Debolt Formation

Debolt Formation
Debolt Formation
Stratigraphic range: Meramecian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Rundle Group
Sub-units	Upper Debolt; Lower Debolt
Underlies	Golata Formation
Overlies	Shunda Formation
Thickness	up to 366 metres (1,200 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Limestone, dolomite
Other	Shale, anhydrite
Location
Coordinates	55°18′21″N 117°53′46″W / 55.3057°N 117.8961°W
Region	Alberta, British Columbia
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Debolt, Alberta
Named by	G. Macauley, 1958

The Debolt Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Meramecian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from the hamlet of Debolt, Alberta, and was first described in the Amerada Crown GF23-11 well near Debolt by G. Macauley in 1958.^[2]

^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Debolt Formation". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
^ Macauley, G., 1958. Late Paleozoic of Peace River area, Alberta. In: Jurassic and Carboniferous of western Canada; Goodman, A.J. (Ed.), p. 289-308. American Association of Petroleum Geologists

[lexicon-1] Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Debolt Formation". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

[2] Macauley, G., 1958. Late Paleozoic of Peace River area, Alberta. In: Jurassic and Carboniferous of western Canada; Goodman, A.J. (Ed.), p. 289-308. American Association of Petroleum Geologists

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Debolt Formation
Stratigraphic range: Meramecian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Rundle Group
Sub-units	Upper Debolt Lower Debolt
Underlies	Golata Formation
Overlies	Shunda Formation
Thickness	up to 366 metres (1,200 ft)^[1]
Lithology
Primary	Limestone, dolomite
Other	Shale, anhydrite
Location
Coordinates	55°18′21″N 117°53′46″W / 55.3057°N 117.8961°W / 55.3057; -117.8961 (Amerada Crown GF23-11)
Region	Alberta, British Columbia
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Debolt, Alberta
Named by	G. Macauley, 1958