in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves radiolaria and ammonite fossils dating back to the Albian period. The formation contains the Bacolet Formation and comprises organic-rich, black pyritic siliceous mudstones and fine-grained volcaniclastic sandstones and siltstones.[1]

Tobago Volcanic Group
Stratigraphic range: Albian
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsBacolet Formation
Lithology
PrimaryVolcaniclastics
OtherShale, sandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates11°12′N 60°48′W / 11.2°N 60.8°W / 11.2; -60.8
Approximate paleocoordinates5°36′N 32°36′W / 5.6°N 32.6°W / 5.6; -32.6
RegionTobago
Country Trinidad and Tobago
Type section
Named forTobago
Tobago Volcanic Group is located in Trinidad and Tobago
Tobago Volcanic Group
Tobago Volcanic Group (Trinidad and Tobago)

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  • A. W. Snoke and P.J. Noble. 2001. Ammonite-radiolarian assemblage, Tobago Volcanic Group, Tobago, West Indies—Implications for the evolution of the Great Arc of the Caribbean. Geological Society America Bulletin 113:256-264