Lea Park Formation

Lea Park Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Campanian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Judith River Formation
Overlies	First White Speckled Shale
Thickness	up to 270 metres (890 ft)^[1]
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Siltstone
Location
Coordinates	53°39′15″N 110°19′49″W / 53.65427°N 110.3302°W / 53.65427; -110.3302 (Lea Park Formation)Coordinates: 53°39′15″N 110°19′49″W / 53.65427°N 110.3302°W / 53.65427; -110.3302 (Lea Park Formation)
Region	Alberta
Country	Canada
Type section
Named for	Lea Park, Alberta
Named by	J.A. Allan, 1918

The Lea Park Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Late Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Canada.

It takes the name from the settlement of Lea Park, Alberta, located north-west of Lloydminster on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. It was first defined in an outcrop on the river banks, located in section 15-11-54-3W4M by J.A. Allan in 1918.^[2] The early campanian age was determined from its foraminifera and mollusks found in the formation.

Lithology

The Lea Park Formation is composed of dark shale with minor siltstone. ^[1] Calcite veins and ironstone concretions, as well as bentonite beds are found throughout the formation.

Distribution

The Lea Park Formation reaches a maximum depth of 270 metres (890 ft) in its eastern reaches. I occurs in the sub-surface in west-central Alberta and extends eastwards through north-eastern Alberta and north-western Saskatchewan.^[1]

Relationship to other units

The Lea Park Formation is conformably overlain (and laterally replaced )by the Judith River Formation and conformably overlies the First White Speckled Shale of the Colorado Group.^[1]

It is equivalent to Judith River Formation, Clagett Formation and Eagle Formation in northern Montana, and is replaced by the Belly River Formation, Pakowki Formation and Milk River Formation in southern Alberta. In eastern Saskatchewan and in Manitoba it is equivalent to the Gammon Ferruginous Member, Pembina Member and lower Millwood Member of the Pierre Shale. The Lower Lea Park correlates with the Puskwaskau Formation in north-western Alberta, and the entire formation is equivalent to part of the Wapiabi Formation in the northern Canadian Rockies

References

1 2 3 4 Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Lea Park Formation". Retrieved 2009-03-23.
↑ Allan, J.A., 1918. Sections along North Saskatchewan River and Red Deer and South Saskatchewan rivers; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1917, Part C, pp. 9-13.

Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

Hydrocarbon history	Oil sands and heavy oil Frontier exploration and development Natural gas liquids Natural gas

Depositional regions	Southern Alberta Central Alberta Northwestern Alberta Plains South-central Canadian Rockies foothills North-east Plains North-central foothills Liard River Fort Nelson Northern Rocky Mountains Fort St. John Saskatchewan Western Manitoba

Northeastern plains	Bearpaw FM Belly River GRP Lea Park FM La Biche GRP Viking FM Joli Fou FM Colony SS Mannville GRP McLaren MBR Grand Rapids FM Waseca SS Sparky SS Gen. Petr. SS Clearwater FM Rex SS Lloydminster SS Wabiskaw MBR Cummings MBR McMurray FM Dina MBR Banff FM Exshaw FM Wabamun FM Winterburn FM Woodbend GRP Grosmont FM Irteton FM Cooking Lake FM Beaverhill Lake GRP Elk Point GRP Canadian Shield

Central Alberta	Paskapoo FM Scollard FM Edmonton GRP Battle FM Whitemud MBR Horseshoe Canyon FM Bearpaw FM Belly River GRP Ribstone Creek MBR Victoria MBR Brosseau MBR Lea Park FM Colorado GRP Cardium FM Mannville GRP Glauconitic Sandstone Ostracod Beds Sunburst Member Taber Member Detrital Beds Fernie GRP Rock Creek MBR Nordegg MBR Rundle GRP Mount Head FM Elkton MBR Shunda FM Pekisko FM Banff FM Exshaw FM Canadian Shield

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