Pine Point Formation

Pine Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: Givetian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesPresqu'ile Formation, Sulphur Point Formation
OverliesChinchaga Formation
Thicknessup to 115 metres (380 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, shale
Location
Coordinates61°00′43″N 114°15′12″W / 61.01206°N 114.25335°W / 61.01206; -114.25335 (Pine Point Formation)
RegionWCSB
Country Canada
Type section
Named forPine Point, Northwest Territories
Named byA.E. Cameron
Year defined1918

The Pine Point Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Givetian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from Pine Point, a promontory (and former townsite) on the south shore of the Great Slave Lake, west of Fort Resolution, and was first described in outcrop on the shore of the lake between Pine Point and Fort Resolution by A.E. Cameron in 1918.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cameron, A.E., 1918. Explorations in the vicinity of Great Slave Lake; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1917, Part C, pp. 21-28.