Flume Formation
| Flume Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Fairholme Group |
| Underlies | Cairn Formation |
| Overlies | Cambrian or Ordovician formations, or Yahatinda Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 125 m (410 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Other | Chert, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 53°10′N 117°55′W / 53.167°N 117.917°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 13°00′S 44°06′W / 13.0°S 44.1°W |
| Region | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Extent | Western Canada Sedimentary Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named by | P.E. Raymond |
| Year defined | 1930 |
The Flume Formation is a geologic formation in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in Alberta, Canada. It was deposited as an extensive carbonate platform along the western edge of the basin during Late Devonian (Frasnian) time and the reefs of the Cairn Formation subsequently developed on it.