Pictou Group
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TypeGeological group
Sub-unitsBalfron, Tatamagouche and Cape John Formations
Underlies-
OverliesCumberland and Windsor Groups
| Pictou Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Carboniferous-Permian | |
 Pictou Group sandstone exposed in Prince Edward Island National Park | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Sub-units | Balfron, Tatamagouche and Cape John Formations |
| Underlies | - |
| Overlies | Cumberland and Windsor Groups |
| Thickness | up to 3,000 metres (9,840 ft)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°34′06″N 63°01′12″W / 45.56827°N 63.01994°W |
| Region | Cumberland Basin |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pictou County, Nova Scotia |
| Named by | W.A. Bell |
| Year defined | 1926 |
The Pictou Group is a stratigraphic unit of Late Carboniferous to Permian age in the Cumberland Basin of Atlantic Canada.
It takes the name from Pictou County, Nova Scotia, and was first described in outcrop along the West Branch River John by W.A. Bell in 1926.[2]
