Musgravetown Group
Stratigraphic range:
TypeGroup
Sub-units

(in Random Island map area[1])
  • Trinny Cove Fm

(elsewhere?)[2]

(on Cape St Mary's Peninsula[3])

UnderliesBonavista Group (unconformably)
OverliesConnecting Point Group
Location
Region Newfoundland
Country Canada

Occurrence of the Musgravetown Group in southeastern Newfoundland

The Musgravetown Group is a terminal Ediacaran stratigraphic group of terrestrialish sandstones, lavas and tuffs[4] cropping out in Newfoundland.

It corresponds temporally to the Signal Hill Group further east.

References

  1. ↑ Myrow, P (1995). "Neoproterozoic rocks of the Newfoundland Avalon Zone". Precambrian Research. 73 (1–4): 123–136. Bibcode:1995PreR...73..123M. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(94)00074-2.
  2. 1 2 A. F. King, S. P. Colman-Sadd; J. P. Hayes (eds.), GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND (parts of 1K, 1L, 1M, 1N and 2C) Map 88-01 (Digital reproduction) (PDF)
  3. ↑ (PDF) http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/nr/mines/geoscience/publications/report06_02.pdf. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 (PDF) http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/nr/mines/geoscience/publications/currentresearch/2005/obrien.pdf. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Normore, L.S. (2012). Geology of the Random Island map area (NTS 2C/04), Newfoundland. Curr. Res. Newfoundl. Labrador Dep. Nat. Resour. Geol. Surv. Report 12-, 121–145.


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