Gibbett Hill Formation

Gibbett Hill Formation
Gibbett Hill Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
	The Gibbett Hill Formation on Bear Cove Point, NL
Type	Formation
Unit of	Signal Hill Group
Underlies	Quidi Vidi Formation; Ferryland Head Formation;
Overlies	Renews Head Formation (northern peninsula) ; Cappahayden Formation (southern peninsula) ;
Lithology
Primary	Light-gray Sandstone
Other	Red Sandstone, Siltstone, Tuff, and Conglomerate
Location
Region	Newfoundland
Country	Canada
	; Outcrop occurrence in Newfoundland

The Gibbett Hill Formation is an Ediacaran unit cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, representing a delta-top setting, with many light-gray sandstones and occasional red sandstones, siltstones, tuff and conglomerates.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).

[GotAPN-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).

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