The Connecting Point Group is a
Late Neoproterozoic geological formation
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock expo ...
cropping out on the
Avalon Peninsula
The Avalon Peninsula () is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is in size.
The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of the province's population, according to the 2016 Ca ...
of
Newfoundland
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, dominated by deep marine turbidite deposits.
[Normore, L.S. (2012). Geology of the Random Island map area (NTS 2C/04), Newfoundland. Curr. Res. Newfoundl. Labrador Dep. Nat. Resour. Geol. Surv. Report 12-, 121–145.]
Approximate age data from the middle of the group date it to ca. 610 Ma.
It corresponds to the
Conception Group and the
St. John's Group further east on the Avalon peninsula
References
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Neoproterozoic Newfoundland and Labrador
Geologic groups of Newfoundland and Labrador