Winterburn Group

Winterburn Group
Stratigraphic range: Frasnian
TypeGeological group
Sub-unitsNisku Formation, Calmar Formation, Graminia Formation, Blue Ridge Member
UnderliesWabamun Group
OverliesIreton Formation
Thicknessup to 150 metres (490 ft)[1]
Lithology
Primarydolomite, limestone, siltstone
OtherAnhydrite, shale
Location
Coordinates53°20′42″N 113°41′42″W / 53.3451°N 113.6949°W / 53.3451; -113.6949 (Winterburn Group)
Region Alberta
Country Canada
Type section
Named forWinterburn, Edmonton
Named byImperial Oil Limited, 1950

The Winterburn Group is a stratigraphical unit of Frasnian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from Winterburn area located west of Edmonton, and was first described in well P.A. Pyrcz No. 1 by Imperial Oil Limited in 1950.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lexicon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Geological Staff, Imperial Oil Limited, Western Division, 1950. Devonian Nomenclature in Edmonton Area, Alberta, Canada. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 1807-1825.