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The Cape Ballard Formation is an
Ediacaran The Ediacaran ( ) is a geological period of the Neoproterozoic geologic era, Era that spans 96 million years from the end of the Cryogenian Period at 635 Million years ago, Mya to the beginning of the Cambrian Period at 538.8 Mya. It is the last ...
formation cropping out in
Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...
. It consists of two sections, the upper section being formed of thickly bedded gray sandstones and quartz-granule conglomerates, and the lower section formed of gray and purple shales, and siltstones.


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{{Canada-geologic-formation-stub Ediacaran Newfoundland and Labrador Geologic formations of Newfoundland and Labrador Sandstone formations of Canada Shale formations of Canada Siltstone formations of Canada Conglomerate formations of Canada