Blackhead Formation

Blackhead Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
Sub-units
  • [Unnamed]
  • Maddox Cove Member
  • [Unnamed]
  • Deadman's Bay member
  • [Unnamed]
OverliesCuckold Formation
Lithology
PrimaryRed-Gray Sandstone
OtherSiltstone, Shale, Mudstone
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada

Outcrop area in southeast Newfoundland

The Blackhead Formation is an Ediacaran geological formation cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, with five subdivisions, two of which are named: the Maddox Cove and Deadman's Bay members.

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