| Nido Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 Paleogeological map of the Nido Formation at the end of the Nido eruptive period | |
| Type | Geological formation[1] |
| Unit of | Mount Edziza volcanic complex[2] |
| Sub-units | Kounugu Member, Tenchen Member[1] |
| Underlies | Spectrum Formation, Pyramid Formation, Ice Peak Formation, Big Raven Formation, Edziza Formation[1] |
| Overlies | Raspberry Formation, Armadillo Formation, Little Iskut Formation[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Alkali basalt, hawaiite[1] |
| Other | Fluvial gravel[1] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 57°30′N 130°36′W / 57.5°N 130.6°W[2] |
| Region | British Columbia[1] |
| Country | Canada[1] |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nido Creek[1] |
| Named by | Souther et al., 1984[3] |
The Nido Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Neogene age in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Souther, J. G. (1992). The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada (Report). Memoir 420. Canada Communication Group. pp. 93, 95, 98, 100, 246, 248, 249, 267. doi:10.4095/133497. ISBN 0-660-14407-7.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Nido Formation". Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
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