Conception Group
| Conception Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | [2][3]
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| Underlies | St. John's Group[4] |
| Overlies | Harbour Main Group (unconformably?); Holyrood Intrusive Suite[3] |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Country | Canada |
 Bedrock occurrence of the Conception Group on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland | |
The Conception Group is a geologic group in Newfoundland and Labrador. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period. It mainly contains turbidites, but is interrupted by a glacial diamictite, and tops out with sand and siltstones (these dated to 565 Ma).[1] It corresponds to the lower portion of the Connecting Point Group.[3]
In some areas the Drook Formation continues from the base of the group to the base of the Mistaken Point Formation; elsewhere (in central / south Avalon) the Briscal, Gaskiers and Mall Bay Formations wedge in.[3]
See also
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References
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- ^ O'Brien, S.J. and King, A.F., 2005. Late Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) stratigraphy of Avalon Zone sedimentary rocks, Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland. Current Research, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey, 5(1), pp.101-114.
- ^ a b c d King, A.F., 1988. Geology of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland. (parts of 1K, 1L, 1M, 1N and 2C). Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy, Map 88 – 01.
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