Peace River Formation

Peace River Formation
Stratigraphic range: Middle Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Sand grains from the Cadotte Member sandstone
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Fort St. John Group
Sub-units	Paddy Member, Cadotte Member, Harmon Member
Underlies	Shaftesbury Formation
Overlies	Spirit River Formation
Thickness	up to 60 feet (20 m)[1]
Lithology
Primary	Greywacke, sandstone, shale
Other	coal
Location
Coordinates	56°12′N 117°20′W / 56.200°N 117.333°W / 56.200; -117.333 (Peace River Formation)
Region	Peace River Country
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Peace River
Named by	McConnell, 1893.

The Peace River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from the Peace River, and was first described on the banks of the river, downstream from the Smoky River confluence to the mouth of the Notikewin River by McConnell in 1893.