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Stony Mountain Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ashgill
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TypeGeological formation
UnderliesStonewall Formation
OverliesRed River Formation
Thicknessup to 45 metres (150 ft)[1]
Lithology
Primarydolomite, shale
OtherAnhydrite, limestone
Location
Coordinates49°55′06″N 97°31′35″W / 49.9184°N 97.5265°W / 49.9184; -97.5265 (Stony Mountain Formation)
RegionWCSB
Williston Basin
CountryStony Mountain Formation Canada
Stony Mountain Formation United States
Type section
Named forStony Mountain, Manitoba
Named byD.B. Dowling, 1900

The Stony Mountain Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Ashgill age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from the community Stony Mountain, Manitoba, and was first described in the town quarry by D.B. Dowling in 1900.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dowling, D.B., 1900. Report on the Geology of the West Shore and Islands of Lake Winnipeg; Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report 1898, Volume XI, Part F, with Map 664.

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