Redknife Formation
| Redknife Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
Jean-Marie Limestone | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Jean Marie Member |
| Underlies | Kakisa Formation |
| Overlies | Fort Simpson Formation |
| Thickness | up to 83 feet (30 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, limestone |
| Other | siltstone, dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 61°17′N 119°52′W / 61.28°N 119.87°W |
| Region | Northwest Territories British Columbia Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Redknife River |
| Named by | Belyea and McLaren, 1962 |
The Redknife Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Devonian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from Redknife River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River, and was first described in the banks of the Trout River, north of Trout Lake, Northwest Territories, at Table Rock Rapids by Belyea and McLaren in 1962.