Muskwa Formation
| Muskwa Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Horn River Formation |
| Underlies | Fort Simpson Formation |
| Overlies | Otter Park Member |
| Thickness | up to 34 metres (110 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 58°44′38″N 122°40′41″W / 58.7438°N 122.6781°W |
| Region | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Muskwa River |
| Named by | Gray & Kassube |
| Year defined | 1963 |
The Muskwa Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Frasnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from Muskwa River, and was first described in the Western National Gas Fort Nelson a-95-J/94-J-10 well by F.F. Gray and J.R. Kassube, in 1963.