Borsato Formation

The Borsato Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian age. It is present on the western edge of the Western [Canadian Sedimentary Basin|Western Canada Sedimentary Basin] in the southern Rocky Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia. It consists of dolomite and was named for Mount Borsato in the Flathead Range near North Kootenay Pass by R.A. Price in 1965.
The formation is fossiliferous and includes remains of stromatoporoids and tabulate corals.

Thickness and lithology

The Borsato Formation is thick. It was deposited in a reefal environment and consists of dark coloured, medium- to thick-bedded, medium- to coarse-crystalline dolomite.

Distribution and relationship to other units

The Borsato Formation is present in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta, west of the Lewis Thrust Fault and south of about 49° 45". It overlies the Hollebeke Formation, and is overlain by the Mount [Hawk Formation] or the Peechee Member of the Southesk Formation, depending on the location.