Bacolet Formation
Bacolet Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Albian | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Tobago Volcanic Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Volcaniclastic sandstone & siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 11°12′N 60°48′W / 11.2°N 60.8°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 5°36′N 32°36′W / 5.6°N 32.6°W |
Region | Tobago |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Bacolet |
The Bacolet Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves radiolaria and ammonite fossils dating back to the Albian period. The formation is part of the Tobago Volcanic Group and comprises organic-rich, black pyritic siliceous mudstones and fine-grained volcaniclastic sandstones and siltstones.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tobago Volcanic Group at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
[edit]- A. W. Snoke and P.J. Noble. 2001. Ammonite-radiolarian assemblage, Tobago Volcanic Group, Tobago, West Indies—Implications for the evolution of the Great Arc of the Caribbean. Geological Society America Bulletin 113:256-264