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Blomidon Formation

Blomidon Formation

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The Blomidon Formation is a unit of Upper Triassic (NorianRhaetian) sedimentary rocks, which outcrops in Nova Scotia. At outcrop they reach a maximum thickness of 365 metres (1,198 ft), but up to 1,168 metres (3,832 ft) has been proven from well data and a thickness of up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) has been inferred from seismic reflection data. It overlies the mainly Carnian Wolfville Formation and underlies the North Mountain Basalt.[1] The type section is exposed between Cape Blomidon (45°17′43″N 64°19′55″W) and Paddy Island (45.197372°N 64.359411°W / 45.197372; -64.359411).[2]

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  1. Tanner, L.H. (1996). "Formal definition of the Lower Jurassic McCoy Brook Formation, Fundy Rift Basin, eastern Canada". Atlantic Geology. 32: 127–135. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. Luttrell, Gwendolyn (c. 1989). Geological Survey Bulletin: 1572. U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey.

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