Paskapoo Formation
The Paskapoo Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Middle to Late Paleocene age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. The Paskapoo underlies much of southwestern Alberta, and takes the name from the Blindman River (paskapiw means 'He is blind' in Cree). It was first described from outcrops along that river, near its confluence with the Red Deer River north of the city of Red Deer, by Joseph Tyrrell in 1887. It is important for its freshwater aquifers, its coal resources, and its fossil record, as well as having been the source of sandstone for the construction of fire-resistant buildings in Calgary during the early 1900s.
| Paskapoo Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Tertiary gravel, Quaternary sediments, present erosional surface |
| Overlies | Scollard Formation, Coalspur Formation |
| Thickness | up to 600 metres (1,970 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | mudstone, siltstone, sandstone |
| Other | conglomerate, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 52.355031°N 113.757797°W |
| Region | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cree: paskapiw, lit. 'He is blind', from Blindman River |
| Named by | J.B. Tyrrell, 1887 |
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