Fernie Formation information

Fernie Formation
Fernie Formation
Stratigraphic range: Jurassic; ~200–145 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fernie Formation shale exposed in a roadcut near Sparwood, British Columbia PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Nordegg Member, Red Deer Member, Poker Chip Shale, Lille Member, Rock Creek Member, Highwood Member, Pigeon Creek Member, Ribbon Creek Member
Underlies	Morrissey Formation, Nikanassin Formation, Monteith Formation
Overlies	Schooler Creek Group, Montney Formation, Rundle Group
Thickness	up to 400 metres (1,310 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Sandstone, siltstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates	49°33′N 115°10′W / 49.55°N 115.16°W
Region	Alberta; British Columbia
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Fernie, British Columbia
Named by	W.W. Leach
Year defined	1914
	Fernie Formation (Canada) Fernie Formation (British Columbia)

The Fernie Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Jurassic age. It is present in the western part of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in western Alberta and northeastern British Columbia.^[2]^[3]^[4] It takes its name from the town of Fernie, British Columbia, and was first defined by W.W. Leach in 1914.^[5]

^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Fernie Formation". Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
^ Mossop, G.D. and Shetsen, I. (compilers), Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and Alberta Geological Survey (1994). "The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Chapter 18: Jurassic and Lowermost Cretaceous strata of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin". Retrieved 2016-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Poulton, T.P., Tittemore, J. and Dolby, G. 1990. Jurassic strata of northwestern (and west-central) Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 38A: 159-175.
^ Cite error: The named reference Stott98 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Leach, W.W., 1914. Blairmore map-area, Alberta; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1912, p. 234. with Map 107A, Blairmore, Alberta, Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles

[lexicon-1] Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Fernie Formation". Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

[Mossop18-2] Mossop, G.D. and Shetsen, I. (compilers), Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and Alberta Geological Survey (1994). "The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Chapter 18: Jurassic and Lowermost Cretaceous strata of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin". Retrieved 2016-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Poulton-3] Poulton, T.P., Tittemore, J. and Dolby, G. 1990. Jurassic strata of northwestern (and west-central) Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 38A: 159-175.

[Stott98-4] Cite error: The named reference Stott98 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Leach, W.W., 1914. Blairmore map-area, Alberta; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1912, p. 234. with Map 107A, Blairmore, Alberta, Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles

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Fernie Formation
Stratigraphic range: Jurassic ~200–145 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fernie Formation shale exposed in a roadcut near Sparwood, British Columbia PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Nordegg Member, Red Deer Member, Poker Chip Shale, Lille Member, Rock Creek Member, Highwood Member, Pigeon Creek Member, Ribbon Creek Member
Underlies	Morrissey Formation, Nikanassin Formation, Monteith Formation
Overlies	Schooler Creek Group, Montney Formation, Rundle Group
Thickness	up to 400 metres (1,310 ft)^[1]
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Sandstone, siltstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates	49°33′N 115°10′W / 49.55°N 115.16°W / 49.55; -115.16 (Fernie Formation)
Region	Alberta British Columbia
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Fernie, British Columbia
Named by	W.W. Leach
Year defined	1914
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