Stoddart Group
The Stoddart Group is a stratigraphical unit of Mississippian to Early Pennsylvanian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Stoddart Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mississippian to Pennsylvanian | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Sub-units | Taylor Flat Formation Kiskatinaw Formation Golata Formation |
| Underlies | Ishbel Group, Prophet Formation |
| Overlies | Debolt Formation |
| Thickness | up to 660 metres (2,170 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, Sandstone, Shale |
| Other | dolomite, siltstone, coal, anhydrite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 56.219°N 120.800°W |
| Region | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Stoddart Creek |
| Named by | A.T.C. Rutgers, 1958. |
It takes the name from the Stoddart Creek, a creek that flows into Charlie Lake north of Fort St. John, and was first described in well Pacific Fort St. John #23 (at depths from 2000 to 2600m) by A.T.C. Rutgers in 1958.
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