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It takes the name from Tetcho Lake , and was first described in the Imperial Island River No. 1Trout Lake by H.R. Belyea and D.J. McLaren in 1962.[2]
Lithology
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The Tetcho Formation is composed of fine grained limestone with shale partings, silty at the base.
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Distribution
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The Tetcho Formation reaches a maximum thickness of 75 metres (250 ft ).[1] British Columbia and southern Northwest Territories .
Relationship to other units
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The Tetcho Formation is conformably overlain by the Kotcho Formation and conformably overlays the Trout River Formation and Fort Simpson Formation .[1]
It is equivalent to the lower Wabamun Group in Alberta and to parts of the Besa River Formation in the Liard area of British Columbia.
References
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^ Belyea, H.R. and McLaren, D.J., 1962. Upper Devonian formations, southern part of Northwest Territories, northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta; Geological Survey of Canada , Paper 61-29, 74 p.
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tetcho_Formation&oldid=1170218897 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● G e o l o g i c f o r m a t i o n s o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ● G e o l o g i c f o r m a t i o n s o f t h e N o r t h w e s t T e r r i t o r i e s ● D e v o n i a n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ● D e v o n i a n N o r t h w e s t T e r r i t o r i e s ● L i m e s t o n e f o r m a t i o n s o f C a n a d a ● S h a l e f o r m a t i o n s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● C o o r d i n a t e s o n W i k i d a t a
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