Gaskiers Formation
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The Gaskiers Formation is a Neoproterozoic rock unit in Newfoundland, Canada, notable for preserving geological evidence of one of the late Precambrian global glaciations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
rock unit ⓘ |
| approximateAgeMa | 580 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaskiers glaciation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global glaciation events ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Canadian Shield-related Precambrian geology ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicSignificance | marks a major Neoproterozoic glacial episode ⓘ |
| contains |
dropstones
ⓘ
glacial diamictites ⓘ ice-rafted debris ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
marine
ⓘ
shelf ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Neoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Ediacaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRank | formation ⓘ |
| hasTypeLocality | Gaskiers area, Avalon Peninsula ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | glaciomarine deposit ⓘ |
| lithology |
diamictite
ⓘ
dropstone-bearing strata ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Avalon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gaskiers, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies |
Harbour Main Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marystown Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleogeographicContext | Avalonian microcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Avalon Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avalonian terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Conception Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Precambrian stratigraphy of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| records | evidence of Neoproterozoic glaciation ⓘ |
| region | eastern Newfoundland ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
paleoclimatology
ⓘ
sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| significance |
key stratigraphic marker for late Neoproterozoic climate events
ⓘ
records one of the late Precambrian global glaciations ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Ediacaran System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Ediacaran stratigraphy
ⓘ
Neoproterozoic climate research ⓘ |
| underlies | Drook Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | correlation of late Neoproterozoic glacial deposits worldwide ⓘ |
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