Quidi Vidi Formation
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Quidi Vidi Formation is an Ediacaran stratigraphic unit consisting of red-green sandstones and minor pebble conglomerates deposited on an alluvial plain.[3][2]
TypeFormation
Unit ofSignal Hill Group
UnderliesCuckold Formation[1][2]
OverliesGibbett Hill Formation[1][2]
| Quidi Vidi Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Signal Hill Group |
| Underlies | Cuckold Formation[1][2] |
| Overlies | Gibbett Hill Formation[1][2] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Red-green Sandstone[2] |
| Other | Pebble Conglomerate and Mudstone[2] |
| Location | |
| Region | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Country | Canada |
Outcrop occurrence in southeast Newfoundland | |
