| Elk Point Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early to Middle Devonian | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Upper and Lower Elk Point Group |
| Underlies | Beaverhill Lake Group, Manitoba Group |
| Overlies | Precambrian to Silurian formations[1] |
| Thickness | up to 610 metres (2,000 ft)[2] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | dolomite, halite, anhydrite |
| Other | Limestone, shale, potash |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 53°54′19″N 110°37′49″W / 53.9053°N 110.6304°W |
| Region | Northern plains |
| Country |  Canada  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Elk Point |
| Named by | J.R. McGehee[3] |
The Elk Point Group is a stratigraphic unit of Early to Middle Devonian age in the Western Canada and Williston sedimentary basins. It underlies a large area that extends from the southern boundary of the Northwest Territories in Canada to North Dakota in the United States. It has been subdivided into numerous formations,[4] number of which host major petroleum and natural gas reservoirs.[5]
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McGheewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mossop, G.D. and Shetsen, I. (compilers). Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and Alberta Geological Survey (1994). "The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Chapter 10: Devonian Elk Point Group of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin". Retrieved 2016-06-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mossop, G.D. and Shetsen, I. (compilers) Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (1994). "The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Chapter 32: Oil and Gas Resources of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin". Retrieved 2016-06-20.
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