Banff Formation
The Banff Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Devonian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Banff Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
The Banff Formation is visible on the eastern (left) slope of Mount Rundle | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Members A to F |
| Underlies | Pekisko Formation, Livingstone Formation |
| Overlies | Palliser Formation, Wabamun Formation, Exshaw Formation |
| Thickness | up to 400 metres (1,310 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, limestone |
| Other | Chert, sandstone, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°09′54″N 115°31′08″W |
| Region | Alberta, British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Banff, Alberta |
| Named by | E.M. Kindle, 1924 |
It takes the name from the town of Banff, Alberta, and was first described on the north-west slope of Mount Rundle, near Banff by E.M. Kindle in 1924.
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