Big Head Formation

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Big Head Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofMusgravetown Group
Thickness460-2130 m[1]
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada
Big Head Formation map.svg
Occurrence of the Big Head Formation in southeastern Newfoundland

The Big Head Formation is a formation cropping out in Newfoundland. It comprises grey-green fine grained seds, and crops out at the foreboding cliffs of Big Head, Placentia Bay.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE CAPE ST. MARY'S PENINSULA, SOUTHWEST AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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