Unit Name: Sharon Creek formation
Unit Type: Lithostratigraphic
Rank: Formation
Status: Undefined
Usage: Currently in use
Age Interval: Precambrian (4567.17 - 542 ma)
Province/Territory: British Columbia

Originator: Fyles, J.T. and Eastwood, G.E.P., 1962, BCDM Bull. 45, p. 14, 23.

Locality Data:
Thickness(m): Minimum 0, Maximum 310.

Lithology:
The Sharon Creek formation is dark-grey to black siliceous argillite, slate and phyllite. It contains lenses of argillaceous limestone and beds of grey quartzite and pebble conglomerate. The Sharon Creek closely resembles the Triune formation.

Other Citations:
Fyles, J.T. and Eastwood, G.E.P., 1962, BCDM Bull. 45, p. 14, 23.

References:
Fyles, James T. and Eastwood, G.E.P., 1962. Geology of the Ferguson area, Lardeau District, British Columbia; British Columbia Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Bulletin No. 45, 92 p. + XIV plates.

Source: GSC file of geological names; T.E. Bolton and J. Dougherty (compiler)
Entry Reviewed: No
Name Set: Lithostratigraphic Lexicon
LastChange: 05 Mar 2009