Heart's Content Formation

Heart's Content Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeFormation
Unit ofMusgravetown Group
Sub-unitsBellevue Beach Member
UnderliesHeart's Desire Formation
OverliesMaturin Ponds Formation
Thickness600–1,000 m (2,000–3,300 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryBlack Shale
OtherSandstone, Conglomerate
Location
RegionNewfoundland
CountryCanada
Type section
Named byKing, 1988

Occurrence of the Heart's Content Formation in southeastern Newfoundland

The Heart's Content Formation is an Ediacaran formation of dark grey/black shales interlaced with sandstones and pebble conglomerate, cropping out in Newfoundland.