Cappahayden Formation

Cappahayden Formation Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Signal Hill Group
Underlies	Gibbett Hill Formation
Overlies	Renews Head Formation
Lithology
Primary	Siliciclastic marine siltstones
Location
Region	Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Occurrence of the Cappahayden Formation in southeastern Newfoundland

The Cappahayden Formation is a formation cropping out in Newfoundland. It comprises fine grey sandstones/siltstones with very fine black parallel laminations, rarely with crossbedding.