Watrous Formation

The Watrous Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Triassic to Jurassic age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

Watrous Formation
Stratigraphic range: Triassic to Jurassic
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsUpper Watrous
Lower Watrous
Thicknessup to 110 metres (360 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryShale, anhydrite
Location
Coordinates51.2826°N 105.8801°W / 51.2826; -105.8801 (Watrous Formation)
RegionWCSB
Country Canada
Type section
Named forWatrous, Saskatchewan
Named byR.L. Milner and G E. Thomas, 1954

It takes the name from the town of Watrous, and was first described in well Tidewater Davidson Crown No. 1, located south-west from the settlement, by R.L. Milner and G E. Thomas in 1954.[2]

Lithology

Subdivisions

The Watrous Formation is divided into a lower and an upper member. The Lower Watrous is composed of red shale and mudstones with laminated anhydrite interbeds and sandstone and conglomerate in the base. The Upper Watrous is composed of massive anhydrite and only occurs at the rims of the depositional pool. [1]

Distribution

The Watrous Formation occurs in southern Saskatchewan to the border with Manitoba and stretches south into North Dakota. It reaches a maximum thickness of 110 metres (360 ft) on the North Dakota border, and thins out to zero at the margins of the depositional pool.[1]

Relationship to other units

The Watrous Formation fills in the Paleozoic erosional surface, resting disconformably on older strata. It is equivalent to Amaranth Formation in Manitoba and represents a northern extension of the Spearfish Formation in North Dakota. The Upper Watrous can be correlated with the Nesson Formation.

gollark: If building materials were better and construction a lot cheaper and more efficient, you could plausibly leverage vertical space and make cities much denser without compromising on available living space much.
gollark: I mean, any random stupid office thing can be done from anywhere and might just be automated anyway.
gollark: A lot *can* though.
gollark: Some employers have realized that they *can* do remote work, and I imagine this will increase as the technology improves.
gollark: If people don't need to physically be somewhere to do work, they have more options.

References
  1. Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Watrous Formation". Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.