Kounugu Formation

Unit Name: Kounugu Formation
Unit Type: Lithostratigraphic
Rank: Formation
Status: Formal
Usage: Abandoned
Age Interval: late Cenozoic (23.03 - 0 ma)
Province/Territory: British Columbia

Originator: Souther et al., 1984.

Lithology:

Alkali olivine basalt, hawaiite, minor picrite (Souther et al., 1984).

Remark:

* See Kounugu Member (Nido Formation)

Other Citations:

Souther, 1988, 1992.

References:

Souther, J.G., 1988. Geology, Mount Edziza volcanic complex, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map no. 1623A, 2 sheets.

Souther, J.G., 1992. The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 420, 329 p.

Souther, J.G., Armstrong, R.L., and Harakal, J., 1984. Chronology of the peralkaline, late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, northern British Columbia, Canada; Geological Society of America Bulletin, March 1984, Vol. 95, Issue 3, pp. 337-349.

Source: GSC file of geological names; T.E. Bolton and J. Dougherty (compiler)
Contributor: Michael Pashulka
Entry Reviewed: No
Name Set: Lithostratigraphic Lexicon
LastChange: 02 Feb 2011