Briscal Formation

Briscal Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofConception Group
Underlies
OverliesGaskiers Formation
Thickness310 m - 1200 m(1,017 ft - 3,937 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherArgillite, Siltstone, Shale
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada

Outcrop occurrence

The Briscal Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period.