Drook Formation

Drook Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofConception Group
Sub-unitsClam Cove, Peter’s River, Biscay, Cape English, Torbay, Bauline Line and Broad Cove River Members
Underlies
OverliesGaskiers Formation
Thickness770 m (2,526 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySiliceous Siltstone
OtherSandstone, Tuff
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada

The Drook Formation is a geologic formation in Newfoundland and Labrador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. It contains a stratum dated to 575.8 ± 0.5 million years ago.