| Title | Scollard/Willow Creek/Coalspur formations: summary of literature and concepts |
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| Author | Hamblin, A P |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6555, 2010, 25 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/285401 (Open Access) |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Alberta; Saskatchewan |
| NTS | 64E; 64L; 64M; 74E; 74F; 74G; 74H; 74I; 74J; 74K; 74L; 74M; 74N; 74O; 74P |
| Area | Cypress Hills; Foothills; Plains; 9 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -112.0000 -102.0000 60.0000 57.0000 |
| Subjects | stratigraphy; paleontology; sedimentology; stratigraphic correlations; stratigraphic analyses; sedimentary rocks; siltstones; sandstones; mineral occurrences; uranium; hydrocarbons; gas; hydrocarbon
potential; mineral potential; groundwater; groundwater resources; petrography; magnetostratigraphy; paleocurrent analyses; paleocurrents; Willow Creek Formation; Scollard Formation; Coalspur Formation; Cenozoic; Tertiary; Mesozoic;
Cretaceous |
| Illustrations | stratigraphic sections; stratigraphic correlations; logs |
| Program | GEM: Geo-mapping for Energy and
Minerals, Uranium |
| Released | 2010 05 14 |
| Abstract | This Open File represents a brief summary of information, gleaned from published literature, on the geology of the Scollard, Willow Creek and Coalspur formations (and equivalents), of Upper
Cretaceous-Tertiary age. This compendium, and the enclosed references, can provide a background to further research on these strata, which have both scientific and economic interest. These clastic, generally non-marine rocks are well-exposed in
certain localized parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan, include the famed K-T boundary, and also harbour significant potential for shallow gas, coal-bed methane, uranium, and groundwater resources. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 285401 |
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