Cape Ballard Formation

Cape Ballard Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Signal Hill Group
Overlies	Ferryland Head Formation[1]
Lithology
Primary	Gray Sandstone[1]
Other	Quartz-granule Conglomerate, Gray and Purple Shale, Siltstone[1]
Location
Region	Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Occurrence of the Cape Ballard Formation in southeastern Newfoundland[2]

The Cape Ballard Formation is an Ediacaran formation cropping out in Newfoundland. It consists of two sections, the upper section being formed of thickly bedded gray sandstones and quartz-granule conglomerates, and the lower section formed of gray and purple shales, and siltstones.^[1]

References

1. "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
2. "Newfoundland & Labrador Geoscience Atlas".