Raspberry Formation

Raspberry Formation
Stratigraphic range: 11.4–5.5 Ma
TypeGeological formation[1]
Unit ofMount Edziza volcanic complex[2]
UnderliesLittle Iskut Formation[1]
Armadillo Formation[1]
OverliesStikinia[1]
Lithology
PrimaryAlkali basalt, hawaiite[1]
Location
Coordinates57°30′N 130°36′W / 57.5°N 130.6°W / 57.5; -130.6[2]
RegionBritish Columbia[1]
CountryCanada[1]
Type section
Named forRaspberry Pass[1]
Named bySouther et al., 1984[3]

The Raspberry Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Miocene age in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. pp. 3, 32, 47, 61, 249, 267. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.
  2. ^ a b Edwards, Benjamin Ralph (1997). Field, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies of magmatic assimilation in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, northwestern British Columbia (PhD thesis). University of British Columbia. p. 10. ISBN 0-612-25005-9.
  3. ^ "Raspberry Formation". Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-04.