Redknife Formation

Redknife Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Jean-Marie Limestone
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Jean Marie Member
Underlies	Kakisa Formation
Overlies	Fort Simpson Formation
Thickness	up to 83 feet (30 m)[1]
Lithology
Primary	Shale, limestone
Other	siltstone, dolomite
Location
Coordinates	61°17′N 119°52′W / 61.28°N 119.87°W / 61.28; -119.87 (Redknife Formation)
Region	Northwest Territories  British Columbia  Alberta
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Redknife River
Named by	Belyea and McLaren, 1962

The Redknife Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Devonian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from Redknife River, a tributary of the Mackenzie River, and was first described in the banks of the Trout River, north of Trout Lake, Northwest Territories, at Table Rock Rapids by Belyea and McLaren in 1962.