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Table of -Formations.(Cont'd) , ae ‘
Thickness
Group Formation ' Lithology Feet |
Moosebar Dark grey marine 1, 350 »
shales; calcareous
sandstone members
in upper part.
Bullhead . Gething Sandstone, silt- 1 O75" +

stone, shales, coal;
non-marine.

Gething Formation

The name "Gething" was given by McLearn (1922) to the upper
member of the Bullhead Mountain formation (now Bullhead group)
in Peace River Canyon. It is a coal-bearing series of sandstones -
and shales of non-marine origin, overlain by marine shales of the
Moosebar formation and underlain by a series. of coarse sandstones,
conglomerates, and quartzitic sandstones. The contact between the
Gething and the lower Bullhead member is drawn arbitrarily where
conglomerates and grits give place to overlying medium to fine:
sandstone, shale, clay ironstone, and coal beds. The thickness
of the Gething in Peace River Canyon is about 1,400. feet.

‘Strata correlative with the Gething formation are exposed
along Hasler Creek near ‘the coal mine and in the Willow Creek
drainage basin near Pine River. Outcrops are scarce and discon-
tinuous and usually comprise less than 50 feet of beds. The
thickest section is exposed on Hasler Creek, near the coal mine.
Tt comprises the following:

Overlying beds - Moosebar formation
Thickness
Feet Inches

Sandstone, grey to cream, OHeCa scattered 4
pebbled. ve ue shenehelts sivlelsicleicveneleleleleile 6
Siltstone, sandy, laminated, ldark! erey, buff
Saree et NAA Orn rile rae Me rR ene 38
Sandstone, buff weathering. ....ececeesesereeeees IL
Siltstone, arenaceous, dark grey, sub-conchoidal
; PAG PUT Nie i SNL A Sie eh iia teu LH AL ree Na ue 36
Shale, black, somewhat fissile, a few con-
cretionary bands. Deen e nett eee ee ene ea
Siltstone, arenaceous, “puff 4 +o brown weathering.
Shale, black, somewhat fissile, concretionary
bands and irregular nNoduleS...ceseeeseeceas
Coal, schisted, prostrate compressed tree trunks
Shale, plant fragments, some irregular coal
Se EMIT eS oe Me ere en leme SMANCE MENSA CATS SOM 0
Siltstone, sandy, fairly massive, buff
WEACNETING . co cc ce cee were were ene ceree eee
Shale, with thin concretionary bandsS...ccccuseees
Coal, DTAGHT. cers eeescreveucvecrsvcrsesvsseecees
Shale, brown weathering, thin concretionary
aN bands: some coal fragments near topec.eees.
Sandstone, medium-grained, fine bedding,
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Shale, grey to black, buff AS era oe a
Sandstone, massive, buff WEATHO MIN Bieiyetelurcleleelsielses
Shale, sandy, sub-conchoidal fracture. shelteieneneleh evens

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