Blackhead Formation

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Blackhead Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
Sub-units[ref:[1]]
  • [Unnamed]
  • Maddox Cove Member
  • [Unnamed]
  • Deadman's Bay member
  • [Unnamed]
OverliesCuckold Formation[2]
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada
Blackhead Formation map.svg
Outcrop area in southeast Newfoundland

The Blackhead Formation is an Ediacaran geological formation cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, with five subdivisions, two of which are named: the Maddox Cove and Deadman's Bay members.[3]


References[]

  1. ^ http://geoatlas.gov.nl.ca/Default.htm
  2. ^ http://geoatlas.gov.nl.ca/Default.htm
  3. ^ Geology of the St. John's area, Newfoundland AF King - Nfld. Dep. Mines Energy Rep, 1986 - http://nr.gov.nl.ca[permanent dead link]
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