Stony Mountain Formation
The Stony Mountain Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Ashgill age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Stony Mountain Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Stonewall Formation |
| Overlies | Red River Formation |
| Thickness | up to 45 metres (150 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | dolomite, shale |
| Other | Anhydrite, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49.9184°N 97.5265°W |
| Region | WCSB Williston Basin |
| Country | Canada United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Stony Mountain, Manitoba |
| Named by | D.B. Dowling, 1900 |
It takes the name from the community Stony Mountain, Manitoba, and was first described in the town quarry by D.B. Dowling in 1900.
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