Mooring Cove Formation
The Mooring Cove Formation is a formation of volcanic rock exposed in outcrop in Newfoundland.[1]
| Mooring Cove Formation Stratigraphic range: 555 β 549 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Long Harbour Group |
| Underlies | Rencontre Formation[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Non-marine felsic volcanics |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland |
| Country | Canada |
 Occurrence of the Mooring Cove Formation in southeastern Newfoundland[2] | |
References
- Simon A. Smith; Richard N. Hiscott (1984). "Latest Precambrian to Early Cambrian basin evolution, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland: fault-bounded basin to platform". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 21 (12): 1379β1392. doi:10.1139/e84-143.
- "Newfoundland & Labrador Geoscience Atlas".
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