Doig Formation

Doig Formation
Stratigraphic range: middle Anisian-Ladinian
~245–237 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesHalfway Formation
OverliesMontney Formation
Thicknessup to 190 metres (620 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone, shale
OtherPhosphate, sandstone
Location
Coordinates55°42′N 121°18′W / 55.7°N 121.3°W / 55.7; -121.3
Approximate paleocoordinates25°06′N 35°00′E / 25.1°N 35.0°E / 25.1; 35.0
RegionNW  Alberta
NE  British Columbia
SE  Yukon
Country Canada
ExtentWestern Canadian Sedimentary Basin
Type section
Named forDoig River
Named byJ.H. Armitage
Year defined1962
Doig Formation is located in Canada
Doig Formation
Doig Formation (Canada)
Doig Formation is located in British Columbia
Doig Formation
Doig Formation (British Columbia)

The Doig Formation is a geologic formation of middle Triassic age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from Doig River, a tributary of the Beatton River, and was first described in the Texaco N.F.A. Buick Creek No. 7 well (located north-west of Fort St. John, east of the Alaska Highway) by J.H. Armitage in 1962. .[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Armitage, J.H., 1962. Triassic oil and gas occurrences in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. J. Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, v. 10, p. 35-36.