Quidi Vidi Formation

Quidi Vidi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
UnderliesCuckold Formation
OverliesGibbett Hill Formation
Lithology
PrimaryRed-green Sandstone
OtherPebble Conglomerate and Mudstone
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada

Outcrop occurrence in southeast Newfoundland

Quidi Vidi Formation is an Ediacaran stratigraphic unit consisting of red-green sandstones and minor pebble conglomerates deposited on an alluvial plain.

References

  1. 1 2 "NewFoundland and Labrador Geoscience Atlas".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Geology of the St. John's area, Newfoundland AF King - Nfld. Dep. Mines Energy Rep, 1986". Retrieved 2017-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)