Tectonic and eustatic control on deposition and preservation of Upper Cretaceous ooidal ironstone and associated facies: Peace River Arch area, NW Alberta, Canada

• Published in: Sedimentology
• Main Authors: Donaldson, W. Steven, Plint, A. Guy, Longstaffe, Fred J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1999
• Subjects: Bad Heart; Canada; The Arch; Peace River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3091.1999.00271.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1365-3091.1999.00271.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-3091.1999.00271.x

The Late Coniacian, shallow‐marine Bad Heart Formation of the Western Canada foreland basin is very unusual in that it contains economically significant ooidal ironstone. Deposition of shallow‐water and iron‐rich facies appears to have been localized over the crest and flanks of a subtle intrabasina...