The Gaskiers Formation is a

geologic 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 exp ...

Newfoundland and Labrador 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 populatio ...

, and takes its named from the wider

Gaskiers-Point La Haye Gaskiers-Point La Haye is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, located in St. Mary's Bay. It is located southwest of St. Mary's. It became a local government community in 1970. In 2021, the town had a population of 189. Demographics ...

area. The Gaskiers-Point La Haye/Gaskiers Formation gets its name to the

Gaskiers glaciation The Gaskiers glaciation is a period of widespread glacial deposits (e.g. diamictites) that lasted under 340,000 years, between 579.88 ± 0.44 and 579.63 ± 0.15 million years ago — i.e. late in the Ediacaran Period — making it the last major ...

, a glacial event that was around during a majority or short period of the formations range, with recent evidence suggesting that the event actually started a lot earlier than was previously thought in the underlying Mall Bay Formation.

References

* Ediacaran Newfoundland and Labrador Geologic formations of Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-stub