Grosmont Formation

Grosmont Formation
Stratigraphic range: Frasnian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofWoodbend Group
Sub-unitsHondo Member
UnderliesNisku Formation, McMurray Formation
OverliesIreton Formation, Duvernay Formation
Thicknessup to 230 metres (750 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, dolomite
Othersiltstone, shale
Location
Coordinates58°22′N 114°55′W / 58.367°N 114.917°W / 58.367; -114.917 (Grosmont Formation)
RegionWCSB
CountryCanada
Extent100,000 square kilometres (38,610 sq mi)
Type section
Named forGrosmont, Alberta
Named byH.R. Belyea, 1952

The Grosmont Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Frasnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from the hamlet of Grosmont, Alberta, and was first described in well Imperial Grosmont No. 1, in 13-17-67-23W4M, central Alberta by H.R. Belyea in 1952.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Belyea, H R., 1952. Notes on the Devonian System or the north-central plains of Alberta. Geological Survey of Canada; Belyea, H R ,1956. Grosmont Formation in the Loon Lake area. Journal of the Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, v. 4