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Redknife Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Devonian
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Jean-Marie Limestone
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsJean Marie Member
UnderliesKakisa Formation
OverliesFort Simpson Formation
Thicknessup to 83 feet (30 m)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryShale, limestone
Othersiltstone, dolomite
Location
Coordinates61°17′N 119°52′W / 61.28°N 119.87°W / 61.28; -119.87 (Redknife Formation)
RegionRedknife Formation Northwest Territories
Redknife Formation British Columbia
Redknife Formation Alberta
CountryRedknife Formation Canada
Type section
Named forRedknife River
Named byBelyea and McLaren, 1962

The Redknife Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Devonian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from Redknife River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River, and was first described in the banks of the Trout River, north of Trout Lake, Northwest Territories, at Table Rock Rapids by Belyea and McLaren in 1962.

  1. ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Redknife Formation". Retrieved 2009-02-13.

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