RAMPARTS, BEAVERTAIL, AND OTHER DEVONIAN FORMATIONS

ABSTRACT The Ramparts Formation and associated deposits in the Northwest Territories, Canada, have long been a source of disagreement. Stratigraphic work by E. M. Kindle and many others is reviewed to date so as to bring out the opposed views that have prevailed. Eight stratigraphic sections are described from field work and core examination by the writer. The facts from these sections are marshalled to show the clear separation of Beavertail from Ramparts Formation, and the equivalence of Kee Scarp to Beavertail Formation.