Geological Sites in Calgary
Take a walk through 66 million years of local history.
Visiting geological sites in Calgary and area is a great way to stay in touch with field geology and share our geological history with everyone. These notes will help anyone to see Calgary's last 66 million years or so, close up. Most sites that were originally mapped and described by geologists are now built-over or fenced off. But the sites I describe can still be viewed safely from flat sites on public property, so no need to put yourself in any jeopardy. Please stay off the outcrops - they are fragile and there are no fossils or rocks to collect. You will be outside and you may be close to traffic and other people in a busy urban setting, so visit at your own risk. Always think safety before science.
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PAGEs UNDER CONstruction: Calgary geological sites
To come: Scollard Formation
Cretaceous to Paleogene
To come: Willow Creek Formation
Cretaceous to Paleogene - Paleocene
To come: Porcupine Hills Formation
To come: Porcupine Hills Formation
Paleogene - Paleocene
To come: Paskapoo Formation
To come: Nose Hill and Signal Hill Gravels
To come: Porcupine Hills Formation
Paleogene - Paleocene to Oligocene
To come: Nose Hill and Signal Hill Gravels
To come: Nose Hill and Signal Hill Gravels
To come: Nose Hill and Signal Hill Gravels
Neogene - Miocene to Quaternary Pliocene?
Lochend Till
To come: Nose Hill and Signal Hill Gravels
To come: Nose Hill and Signal Hill Gravels
Quaternary-Pleistocene
To come: Balzac Till
Quaternary - Pleistocene
To come: Calgary's Glacial Lakes and Spillways
To come: Calgary's Glacial Lakes and Spillways
Quaternary-Holocene