The Brigus Formation is a fossiliferous (e.g. trilobites
[Normore, L. S. 2012: GEOLOGY OF THE RANDOM ISLAND MAP AREA (Nts 2C/04), Newfoundland. Current Research (2012) Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Report 12-:121–145.]) upper lower Cambrian
geologic formation
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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It comprises a series of deep red nodular mudstones, with some prominent grey limestone beds.
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Cambrian Newfoundland and Labrador
Cambrian south paleopolar deposits
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