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Nikanassin Formation grades from marine sediments at the base to coastal and continental at the top. The sediments were derived from newly uplifted mountains to the west and deposited along the western margin of the
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111:Nikanassin Formation near Brule
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341:). Mackay did not designate a
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337:means "first range" in
608:"Nikanassin Formation"
213:53.28917°N 117.87611°W
695:Depositional regions
369:Depositional history
363:Jasper National Park
291:Nikanassin Formation
224:Nikanassin Formation
218:53.28917; -117.87611
121:Geological formation
19:Nikanassin Formation
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681:Natural gas liquids
663:Hydrocarbon history
353:near the hamlet of
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903:Schooler Creek GRP
546:"Nikanassin Range"
359:Yellowhead Highway
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1140:Ernestina FM
1135:Cold Lake FM
1130:Chinchaga FM
1120:Keg River FM
1085:Gillwood MBR
1058:Waterways FM
1021:Woodbend GRP
940:Stoddart GRP
908:Baldonnel FM
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748:Saskatchewan
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265:Type section
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1115:Black Shale
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1009:Redknife FM
896:Nordegg MBR
827:Dunvegan FM
810:Kaskapau FM
795:Badheart FM
775:Scollard FM
770:Paskapoo FM
733:Fort Nelson
728:Liard River
686:Natural gas
476:, Alberta;
361:outside of
317:in western
303:Portlandian
216: /
203:117°52′34″W
190:Coordinates
31:Portlandian
1172:Categories
1026:Irteton FM
994:Wabamun FM
977:Pekisko FM
962:Rundle GRP
930:Montney FM
918:Halfway FM
881:Fernie GRP
869:Cadomin FM
864:Gething FM
859:Bluesky FM
805:Cardium FM
800:Muskiki FM
780:Wapiti GRP
613:2009-02-05
551:2009-02-05
516:2013-08-01
457:References
392:sandstones
335:Nikanassin
222: (
200:53°17′21″N
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1004:Kakisa FM
989:Exshaw FM
972:Shunda FM
967:Debolt FM
955:Golata FM
935:Belloy FM
785:Smoky GRP
718:foothills
386:Lithology
347:formation
311:Barremian
270:Named for
164:Sandstone
155:Lithology
147:Thickness
127:Underlies
35:Barremian
1110:Zama MBR
1036:Leduc FM
984:Banff FM
754:Manitoba
752:Western
525:cite web
351:outcrops
345:for the
297:unit of
280:Named by
184:Location
137:Overlies
925:Doig FM
445:of the
319:Alberta
247:Country
160:Primary
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396:shales
259:Canada
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237:Region
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355:Brûlé
305:) to
293:is a
174:Other
168:shale
578:ISBN
531:link
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339:Cree
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