| Monach Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Valanginian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Minnes Group |
| Underlies | Bickford Formation |
| Overlies | Beattie Peaks Formation |
| Thickness | maximum 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, mudstone, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55°51′00″N 122°30′00″W / 55.8500°N 122.5°W |
| Region |  British Columbia |
| Country |  Canada |
| Extent | Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | The Monach |
| Named by | W.H. Mathews, 1947[1] |
  Monach Formation (Canada) | |
The Monach Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin that consists primarily of sandstone. It is present in the northern foothills of the Canadian Rockies and the adjacent plains in northeastern British Columbia.[2][3][4]
- ^ Mathews, W.H. 1947. Geology and coal resources of the Carbon Creek, Mount Bickford map area. British Columbia Department of Mines, Bulletin 24, 27 p.
- ^ Stott, D.F. 1998. Fernie Formation and Minnes Group (Jurassic and lowermost Cretaceous), northern Rocky Mountain foothills, Alberta and British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 516.
- ^ Mossop, G.D. and Shetsen, I. (compilers), Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and Alberta Geological Survey (1994). "The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Chapter 18: Jurassic and Lowermost Cretaceous strata of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin". Retrieved 2016-06-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Glass, D.J. (editor) 1997. Lexicon of Canadian Stratigraphy, vol. 4, Western Canada including eastern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary, 1423 p. on CD-ROM. ISBN 0-920230-23-7.