Blackhead Formation

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Blackhead Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
Sub-units[1]
  • [Unnamed]
  • Maddox Cove Member
  • [Unnamed]
  • Deadman's Bay member
  • [Unnamed]
OverliesCuckold Formation[1]
Lithology
PrimaryRed-Gray Sandstone[2]
OtherSiltstone, Shale, Mudstone[2]
Location
RegionNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada
File:Blackhead Formation map.svg
Outcrop area in southeast Newfoundland

The Blackhead Formation is an Ediacaran geological formation cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, with five subdivisions, two of which are named: the Maddox Cove and Deadman's Bay members.[3]

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