Ferryland Head Formation

Ferryland Head Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Type	Formation
Unit of	Signal Hill Group
Sub-units	High Rocks Member
Underlies	Cape Ballard Formation[1]
Overlies	Gibbett Hill Formation[1]
Lithology
Primary	Gray Sandstone[1]
Other	Minor Conglomerate and Shale[1]
Location
Region	Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Occurrence of the Ferryland Head Formation in southeastern Newfoundland[2]

The Ferryland Head Formation is a formation cropping out in Newfoundland. It mostly consists of gray sandstones, with minor conglomerates.^[1]

It has only one member, the High Rocks Member, which consists of shales and red bedded sandstone.^[1]

References

1. "GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF).
2. "Newfoundland & Labrador Geoscience Atlas".