Debolt Formation
The Debolt Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Meramecian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Debolt Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Rundle Group |
| Sub-units | Upper Debolt Lower Debolt |
| Underlies | Golata Formation |
| Overlies | Shunda Formation |
| Thickness | up to 366 metres (1,200 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, dolomite |
| Other | Shale, anhydrite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55.3057°N 117.8961°W |
| Region | Alberta, British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Debolt, Alberta |
| Named by | G. Macauley, 1958 |
It takes the name from the hamlet of Debolt, Alberta, and was first described in the Amerada Crown GF23-11 well near Debolt by G. Macauley in 1958.
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