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ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS FANTASQUE KINDLE BELCOURT KSITUAN UNIT B UNIT A PROPHET BESA RIVER BESA RIVER MIDDLE AND EARLY UPPER DEVONIAN CARBONATES SILURIAN TO ORDOVICIAN DOLOMITE, SANDSTONE AND MINOR LIMESTONES SILURIAN TO ORDOVICIAN DOLOMITE, SANDSTONE AND MINOR LIMESTONES CHOWADE GROUP ISHBEL GROUP BOULDER CLAYS, SAND AND GRAVEL, VARIED CLAYS, SILTS RECENT TUFA TOAD GRAYLING MOUNT WRIGHT HALFWAY BALDONNEL PARDONET BOCOCK PASSAGE BEDS DUNLEVY GETHING MOOSEBAR BULLHEAD UNDIVIDED MOOSEBAR GATES HASLER COMMOTION BICKFORD MONACH MONTIETH BEATTIE PEAKS S E N N I M GOODRICH GOODRICH CRUISER CRUISER DUNVEGAN DUNVEGAN WAPITI GROUP P U O R G N H O J T N I A S T R O F PUSKWASKAU BADHEART MUSKIKI CARDIUM KASKAPAU PEACE RIVER SECTION PINE RIVER SECTION DUNLEVY POKER CHIP NORDEGG FERNIE GROUP TAYLOR FLAT PRECAMBRIAN BOULDER CLAYS SAND AND GRAVEL, VARIED CLAYS, SILTS QUARTZITES, SHALES AND DOLOMITES OF UNCERTAIN AGE MONTNEY BELLOY DOIG HALFWAY BALDONNEL PARDONET PLAINS BANFF PEKISKO SHUNDA DEBOLT TAYLOR FLAT KISKATINAW GOLATA EXSHAW WABAMUN TROUT RIVER FORT SIMPSON WATERWAYS ELK POINT GROUP SLAVE POINT MUSKWA KAKISA - REDKNIFE . P G E L D N U R T R A D D O T S P U O R G T R A D D O T S P U O R G . P G R E B I A D DUNVEGAN WAPITI GROUP PUSKWASKAU BADHEART MUSKIKI CARDIUM KASKAPAU HOWARD CREEK SS. POUCE COUPE SS. DOE CREEK SS. SHAFTESBURY PADDY CADOTTE HARMON NOTIKEWIN FALHER WILRICH BLUESKY GETHING NIKANASSIN NIKANASSIN PASSAGE BEDS POKER CHIP NORDEGG FERNIE GROUP BUICK CREEK SS. Y V E L N U D CADOMIN PEACE RIVER SPIRIT RIVER ISHBEL GROUP SOUTHERN REGION OF N.E.B.C. PLAINS FANTASQUE ISHBEL GROUP MATTSON BANFF PEKISKO SHUNDA DEBOLT EXSHAW KOTCHO BESA RIVER TETCHO TROUT RIVER KAKISA REDKNIFE UPPER MBR. JEAN MARIE FORT SIMPSON MUSKWA SLAVE POINT LOWER KEG RIVER CHINCHAGA PRECAMBRIAN RED BEDS OF UNCERTAIN AGE QUARTZITES, SHALES AND DOLOMITES OF UNCERTAIN AGE STONE WATERWAYS FT. VERMILLION GILWOOD MUSKEG EVIE KLUA G E K R E P P U R E V I R WATT MOUNTAIN - SULPHUR POINT K R A P R E T T O R E I R R A B R E V I R G E K R E V I R N R O H MONTNEY DOIG . P G R E B I A D HLFY. BLDN. CHARLIE SOUTH PART OF AREA GARBUTT NORTH PART OF AREA SCATTER LEPINE WAPITI SIKANNI GETHING KOTANEELEE FORT NELSON SULLY BOULDER CLAYS SAND AND GRAVEL, VARIED CLAYS, SILTS ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS BOULDER CLAYS, SAND AND GRAVEL, VARIED CLAYS, SILTS RECENT TUFA BULLHEAD GROUP FERNIE GROUP UNNAMED POST - LIARD BEDS LIARD TOAD GRAYLING FANTASQUE KINDLE BESA RIVER BESA RIVER BESA RIVER NAHANNI WILLOW LAKE DUNEDIN STONE WOKKPASH MUNCHO-MACCONNELL NONDA QUARTZITES, ARGILLITES, SCHISTS AND BASIC IGNEOUS ROCKS OF ALASKA HIGHWAY ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONE AND CALCAREOUS PHYLLITE ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONE AND CALCAREOUS PHYLLITE LOWER CAMBRIAN LIMESTONES, QUARTZITES AND CONGLOMERATES ISHBEL GROUP GARBUTT SCATTER LEPINE SIKANNI SULLY