Trout River Formation
The Trout River Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Late Devonian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Trout River Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Tetcho Formation |
| Overlies | Kakisa Formation Fort Simpson Formation |
| Thickness | up to 91 metres (300 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 61.22°N 119.90°W |
| Region | Northwest Territories British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Trout River |
| Named by | C.H. Crickmay, 1953 |
It takes the name from the Trout River, and was first described on the banks of the river, 35 kilometres (22 mi) upstream from the Mackenzie River, by C.H. Crickmay in 1953.
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