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Sandstone

Shale

Siltstone

Chert

Red beds

Evaporites

Limestone

Dolostone

Bituminous shale

Bituminous limestone

Precambrian rocks

Non-deposition/unconformity

STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION CHARTNORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ADJACENT

PARTS OF ALBERTA, YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Coal

Shaly limestone

WATT MOUNTAIN

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Rad zoneRad zoneRad zone

PLAINS

CENTRAL ALBERTAWEST CENTRAL

ALBERTA

ROCKY MOUNTAINS& FOOTHILLS

ROCKY MOUNTAINS& FOOTHILLS

SOUTHERN REGION OF N.E.B.C.

PLAINS

NORTHTHERN REGION OF N.E.B.C.

PLAINSROCKY MOUNTAINS& FOOTHILLS

N.W.T & YUKON

LIARD RIVER AREA

NORTHWESTTERRITORIES

GREAT SLAVE LAKE AREA

ISHBEL ISHBEL ISHBEL ISHBEL

RECENT TUFA RECENT TUFA

BOULDER CLAYS,SAND AND GRAVEL

VARVE CLAYS,SILTS

LIGNITE AND CLAY OF COAL R.

SOUTH PARTOF AREA

NORTH PARTOF AREA

DUNVEGANFORT

NELSON

SULLY

SIKANNI

LEPINE

SCATTER

GARBUTT

BU

CK

ING

HO

RS

E

FO

RT

SA

INT

JO

HN

GR

OU

P

BULLHEAD

FERNIE

LUDINGTON

LIARD

TOAD

GRAYLING

SOUTH PARTOF AREA

NORTH PARTOF AREA

KASKAPAU

SIKANNI

SULLY

LEPINE

SCATTER

GARBUTT

GETHING

BALDONNELBALDONNEL

SC

HO

OL

ER

CHARLIELAKE

HALF-WAY

DA

IBE

R

DOIG

MONTNEY

DEBOLT

SHUNDA

PEKISKO

BANFF

EXSHAW

FT. VERMILLION

SULPHUR POINT

MUSKEG

UPPERKEG R.

PINEPOINT

EV

IE-

KL

UA

KE

G R

. B

AR

RIE

R

LOWER KEG RIVER

CHINCHAGA

RED BEDS OF UNCERTAIN AGE

QUARTZITES, SHALES ANDDOLOMITES OF UNCERTAIN AGE

QUARTZITES, SHALES ANDDOLOMITES OF UNCERTAIN AGE

PRECAMBRIAN PRECAMBRIAN

ELK POINTGROUP

EL

K P

OIN

T G

RO

UP

SILTYLIMESTONE

UNIT

WABAMUN

EXSHAW

BANFF

PEKISKORU

ND

LE

SHUNDA

DEBOLT

GOLATA

KISKATINAW

TAYLOR FLAT

ST

OD

DA

RT

STO

DD

AR

T

BELLOY

MONTNEY

DOIG

DA

IBE

RS

CH

OO

LE

RHALFWAY

CHARLIE LAKE

PARDONET

NORDEGG

POKER CHIP

PASSAGE BEDS

NIKANASSIN

NIKANASSIN

FE

RN

IEB

UL

LH

EA

D

CADOMINBUICK

CREEK SS.

GETHING

FO

RT

SA

INT

JO

HN

GR

OU

P

BU

CK

ING

HO

RS

E

FO

RT

SA

INT

JO

HN

GR

OU

P

BLUESKY

SPIRITRIVER

PEACERIVER

WILRICHFALHER

NOTIKEWINHARMONCADOTTE

PADDY

SHAFTESBURY

DUNVEGAN

KASKAPAU

HOWARD CREEK SS.POUCE COUPE SS

DOE CREEK SS.

