| Beattie Peaks Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Valanginian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Minnes Group |
| Underlies | Monach Formation |
| Overlies | Monteith Formation |
| Thickness | maximum 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Siltstone, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 53°47′00″N 122°35′00″W / 53.7833°N 122.5833°W |
| Region |  British Columbia |
| Country |  Canada |
| Extent | Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Beattie Peaks |
| Named by | W.H. Mathews |
| Year defined | 1947[1] |
  Beattie Peaks Formation (Canada)  Beattie Peaks Formation (British Columbia) | |
The Beattie Peaks Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin that consists primarily of marine mudstone. 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.
- ^ 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". Compiled by Mossop, G.D. and Shetsen, I. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ 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.