Eastend Formation
Stratigraphical unit of Maastrichtian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Eastend Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Maastrichtian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It takes its name from the town of Eastend, Saskatchewan, and was first described in outcrop around the settlement by L.S. Russell in 1932.[2] The type locality was later defined south-west of the town by W.O. Kupsch in 1956.[3]
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Eastend Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Frenchman Formation Whitemud Formation |
Overlies | Bearpaw Formation |
Thickness | up to 30 metres (100 ft)[1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 49.50461°N 108.83756°W / 49.50461; -108.83756 (Eastend Formation) |
Region | WCSB |
Country | Canada |
Type section | |
Named for | Eastend, Saskatchewan |
Named by | L.S. Russell, 1932 |
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