- Usage in publication:
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- Carthew member
- Modifications:
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Limestone
- Quartzite
- Dolomite
Summary:
Assigned as upper member of Altyn formation of Ravalli group of Belt series. Overlies Hell Roaring member (named) of Altyn. Underlies Singleshot member of Appekunny formation gradationally. Consists of blue-gray, buff to brown to red magnesian limestone, quartzite, dolomite. About 700 to 900 ft thick. Measured section 892+ ft thick at Waterton Lakes Park. Type locality assigned at eastern cliffs Cameronian Mountain above Cameron Creek, Waterton Lakes Park, Alberta, Canada. [Carthew Creek shown on Pl. 1 in Waterton Lakes Park.] Correlation chart. Of pre-Cambrian age.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX).
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