Owen Creek Formation
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TypeFormation
UnderliesMount Wilson Formation
OverliesSkoki Formation
ThicknessUp to about 199 m (652 feet)[1]
| Owen Creek Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle Ordovician ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Mount Wilson Formation |
| Overlies | Skoki Formation |
| Thickness | Up to about 199 m (652 feet)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Other | Siltstone, sandstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 52°00′00″N 116°45′00″W / 52.00000°N 116.75000°W |
| Region | Alberta British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Owen Creek |
| Named by | B.S. Norford, 1969.[2] |
The Owen Creek Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Middle Ordovician age. It is present on the western edge of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia.[3][4] It consists primarily of dolomite and was named for Owen Creek near Mount Wilson in Banff National Park by B.S. Norford in 1969.[1][2]