Buen Formation

Buen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian Series 2 (Atdabanian)
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TypeFormation
Unit ofSirius Passet
Sub-unitsUpper & lower members
UnderliesHans Tavsen icecap
OverliesPortfjeld Formation
ThicknessUp to 700 m (2,300 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone, shale
Location
Coordinates83°06′N 33°48′W / 83.1°N 33.8°W / 83.1; -33.8
Approximate paleocoordinates22°06′S 49°00′W / 22.1°S 49.0°W / -22.1; -49.0
RegionPeary Land
CountryGreenland
ExtentFranklinian Basin
Type section
LocationSouthern Peary Land
Buen Formation is located in Greenland
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Buen Formation (Greenland)

The Buen Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Peary Land, North Greenland. The shale preserves fossils dating back to the Early Cambrian period (Atdabanian in the local timescale, about 520 to 513 Ma).[1]


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