Unit Name: Nicolet Formation
Unit Type: Lithostratigraphic
Rank: Formation
Status: Formal
Usage: Currently in use
Age Interval: late Middle Ordovician (N.A.) (460.9 - 451 ma)
Province/Territory: Quebec

Originator: Clark, T.H., 1947, QDM Prel. Rept. 204, p. 9-12.

Lithology:
The Nicolet Formation is composed of mudstone, lithic sandstone, siltstone, sandstone-like calcarenite and some conglomerate. (Globensky, et.al., 1993)

Remark:
This unit is a formation of the Lorraine Group.

Other Citations:
Clark, T.H., 1947, QDM Prel. Rept. 204, p. 9-12 [Nicolet River formation]; Globensky, Y., et.al., 1993, QMER DV 91-23, p. 184 [Formation, formally described].

Source: GSC file of geological names; T.E. Bolton and J. Dougherty (compiler)
Contributor: A.A. Coyne
Entry Reviewed: No
Name Set: Lithostratigraphic Lexicon
LastChange: 19 Feb 2015