Borsato Formation
The Borsato Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Frasnian) age. It is present on the western edge of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in the southern Rocky Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia. It consists of dolomite and was named for Mount Borsato in the Flathead Range near North Kootenay Pass by R.A. Price in 1965.
| Borsato Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Frasnian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Fairholme Group |
| Underlies | Mount Hawk Formation or Southesk Formation |
| Overlies | Hollebeke Formation |
| Thickness | Up to about 60 m (200 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°23′50″N 114°34′53″W |
| Region | British Columbia Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Mount Borsato |
| Named by | R.A. Price |
| Year defined | 1965 |
Borsato Formation (Canada) Borsato Formation (Alberta) | |
The formation is fossiliferous and includes remains of stromatoporoids and tabulate corals.
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