Interlake Formation

Interlake Formation (Group)
Stratigraphic range: Llandovery to Ludlow
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesAshern Formation
OverliesStonewall Formation
Thicknessup to 335 metres (1,100 ft)[1]
Lithology
Primarydolomite
Location
Coordinates51°27′13″N 98°45′37″W / 51.4535°N 98.7603°W / 51.4535; -98.7603 (Interlake Formation)
RegionWCSB
Williston Basin
Country Canada
 United States
Type section
Named forInterlake Region, Manitoba
Named byA.D. Baillie, 1951
Interlake Formation within Williston Basin stratigraphy

The Interlake Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Silurian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from the Interlake Region in Manitoba, and was first described in outcrop by A.D. Baillie in 1951.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ballie, A.D., 1951 Silurian geology of the Interlake area, Manitoba. Manitoba Department of Mines and Natural Resources, Mines Branch, Pub. 50-1.