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Vanguard Formation
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The Vanguard Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Callovian to Oxfordian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
Key Information
It takes the name from Vanguard, and was first defined by R.L. Milner and G.E. Thomas in 1954.[2]
Lithology
[edit]Distribution
[edit]The Vanguard Formation Lateral reaches a maximum thickness of 180 metres (590 ft) in the Williston Basin along the Saskatchewan/Montana border.[1]
Relationship to other units
[edit]The Vanguard Formation is unconformably overlain by the Mannville Group and disconformably overlays the Shaunavon Formation.[1]
It is equivalent to the Ellis Group in Montana and North Dakota.
Subdivisions
[edit]In south-western Saskatchewan, Vanguard has group status, and includes the following subdivisions (of formation rank):
- Masefield Shale: calcareous shale
- Roseray Formation: quartzose glauconitic sandstone
- Rush Lake Shale: calcareous shale with Gryphaea and Kepplerites ammonite fossils
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Vanguard Formation". Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ Milner, R.L. and Thomas, G E., 1954. Jurassic System in Saskatchewan. In: Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, p. 250-267