Manuels River Formation
Manuels River Formation is a Middle Cambrian (Drumian) geological formation cropping out in the Random Island area of Newfoundland[1] and elsewhere?. Its black/dark brown, finely laminated mudstones and thicker-bedded siltstones are occasionally interrupted by thin yellowish silty limestone horizons.
Manuels River Formation Stratigraphic range: Middle Cambrian | |
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Type | Formation |
Unit of | Harcourt Group[1] |
Underlies | Elliott's Cove Formation |
Overlies | Chamberlains Brook Formation |
Thickness | 27.5 m (90 ft) (Random Island)[1] |
Location | |
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Fossil content
Recorded fossils include Clarella venusta (Billings, 1872) and Mawddachites hicksii (Salter, 1864).[1]
References
- Normore, L. S. 2012: GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOM ISLAND MAP AREA (Nts 2C/04), Newfoundland. Current Research (2012) Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Report 12-:121โ145.
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