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Schooler Creek Group
Stratigraphic range: Ladinian to NorianType Geological formation Sub-units Bocock Formation, Pardonet Formation, Baldonnel Formation, Ludington Formation, Charlie Lake Formation, Halfway Formation Underlies Fernie, Bullhead, Fort St. John Group Overlies Toad Formation, Doig Formation Thickness up to 730 feet (220 m)[1] Lithology Primary Limestone, dolostone Other Siltstone, shale, evaporite Location Named by F.H. McLearn, 1921 Coordinates 56°16′37″N 120°59′01″W / 56.2769°N 120.9836°WCoordinates: 56°16′37″N 120°59′01″W / 56.2769°N 120.9836°W Region Alberta,
British Columbia
Country Canada
The Schooler Creek Group is a stratigraphical unit of Ladinian to Norian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It was named for Schooler Creek, a left tributary of the Williston Lake, and was first described north-west of Fort St. John in the Pacific Fort St. John No. 16 and Southern Production No. B-14-1 wells by F.H. McLearn in 1921.[2]
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Lithology
The Schooler Creek Group is composed of limestone and dolostone, with subordinate siltstone, shale and evaporite.
Distribution
The Schooler Creek Group occurs in outcrops in the Canadian Rockies foothills, and a surface type locality for part of the Group can be found along Williston Lake. In the sub-surface it extends east and north from the Liard River throughout the Peace River Country. It reaches a maximum thickness of 730 feet (220 m) in the foothills.
The Pardonet Formation only occurs in the Canadian Rockies, and has its type locality at Pardonel Hill, on the south shore of the Williston Lake at 56°03′12″N 123°01′08″W / 56.05328°N 123.01889°W.
Relationship to other units
The Schooler Creek Group is unconformably overlain by the Fernie shale or by the Bullhead or Fort St. John Group. It conformably overlies the Toad Formation or the Doig Formation.
Subdivisions
The Schooler Creek Group has the following sub-divisions from top to base:
Sub-unit Age Lithology Thickness Reference Bocock Formation late Norian aphanitic crystalline and bioclastic limestone 63 metres (210 ft) [3] Pardonet Formation Norian limestone, silty limestone, siltstone, rare shale 137 metres (450 ft) [4] Baldonnel Formation Carnian limestone, dolostone, with interbeds of siltstone and very fine grained sandstone 146 metres (480 ft) [5] Ludington Formation Carnian dolomitic and calcareous siltstone, sandstone, bioclastic limestone 500 metres (1,640 ft) [6] Charlie Lake Formation Carnian carbonate and evaporite 550 metres (1,800 ft) [7] Halfway Formation early Ladinian to Carnian sandstone, with interbeds of siltstone, dolostone and limestone 416 metres (1,360 ft) [8] References
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Schooler Creek Group". http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:013387. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ McLearn, F.H., 1921. Mesozoic of upper Peace River, British Columbia Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1920, Part B, p. 1-6.
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Bocock Formation". http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:001584. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Pardonet Formation". http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:011512. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Baldonnel Formation". http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:000714. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Ludington Formation". http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:008848. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Charlie Lake Formation". http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:002775. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Halfway Formation". http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:006138. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin Hydrocarbon history Depositional Regions Southern Alberta · Central Alberta · Northwestern Alberta Plains · South-central Canadian Rockies foothills · North-east Plains · North-central foothills · Liard River · Fort Nelson · Northern Rocky Mountains · Fort St. John · Saskatchewan · Western ManitobaNorthwest Plains Paskapoo FM · Scollard FM · Wapiti GRP · Smoky GRP (Puskwaskau FM · Badheart FM · Muskiki FM · Cardium FM · Kaskapau FM · Pouce Coupe MBR · Doe Creek MBR) · Dunvegan FM · Fort St. John GRP (Shaftesbury FM · Peace River FM · Spirit River FM) · Bullhead GRP (Bluesky FM · Gething FM · Cadomin FM) · Nikanassin FM · Fernie GRP (Rock Creek MBR · Poker Chip Shale · Nordegg MBR) · Schooler Creek GRP (Baldonnel FM · Charlie Lake FM · Halfway FM) · Doig FM · Montney FM · Belloy FM · Stoddart GRP (Taylor Flat FM · Kiskatinaw FM · Golata FM) · Rundle GRP (Debolt FM · Shunda FM · Pekisko FM) · Banff FM · Exshaw FM · Wabamun FM · Trout River FM · Kakisa FM · Redknife FM (Jean Marie MBR) · Woodbend GRP (Irteton FM · Fort Simpson FM · Leduc FM) · Beaverhill Lake GRP (Waterways FM · Swan Hills FM · Fort Vermilion FM) · Elk Point GRP (Watt Mountain FM · Gillwood MBR · Presqu’ile FM · Sulphur Point FM · Pine Point FM · Muskeg FM · Zama MBR · Black Shale · Keg River FM · Rainbow MBR · Chinchaga FM · Cold Lake FM · Ernestina FM · Basal Red Beds · Granite Wash) · Canadian ShieldCategories:- Stratigraphy of Alberta
- Stratigraphy of British Columbia
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