Beattie Peaks Formation

Beattie Peaks Formation
Stratigraphic range: Valanginian
TypeFormation
Unit ofMinnes Group
UnderliesMonach Formation
OverliesMonteith Formation
Thicknessmaximum 460 m (1,510 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSiltstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates53°47′00″N 122°35′00″W / 53.7833°N 122.5833°W / 53.7833; -122.5833 (Beattie Peaks Formation)
RegionBritish Columbia
CountryCanada
ExtentWestern Canadian Sedimentary Basin
Type section
Named forBeattie Peaks
Named byW.H. Mathews
Year defined1947
Beattie Peaks Formation (Canada)
Beattie Peaks Formation (British Columbia)

The Beattie Peaks Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin that consists primarily of marine mudstone. It is present in the northern foothills of the Canadian Rockies and the adjacent plains in northeastern British Columbia.