Alberta Group
The Alberta Group is a stratigraphical unit of Cenomanian to early Campanian age in the Lewis overthrust in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
| Alberta Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Wapiabi Formation, Chungo Member, Cardium Formation, Blackstone Formation, Jumping Pound Member |
| Underlies | Belly River Formation |
| Overlies | Blairmore Group, Luscar Group, Crowsnest Formation |
| Thickness | up to 1,219 feet (370 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, siderite, limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Alberta |
| Named by | G.S. Hume, 1930 |
It takes the name from the province of Alberta, and was first described in outcrops along the Highwood River in southern Alberta by G.S. Hume in 1930.
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