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Viking Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Albian
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Crossbedded Viking sandstone
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesBig River Formation
OverliesJoli Fou Formation
Thicknessup to 50 metres (160 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherConglomerate, chert
Location
Coordinates53°00′N 111°30′W / 53°N 111.5°W / 53; -111.5 (Viking-Kinsella oil filed)
RegionViking Formation Alberta, Viking Formation Saskatchewan
CountryViking Formation Canada
Type section
Named forViking, Alberta
Named byDowling et al., 1919

The Viking Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from the town of Viking, Alberta, and was first described in the Viking-Kinsella oil field by Dowling in 1919.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dowling, D.B., Slipper, S E., and McLearn, F.H., 1919. Investigations in the gas and oil fields of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 116.

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