Klastline Formation

Klastline Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene
0.774–0.118 Ma
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TypeGeological formation[1]
Unit ofMount Edziza volcanic complex[2]
Sub-unitsJunction Member, Village Member[3]
UnderliesBig Raven Formation[4]
OverliesEdziza Formation[4]
Lithology
PrimaryAlkali basalt[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 forKlastline River[1]
Named bySouther et al., 1984[4]

The Klastline Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Pleistocene age in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.

  1. ^ a b c d e Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. pp. 22, 28, 191, 246, 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. ^ Spooner, Ian S.; Osborn, Gerald D.; Barendregt, R.; Irving, E. (1996). "A Middle Pleistocene (isotope stage 10) glacial sequence in the Stikine River valley, British Columbia" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 33 (10). NRC Research Press: 1429−1431. Bibcode:1996CaJES..33.1428S. doi:10.1139/e96-107. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. ^ a b c "Klastline Formation". Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-21.