Mingan Formation
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| Mingan Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ordovician | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
The Mingan Formation is a middle Ordovician geological formation found beneath Anticosti Island in Quebec. It is composed mainly of carbonate rocks that formed in shallow to moderately deep marine environments.[1]
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[edit]- ^ McLaughlin, Patrick I.; Emsbo, Poul; Desrochers, André; Bancroft, Alyssa; Brett, Carlton E.; Riva, John F.; Premo, Wayne; Neymark, Leonid; Achab, Aicha; Asselin, Esther; Emmons, M. Matthew (2016). "Refining 2 km of Ordovician chronostratigraphy beneath Anticosti Island utilizing integrated chemostratigraphy". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 53 (8). Canadian Science Publishing: 865–874. doi:10.1139/cjes-2015-0242. hdl:1807/72880.
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