Bacolet Formation
Bacolet Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian | |
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Type | Formation |
Unit of | Tobago Volcanic Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Volcaniclastic sandstone & siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 11°12′N 60°48′W / 11.2°N 60.8°WCoordinates: 11°12′N 60°48′W / 11.2°N 60.8°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 5°36′N 32°36′W / 5.6°N 32.6°W |
Region | Tobago |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Bacolet |
![]() ![]() Bacolet Formation (Trinidad and Tobago) |
The Bacolet Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves radiolaria and ammonite fossils dating back to the Albian period. The formation is part of the Tobago Volcanic Group and comprises organic-rich, black pyritic siliceous mudstones and fine-grained volcaniclastic sandstones and siltstones.[1]
See also[]
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
References[]
- ^ Tobago Volcanic Group at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- 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
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Trinidad and Tobago
- Cretaceous Trinidad and Tobago
- Albian Stage
- Shale formations
- Source rock formations
- Geography of Tobago