| Morrissey Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Outcrops of Morrissey Formation sandstone on a ridge in southeastern British Columbia | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Kootenay Group |
| Sub-units | Moose Mountain Member, Weary Ridge Member |
| Underlies | Mist Mountain Formation |
| Overlies | Fernie Formation |
| Thickness | up to 80 metres (260 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sandstone |
| Other | siltstone, mudstone, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50°30′N 114°59′W / 50.500°N 114.983°W |
| Region |  British Columbia Alberta |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Morrissey Ridge |
| Named by | D.W. Gibson[1] |
The Morrissey Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Jurassic (Portlandian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.[2] It is named for outcrops on Morrissey Ridge, 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Fernie, British Columbia, and is present in southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta.[1]
- ^ a b Gibson, D.W. 1985. Stratigraphy, sedimentology and depositional environments of the coal-bearing Jurassic-Cretaceous Kootenay Group, Alberta and British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 357, 108 p.
- ^ 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 18: Jurassic and Lowermost Cretaceous strata of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
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