Alberta Group
| Alberta Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Wapiabi Formation, Chungo Member, Cardium Formation, Blackstone Formation, Jumping Pound Member |
| Underlies | Belly River Formation |
| Overlies | Blairmore Group, Luscar Group, Crowsnest Formation |
| Thickness | up to 1,219 feet (370 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, siderite, limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Alberta |
| Named by | G.S. Hume, 1930 |
The Alberta Group is a stratigraphic unit of Cenomanian to early Campanian age in the Lewis overthrust in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from the province of Alberta, and was first described in outcrops along the Highwood River in southern Alberta by G.S. Hume in 1930.