Bickford Formation
The Bickford Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin that consists primarily of nonmarine sediments. It is present in the northern foothills of the Canadian Rockies in northeastern British Columbia.
| Bickford Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Valanginian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Minnes Group |
| Underlies | Cadomin Formation |
| Overlies | Monach Formation |
| Thickness | maximum 400 m (1,310 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, mudstone, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 56.6166°N 122.4333°W |
| Region | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Extent | Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Mount Bickford |
| Named by | D.F. Stott, 1981 |
Bickford Formation (Canada) | |
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