Kiskatinaw Formation
The Kiskatinaw Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Mississippian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Kiskatinaw Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Stoddart Group |
| Underlies | Taylor Flat Formation |
| Overlies | Golata Formation |
| Thickness | up to 300 metres (980 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale, carbonate beds |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 56.2187°N 120.7998°W |
| Region | British Columbia, Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kiskatinaw River |
| Named by | H.L. Halbertsma, 1959 |
It takes the name from the Kiskatinaw River, and was first described in the Pacific Fort St. John No. 23 well (from 2302 to 2598 m) by H.L. Halbertsma in 1959. Kiskatinaw means "cutbank" in Cree.
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