Muskeg Formation

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Muskeg Formation Stratigraphic range: Givetian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Watt Mountain Formation
Overlies	Keg River Formation
Thickness	up to 270 metres (890 ft)^[1]
Lithology
Primary	Salt, anhydrite, dolomite and limestone
Location
Coordinates	59°10′21″N 118°44′54″W / 59.1725°N 118.7482°W / 59.1725; -118.7482 (Steen River 2-22-117-5W6M)Coordinates: 59°10′21″N 118°44′54″W / 59.1725°N 118.7482°W / 59.1725; -118.7482 (Steen River 2-22-117-5W6M)
Region	Northern Alberta, Northern British Columbia
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Muskeg soil
Named by	J. Law, 1955

The Muskeg Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Givetian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from the Muskeg arctic soil that covers the northern reaches of western Canada, and was first described in the California Standard Steen River 2-22-117-5W6M well (situated north of Zama Lake) by J. Law in 1955.

Lithology

The Muskeg Formation is evaporitic and carbonatic, with salt, anhydrite, dolomite and limestone.^[1]

Distribution

The Muskeg Formation occurs in the northern half of the Elk Point Basin, in north-eastern British Columbia and north-western Alberta. It reaches a maximum thickness of 270 metres (890 ft).

Relationship to other units

The Muskeg Formation is disconformably overlain by the Watt Mountain Formation and is underlain by the Keg River Formation. It can be correlated with the Pine Point Formation, Presqu'ile Formation and Sulphur Point Formation.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Lexicon of Canadian Geological Units. "Muskeg Formation". Retrieved 2009-02-10.

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