Okse Bay Formation

Upper Devonian formation in Northern Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Okse Bay Formation is an Upper Devonian formation found in Okse Bay, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut of Northern Canada. The formation contains many plant fossils, and fish fossils. With evident cross-bedding and thin coal layers this formation has been described as being deposited in a deltaic environment.[1]

PrimaryShale
RegionNunavut
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Oske Bay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Devonian
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherSandstone, coal
Location
RegionNunavut
CountryCanada
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