CARDIUMMUSKIKI

BADHEART

PUSKWASKAU

WAPITI

WAPITI

SM

OK

Y

SM

OK

Y

PINE RIVERSECTION

PEACE RIVERSECTION

PUSKWASKAU

BADHEARTMUSKIKI

CARDIUM

KASKAPAU

DUNVEGANDUNVEGAN

FO

RT

SA

INT

JO

HN

GR

OU

P

DU

NL

EV

Y

CRUISER

GOODRICH

HASLER

HASLER

GOODRICH

CRUISER

COMMOTION

GATES

MOOSEBAR MOOSEBAR

GETHINGBULLHEADUNDIVIDED

DUNLEVY

MIN

NE

S BICKFORDMONACH

BEATTIE PEAKS

MONTEITH

DUNLEVY

PASSAGE BEDS

POKER CHIP

NORDEGG

BOCOCK

PARDONET

BALDONNEL BALDONNEL

CHARLIE LAKE

HALFWAY

MOUNT WRIGHT

TOAD

GRAYLING

CHOWADEGROUP

CHOWADEGROUP

CHOWADEGROUP

UNIT C

UNIT C

UNIT B

UNIT A

PROPHET

BESA RIVER

BESA RIVER

MIDDLE ANDEARLY UPPER

DEVONIANCARBONATES

SILURIAN TO ORODOVICIAN DOLOMITE,SANDSTONE AND MINOR LIMESTONES

SILURIAN TO ORODOVICIAN DOLOMITE,SANDSTONE AND MINOR LIMESTONES

LOWER ORDOVICIAN TO UPPERCAMBRIAN LIMESTONES

LOWER ORDOVICIAN TO UPPERCAMBRIAN LIMESTONES

LOWER(?) CAMBRIAN DOLOMITE

LOWER CAMBRIAN ORTHOQUARTZITE

LOWER CAMBRIAN ANDPRECAMBRIAN MISINCHINKA

GROUP, SLATES, SCHISTS,LIMESTONES, SOME

QUARTZITES AND CONGLOMERATES

LOWER CAMBRIAN

MIDDLE CAMBRIAN

UPPERCAMBRIAN

LOWERORDOVICIAN

UPPERORDOV.

FLUME

PEDRIX CAIRN

PEECHEE

GROTTO

ARCSLOWER ALEXO

SASSENACH

MORRO

COSTIGANPALLISER

ALEXO

MOUNTHAWK

FA

IRH

OL

ME

EXSHAW

BANFF

PEKISKO

SHUNDA

RU

ND

LE DEBOLT

GOLATA

TOAD-GRAYLING

SC

HO

OL

ER

SC

HO

OL

ER BALDONNEL

CHARLIE LAKE

HALFWAY

NORDEGGFE

RN

IE

FE

RN

IE

NIKANASSIN

NIKANASSIN

FERNIESHALE

CADOMIN

LUSCAR

MOUNT PARK

AL

BE

RTA

BLACKSTONE

CARDIUM

WAPIABI

BRAZEAU SOLOMON SS.

PASKAPOO PASKAPOO

EDMONTON

BELLY RIVER

LEA PARK

FIRST WHITE SPECKLED SHALE

WA

PIA

BI

CARDIUM

CO

LO

RA

DO

BL

AC

KS

TO

NE

SECOND WHITESPECKLED SHALE

FISH SCALE ZONE

VIKING

JOLI FOU

MANNIVILLE

NIKANASSIN

FERNIE

RU

ND

LE

SHUNDA

PEKISKO

ELKTON

BANFF

EXSHAW

BIGVALLEY

STETTLERWABAMUN

WIN

TE

RB

UR

N GRAMINIA

CALMAR

NISKU

IRETON

WO

OD

BE

ND

LE

DU

C

DUVERNAY

BA

SA

RE

EF DUV.

REEF

MAJEAU L.COOKING L. COOKING L.

BEAVERHILL LAKE

UP

PE

R E

LK

PO

INT WATT MTN.

MUSKEG

KEG RIVER

CHINCHAGA

RED BEDSCOLD LAKEERNESTINA

LOTSBERGBASAL

RED BEDS

PRECAMBRIAN PRECAMBRIAN

MIDDLECAMBRIAN

UPPER CAMBRIANELDON

STEPHENCATHEDRAL

BOULDER CLAYS,SAND AND GRAVEL

VARVE CLAYS,SILTS

NIKAINASSIN

SO

UT

HE

SK

LO

WE

RE

LK

PO

INT

WAPITI

GR

UN

BL

ER

TWINFALLS

GREAT SLAVE GROUPET - THEN SERIES

AND IGNEOUS ROCKS

OLD FORT ISLAND

MIRAGE POINT

CHINCHAGA

PINE POINT

PRESQU’ILESULPHUR PT.

