Raspberry Formation
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| Raspberry Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Paleogeological map of the Raspberry Formation at the end of the Raspberry eruptive period | |
| Type | Geological formation[1] |
| Unit of | Mount Edziza volcanic complex[2] |
| Underlies | Little Iskut Formation[1] Armadillo Formation[1] |
| Overlies | Stikinia[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Alkali basalt, hawaiite[1] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 57°30′N 130°36′W / 57.5°N 130.6°W[2] |
| Region | British Columbia[1] |
| Country | Canada[1] |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Raspberry Pass[1] |
| Named by | Souther et al., 1984[3] |
The Raspberry Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Miocene age in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.
The Raspberry Formation takes its name from Raspberry Pass, a mountain pass cutting through the central portion of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.[1][4]