Stephen Formation
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Regions | Canadian Rockies |
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Named for | Mount Stephen |
Thickness | "Thin" Stephen: < 60 metres (200 ft); "Thick" Stephen: up to 335 metres (1,100 ft) |
Primary | Shale |
Limestone | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3080709 |
About Stephen Formation
The Stephen Formation is a geologic formation exposed in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia and Alberta, on the western edge of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It consists of shale, thin-bedded limestone, and siltstone that was deposited during Middle Cambrian time.