PRESQU’ILEAMCO SHALE

SLAVE POINT

HORNRIVER

LOWER MBR.

ESCARPMENT MBR.

HAY RIVER

ALEXANDER MBR.

UPPER MBR.

TATHLINA

REDKNIFE

KAKISA

TROUT RIVER

TETCHO

FORT SAINT JOHNGROUP

BOULDER CLAYS,SAND AND GRAVEL,

VARVED CLAYS,SILTS

BOULDER CLAYS,SAND AND GRAVEL,

VARVED CLAYS,SILTS

WAPITI

KOTANEELEE

FORT NELSON

SULLY

SIKANNI

LEPINE

SCATTER

GARBUTT

FO

RT

SA

INT

JO

HN

GR

OU

P

BU

CK

ING

HO

RS

E

CHINKEH

FANTASQUE

MATTSON

MATTSON

ETANDA

FLETT

CLAUSEN

YOHIN

FORT SIMPSON AND HORNRIVER, UPPER AND MIDDLE

DEVONIAN SILTSTONE,LIMESTONES, AND SHALES

NAHANNI

HEADLESSMANETOE

ARNICAFUNERAL

SOMBRE

ORDOVICAIN TO DEVONIAN(?) CARBONATESSHALE AND SANDSTONE

ORDOVICAIN TO DEVONIAN(?) CARBONATESSHALE AND SANDSTONE

ORDOVICAIN TO DEVONIAN(?) CARBONATESSHALE AND SANDSTONE

SUNBLOOD

GREEN ARGILLITEOF PROTEROZOIC(?)

AGE

QUARTZITES, ARGILLITES,SCHISTS AND BASIC

IGNEOUS ROCKSOF ALASKA HIGHWAY

LOWER CAMBRIAN LIMESTONES,QUARTZITES AND CONGLOMERATES

NONDA

MUNCHO-McCONNELL

WOKKPASH

STONE

DUNEDIN

KECHIKA

KECHIKA

BESA RIVER

BESARIVER

BOULDER CLAYS,SAND AND GRAVEL,

VARVED CLAYS, SILTS

FANTASQUE

BOULDER CLAYS,SAND AND GRAVEL,

VARVED CLAYS,SILTS

KOTANEELEE

KINDLE

MATTSON

MATTSON

WEST EAST

BESARIVER

KOTCHO KOTCHO

TETCHO TETCHO

TROUT R. TROUT R.

KAKISAKAKISA

FORTSIMPSON

RED-KNIFE

UPPER MBR.

JEAN MARIE

FORTSIMPSON

MUSKWAMUSKWA

BEAVERHILLLAKE

SLAVE POINT

HORNRIVER

BEAVERHILLLAKE

MUSKWA

FORTSIMPSON

SLAVE PT.

BOULDER CLAYS,SAND AND GRAVEL,

VARVED CLAYS,SILTS

BOULDER CLAYS,SAND AND GRAVEL,

VARVED CLAYS, SILTS

FANTASQUE

LONELYBAY

RU

ND

LEDEBOLT

SHUNDA

PEKISKO RU

ND

LE

MATTSON

MATTSON

FORTSIMPSON

EXSHAW

HORNRIVER

GOLATAGOLATA

PERIOD&

EPOCHERA

QUATERNARY

CE

NO

ZO

IC

UPPER

CR

ETA

CE

OU

S

LOWER

ME

SO

ZO

IC

JU

RA

SS

IC UPPER

MIDDLE

LOWER

TR

IAS

SIC

UPPER

MIDDLE

LOWER

PERMIAN

PENNSYLVANIAN

MIS

SIS

SIP

PIA

N UPPER

LOWER

UPPER

PA

LE

OZ

OIC

DE

VO

NIA

N

MIDDLE

LOWER

SILURIAN

ORDOVICIAN

CAMBRIAN

PRECAMBRIAN