Blackhead Formation

Blackhead Formation
Blackhead Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Signal Hill Group
Sub-units	[Unnamed]; Maddox Cove Member; [Unnamed]; Deadman's Bay member; [Unnamed];
Overlies	Cuckold Formation
Lithology
Primary	Red-Gray Sandstone
Other	Siltstone, Shale, Mudstone
Location
Region	Newfoundland and Labrador
Country	Canada
	; Outcrop area in southeast Newfoundland

The Blackhead Formation is an Ediacaran geological formation cropping out in Eastern Newfoundland, with five subdivisions, two of which are named: the Maddox Cove and Deadman's Bay members.^[3]

TypeFormation

Unit ofSignal Hill Group

Sub-units^[1]

[Unnamed]
Maddox Cove Member
[Unnamed]
Deadman's Bay member
[Unnamed]

OverliesCuckold Formation^[1]

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Blackhead Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Signal Hill Group
Sub-units	^[1] [Unnamed] Maddox Cove Member [Unnamed] Deadman's Bay member [Unnamed]
Overlies	Cuckold Formation^[1]
Lithology
Primary	Red-Gray Sandstone^[2]
Other	Siltstone, Shale, Mudstone^[2]
Location
Region	Newfoundland and Labrador
Country	Canada
Outcrop area in southeast Newfoundland