Watrous Formation

Watrous Formation
Stratigraphic range: Triassic to Jurassic
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsUpper Watrous
Lower Watrous
Thicknessup to 110 metres (360 ft)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryShale, anhydrite
Location
Coordinates51°16′57″N 105°52′48″W / 51.2826°N 105.8801°W / 51.2826; -105.8801 (Watrous Formation)
RegionWCSB
CountryCanada
Type section
Named forWatrous, Saskatchewan
Named byR.L. Milner and G E. Thomas, 1954

The Watrous Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Triassic to Jurassic age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

It takes the name from the town of Watrous, and was first described in well Tidewater Davidson Crown No. 1, located south-west from the settlement, by R.L. Milner and G E. Thomas in 1954.[2]

Lithology

Subdivisions

The Watrous Formation is divided into a lower and an upper member. The Lower Watrous is composed of red shale and mudstones with laminated anhydrite interbeds and sandstone and conglomerate in the base. The Upper Watrous is composed of massive anhydrite and only occurs at the rims of the depositional pool. [1]

Distribution

The Watrous Formation occurs in southern Saskatchewan to the border with Manitoba and stretches south into North Dakota. It reaches a maximum thickness of 110 metres (360 ft) on the North Dakota border, and thins out to zero at the margins of the depositional pool.[1]

Relationship to other units

The Watrous Formation fills in the Paleozoic erosional surface, resting disconformably on older strata. It is equivalent to Amaranth Formation in Manitoba and represents a northern extension of the Spearfish Formation in North Dakota. The Upper Watrous can be correlated with the Nesson Formation.

References

  1. ^ a b c Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Watrous Formation". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. ^ Milner, R.L. and Thomas, G E., 1954. Jurassic System in Saskatchewan. In: Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, p. 250-267

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