Bickford Formation

Bickford Formation
Stratigraphic range: Valanginian
TypeFormation
Unit ofMinnes Group
UnderliesCadomin Formation
OverliesMonach Formation
Thicknessmaximum 400 m (1,310 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherSiltstone, mudstone, coal
Location
Coordinates56°37′00″N 122°26′00″W / 56.6166°N 122.4333°W / 56.6166; -122.4333 (Bickford Formation)
RegionBritish Columbia
CountryCanada
ExtentWestern Canadian Sedimentary Basin
Type section
Named forMount Bickford
Named byD.F. Stott, 1981
Bickford Formation (Canada)

The Bickford Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin that consists primarily of nonmarine sediments. It is present in the northern foothills of the Canadian Rockies in northeastern British Columbia.