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The
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Kupsch, W.O., 1956. Frenchman
Formation of eastern Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Maastrichtian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
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Russell, L.S., 1932. The
Cretaceous-Tertiary transition of Alberta. Trans.
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with volcanic grains, concretionary layers and green-grey
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The
Eastend Formation is conformably overlain by the
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307:The Eastend Formation is composed lithic
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295:. It takes its name from the town of
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517:Frontier exploration and development
1118:Geologic formations of Saskatchewan
1148:Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
419:Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units
293:Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
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359:valley, the Eastend Formation is
496:Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
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1138:Sandstone formations of Canada
1123:Geologic formations of Alberta
1:
456:Geological Society of America
141:up to 30 metres (100 ft)
552:Northwestern Alberta Plains
351:and gradually overlies the
343:Relationship to other units
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376:Horseshoe Canyon Formation
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579:Northern Rocky Mountains
458:Bull. v. 6a, p. 413-420.
372:St. Mary River Formation
1128:Cretaceous Saskatchewan
565:North-central foothills
512:Oil sands and heavy oil
443:Royal Society of Canada
335:lies directly over the
200:49.50461°N 108.83756°W
297:Eastend, Saskatchewan
261:Eastend, Saskatchewan
536:Depositional regions
370:It is equivalent to
205:49.50461; -108.83756
108:Geological formation
741:Beaverhill Lake GRP
522:Natural gas liquids
504:Hydrocarbon history
384:Fox Hills Formation
365:Frenchman Formation
333:Frenchman Formation
195: /
118:Frenchman Formation
28:Stratigraphic range
1133:Cretaceous Alberta
619:Porcupine Hills FM
349:Whitemud Formation
319:beds are found in
270:L.S. Russell, 1932
122:Whitemud Formation
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950:Mission Canyon FM
908:Gypsum Springs FM
562:North-east Plains
382:, as well as the
353:Bearpaw Formation
337:Bearpaw Formation
278:Eastend Formation
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132:Bearpaw Formation
22:Eastend Formation
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1143:Shale formations
1006:Saskatchewan GRP
799:Judith River GRP
769:Cypress Hills FM
614:Cypress Hills FM
605:Southern Alberta
557:Canadian Rockies
543:Southern Alberta
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1067:Stonewall FM
1062:Interlake FM
1023:Manitoba GRP
972:Lodgepole FM
893:Shaunavon FM
834:Colorado GRP
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779:Frenchman FM
761:Saskatchewan
659:Colorado GRP
629:Edmonton GRP
589:Saskatchewan
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392:North Dakota
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327:Distribution
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252:Type section
1092:Deadwood FM
1087:Winnipeg FM
1011:Birdbear FM
923:Madison GRP
886:Sawtooth FM
866:Vanguard FM
819:Lea Park FM
814:Foremost FM
784:Whitemud FM
716:Crowfoot FM
684:Sawtooth FM
644:Foremost FM
574:Fort Nelson
569:Liard River
527:Natural gas
423:"Formation"
361:erosionally
203: /
190:108°50′15″W
177:Coordinates
1112:Categories
1045:Prairie FM
1016:Duperow FM
999:Torquay FM
928:Charles FM
913:Watrous FM
881:Rierdon FM
859:Success FM
854:Cantuar FM
824:Pakowki FM
794:Bearpaw FM
789:Eastend FM
711:Wabamun FM
691:Rundle GRP
679:Rierdon FM
649:Pakowki FM
428:2010-01-01
398:References
209: (
187:49°30′17″N
1082:Yeoman FM
1077:Herald FM
1055:Ashern FM
989:Bakken FM
955:Kisbey SS
938:Ratcliffe
871:Ellis GRP
839:Viking FM
809:Oldman FM
726:Ireton FM
706:Bakken FM
701:Exshaw FM
669:Ellis GRP
639:Oldman FM
559:foothills
355:. In the
309:sandstone
303:Lithology
257:Named for
155:Sandstone
146:Lithology
138:Thickness
114:Underlies
898:Piper FM
876:Swift FM
849:Pense FM
731:Leduc FM
721:Nisku FM
696:Banff FM
674:Swift FM
595:Manitoba
593:Western
284:unit of
267:Named by
171:Location
128:Overlies
965:Tilston
388:Montana
291:in the
234:Country
151:Primary
943:Midale
933:Poplar
607:plains
315:beds.
246:Canada
243:
224:Region
960:Alida
313:shale
280:is a
165:Shale
161:Other
390:and
374:and
317:Coal
276:The
228:WCSB
104:Type
40:PreꞒ
386:in
378:in
289:age
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