Wabamun Formation

Wabamun Formation
Stratigraphic range: Famennian
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsCrossfield Member
UnderliesExshaw Formation, Blairmore Group, Mannville Group
OverliesGraminia Formation (Winterburn Group)
Thicknessup to 240 metres (790 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, dolomite
OtherAnhydrite
Location
Coordinates53°23′06″N 114°30′44″W / 53.3851°N 114.5123°W / 53.3851; -114.5123 (Anglo Canadian Wabamun Lake No. 1)
Region Alberta
Country Canada
Type section
Named forWabamun Lake
Named byImperial Oil, 1950

The Wabamun Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Famennian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.[2] It takes the name from Wabamun Lake and was first described in the Anglo Canadian Wabamun Lake No. 1 well (located between the Wabamun Lake and the North Saskatchewan River) by Imperial Oil in 1950.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 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 13: Devonian Wabamun Group of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin". Retrieved 2014-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Imperial Oil Limited, Geological Staff, Western Division, 1950. Devonian nomenclature in Edmonton area, Alberta, Canada. Bull. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 34, p. 1807-1825.