The Bacolet Formation is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves radiolaria and ammonite fossils dating back to the Albian period. The formation is part of the Tobago Volcanic Group and comprises organic-rich, black pyritic siliceous mudstones and fine-grained volcaniclastic sandstones and siltstones.[1]
| Bacolet Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Albian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Tobago Volcanic Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Volcaniclastic sandstone & siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 11°12′N 60°48′W / 11.2°N 60.8°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 5°36′N 32°36′W / 5.6°N 32.6°W |
| Region | Tobago |
| Country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Bacolet |
  Bacolet Formation (Trinidad and Tobago) | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tobago Volcanic Group at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- A. W. Snoke and P.J. Noble. 2001. Ammonite-radiolarian assemblage, Tobago Volcanic Group, Tobago, West Indies—Implications for the evolution of the Great Arc of the Caribbean. Geological Society America Bulletin 113:256-264