Interlake Formation
The Interlake Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Silurian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Interlake Formation (Group) | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Ashern Formation |
| Overlies | Stonewall Formation |
| Thickness | up to 335 metres (1,100 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51.4535°N 98.7603°W |
| Region | WCSB Williston Basin |
| Country | Canada United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Interlake Region, Manitoba |
| Named by | A.D. Baillie, 1951 |
It takes the name from the Interlake Region in Manitoba, and was first described in outcrop by A.D. Baillie in 1951.
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