The Bonavista Formation is an Early Cambrian formation which is exposed in outcrop in Newfoundland. The unit is dominated by red mudstone, with some purple-green mudstones, and the occasional interbedded nodular limestone. A gritty conglomerate is exposed at the base of the unit.[2]

Bonavista Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cambrian
Bonavista Fm near Long Cove, Trinity Bay, NL
TypeFormation
Unit ofAdeyton Group[1]
UnderliesSmith Point Fm
OverliesRandom Fm
Location
RegionNewfoundland
CountryCanada

Occurrence in southeast Newfoundland

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