| Viking Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Crossbedded Viking sandstone | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Big River Formation |
| Overlies | Joli Fou Formation |
| Thickness | up to 50 metres (160 ft)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate, chert |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 53°00′N 111°30′W / 53°N 111.5°W |
| Region |  Alberta,  Saskatchewan |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Viking, Alberta |
| Named by | Dowling et al., 1919 |
The Viking Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from the town of Viking, Alberta, and was first described in the Viking-Kinsella oil field by Dowling in 1919.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
lexiconwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dowling, D.B., Slipper, S E., and McLearn, F.H., 1919. Investigations in the gas and oil fields of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 116.