Bluesky Formation
The Bluesky Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Lower Cretaceous age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from the hamlet of Bluesky, and was first described in Shell's Bluesky No. 1 well by Badgley in 1952.
| Bluesky Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
Bluesky Sandstone | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Fort St. John Group |
| Underlies | Wilrich Member |
| Overlies | Gething Formation |
| Thickness | up to 46 metres (150 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 56.0442°N 118.1274°W |
| Region | Western Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Bluesky, Alberta |
| Named by | Peter C. Badgley, 1952 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.