Signal Hill Group

Siliciclastic group of marine Ediacaran strata

Signal Hill Group

Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran

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Occurrence of the Signal Hill Group in southeastern Newfoundland

Type| Group
Sub-units| In north Avalon:

* Blackhead Formation / Flat Rock Cove Fm
* Cuckold Formation
* Ferryland Head Formation
* Quidi Vidi Formation
* Gibbett Hill Formation

In south Avalon:

* Cape Ballard Formation
* Ferryland Head Formation
* Gibbett Hill Formation
* Cappahayden Formation[1][2]

Underlies| Adeyton Group (unconformably)[1]
Overlies| St. John's Group (conformably)[1]
Location
Region|  Newfoundland
Country|  Canada

The Signal Hill Group is a siliciclastic Group of marine Ediacaran strata, cropping out in Newfoundland, in the eastern Bonavista Peninsula and the eastern Avalon peninsula.[2]

It corresponds temporally to the Musgravetown Group further west.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d A. F. King, S. P. Colman-Sadd; J. P. Hayes (eds.), GEOLOGY OF THE AVALON PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND (parts of 1K, 1L, 1M, 1N and 2C) Map 88-01 (Digital reproduction) (PDF)
2. ^ a b O’Brien, S.J.; King, A.F. "LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC (EDIACARAN) STRATIGRAPHY OF AVALON ZONE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, BONAVISTA PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND" (PDF). `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)

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