Blomidon Formation Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian Faulted continental redbeds of the Blomidon Formation, Minas Basin North Shore, Nova Scotia Type Geological formation Unit of Newark Supergroup Underlies North Mountain Basalt Overlies Wolfville Formation Thickness 365–2,500 m (1,198–8,202 ft) Lithology Primary Sandstone Other Mudstone Location Coordinates 45°17′43″N 64°19′55″W﻿ / ﻿45.29528°N 64.33194°W﻿ / 45.29528; -64.33194Coordinates: 45°17′43″N 64°19′55″W﻿ / ﻿45.29528°N 64.33194°W﻿ / 45.29528; -64.33194 Region Nova Scotia Country Canada Type section Named for Cape Blomidon Named by Klein, 1962