DUNVEGAN FORT NELSON SOUTH PART OF AREA LIGNITE AND CLAY OF COAL R. NORTH PART OF AREA NORTHERN REGION OF N.E.B.C. PERIOD & EPOCH QUATERNARY TERTIARY UPPER UPPER UPPER UPPER MIDDLE MIDDLE MIDDLE LOWER LOWER LOWER LOWER LOWER PERMIAN SILURIAN ORDOVICIAN CAMBRIAN PENNSYLVANIAN C I S S A R U J C I S S A I R T N A I N O V E D C I O Z O N E C PRECAMBRIAN ERA LOWER ORDOVICIAN TO UPPER CAMBRIAN LIMESTONES LOWER ORDOVICIAN TO UPPER CAMBRIAN LIMESTONES LOWER (?) CAMBRIAN DOLOMITE LOWER CAMBRIAN ORTHOQUARTZITE LOWER CAMBRIAN AND PRECAMBRIAN MISINCHINKA GROUP, SLATES, SCHISTS, LIMESTONES, SOME QUARTZITES AND CONGLOMERATES ZONE DESIGNATION SERIES 600 580 560 540 520 500 480 460 440 420 400 380 360 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 080 060 040 020 PALAEOZOIC P U O R G N H O J T N I A S T R O F E S R O H G N I K C U B P U O R G N H O J T N I A S T R O F E S R O H G N I K C U B P U O R G N H O J T N I A S T R O F S U O E C T E R C C I O Z O S E M UPPER CHARLIE LAKE CHARLIE LAKE HASLER . P G E L D N U R P U O R G T N I O P K L E P U O GR P U O R G Y K O M S P U O R G Y K O M S MATTSON LAKE . P G . R C R E L O O H C S R E L O O H C S . P G . R C N A I P P I S S I S S I M . P G . R C D A E H L L U B R E L O O H C S STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION CHART NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA TIME INTERVALS, UNIT THICKNESSES AND EROSIONAL OR DEPOSITIONAL EFFECTS ARE NOT SHOWN TO SCALE 1. OWL 2. SIPHON 3. CECIL 4. NANCY 5. FLATROCK 6. BOUNDARY BAY 7. BASAL BOUNDARY LAKE 8. COPLIN 9. SEPTIMUS 10. MICA 11. KOBES 12. BLUEBERRY 13. FARRELL 14. GROUNDBIRCH 15. INGA 16. COFFEE CREEK 17. NORTH PINE 18. BEAR FLAT 19. WILDER 20. PINGEL 21. ‘A’ MARKER 22. ARTEX 23. DALE 24. COLDSTREAM * APPLIES ONLY TO THE PLAINS AREA OF THE SOUTHERN REGION OF NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA *

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Page 1: STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION CHART - British Columbia · northeastern british columbia time intervals, unit thicknesses and erosional or depositional effects are not shown to scale 1

ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS

FANTASQUE

KINDLE

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SILURIAN TO ORDOVICIAN DOLOMITE, SANDSTONE AND MINOR LIMESTONES

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STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION CHARTNORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

TIME INTERVALS, UNIT THICKNESSES AND EROSIONAL OR DEPOSITIONAL EFFECTS ARE NOT SHOWN TO SCALE

1. OWL2. SIPHON3. CECIL4. NANCY5. FLATROCK6. BOUNDARY BAY7. BASAL BOUNDARY LAKE8. COPLIN9. SEPTIMUS10. MICA11. KOBES12. BLUEBERRY

13. FARRELL14. GROUNDBIRCH15. INGA16. COFFEE CREEK17. NORTH PINE18. BEAR FLAT19. WILDER20. PINGEL21. ‘A’ MARKER22. ARTEX23. DALE24. COLDSTREAM

* APPLIES ONLY TO THE PLAINS AREA OF THE SOUTHERN REGION OF NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

*