Bonavista Formation
Bonavista Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Cambrian | |
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Bonavista Fm near Long Cove, Trinity Bay, NL | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Adeyton Group[1] |
Underlies | Smith Point Fm |
Overlies | Random Fm |
Location | |
Region | Newfoundland |
Country | Canada |
Occurrence in southeast Newfoundland |
The Bonavista Formation is an Early Cambrian formation cropping out in Newfoundland, dominated by red mudstones, with some purple-green mudstones, and the occasional nodular limestone interbedded. Basally, there is a gritty conglomerate.[2]
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