| Raspberry Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Paleogeological map of the Raspberry Formation at the end of the Raspberry eruptive period | |
| Type | Geological formation1 |
| Unit of | Mount Edziza volcanic complex2 |
| Underlies | Little Iskut Formation1 Armadillo Formation1 |
| Overlies | Stikinia1 |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Alkali basalt, hawaiite1 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 57°30′N 130°36′W / 57.5°N 130.6°W / 57.5; -130.62 |
| Region | British Columbia1 |
| Country | Canada1 |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Raspberry Pass1 |
| Named by | Souther et al., 19843 |
The Raspberry Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Miocene age in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Name
The Raspberry Formation takes its name from Raspberry Pass, a mountain pass cutting through the central portion of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.14
Geology
The Raspberry Formation has a volume of 119 km3 (29 mi3), making it the third most voluminous geological formation comprising the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.12 It varies in elevation from less than 1,310 m (4,300 ft) along the Mess Creek Escarpment to 1,740 m (5,710 ft) near Armadillo Peak.1
The Raspberry Formation is overlain conformably by the Little Iskut Formation. An erosion surface separates the Raspberry Formation from the overlying Armadillo Formation and younger geological formations. Rocks of the Stikinia terrane underlie the Raspberry Formation.1
The Raspberry Formation consists of flat-lying alkali basalt and hawaiite flows. These flows are rusty brown and are interbedded with reddish-brown to yellow or orange scoria.1 The Raspberry Formation represents three overlapping Miocene shield volcanoes.2
K–Ar dating has yielded ages of 11.4 ± 1.5 million years, 8.4 ± 0.4 million years and 6.4 ± 0.3 million years for Raspberry hawaiite and 6.1 ± 0.4 million years and 5.5 ± 0.1 million years for Raspberry alkali basalt.1
References
References
- Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. pp. 3, 32, 47, 61, 249, 267. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.
- Edwards, Benjamin Ralph (1997). Field, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies of magmatic assimilation in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, northwestern British Columbia (PhD thesis). University of British Columbia. p. 10. ISBN 0-612-25005-9.
- "Raspberry Formation". Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- "Raspberry Pass". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2023-04-17.