Owen Creek Formation
| Owen Creek Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle Ordovician ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Mount Wilson Formation |
| Overlies | Skoki Formation |
| Thickness | Up to about 199 m (652 feet) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Other | Siltstone, sandstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 52°00′00″N 116°45′00″W / 52.00000°N 116.75000°W |
| Region | Alberta British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Owen Creek |
| Named by | B.S. Norford, 1969. |
The Owen Creek Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Middle Ordovician age. It is present on the western edge of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia. It consists primarily of dolomite and was named for Owen Creek near Mount Wilson in Banff National Park by B.S. Norford in 1969.