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Stanwell Park Claystone
Stratigraphic range: Early- Mid Triassic
~252–237  Ma
Type Geological formation
Unit of Narrabeen Group
Underlies Scarborough Sandstone
Overlies Bulgo Sandstone
Thicknessup to 79 metres (260 ft)
Lithology
Primary Shale
Other Sandstone
Location
Region New South Wales
Country  Australia
Extent Sydney Basin
Type section
Named for Stanwell Park, New South Wales
Location Illawarra
CountryAustralia
Thickness at type section79

Stanwell Park Claystone is a geologic formation in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. Commonly seen in the Illawarra region, this stratum is up to 79 metres thick. Formed in the early Triassic, it is part of the Narrabeen Group of sedimentary rocks.This formation includes red, green and grey shale with quartz- lithic sandstone. [1] [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stanwell Park Claystone". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ R.S. Moffitt. "Southern Coalfields - Notes to Accompany the Southern Coalfield Geology Map -" (PDF). Mineral Resources of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 March 2023.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stanwell Park Claystone
Stratigraphic range: Early- Mid Triassic
~252–237  Ma
Type Geological formation
Unit of Narrabeen Group
Underlies Scarborough Sandstone
Overlies Bulgo Sandstone
Thicknessup to 79 metres (260 ft)
Lithology
Primary Shale
Other Sandstone
Location
Region New South Wales
Country  Australia
Extent Sydney Basin
Type section
Named for Stanwell Park, New South Wales
Location Illawarra
CountryAustralia
Thickness at type section79

Stanwell Park Claystone is a geologic formation in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. Commonly seen in the Illawarra region, this stratum is up to 79 metres thick. Formed in the early Triassic, it is part of the Narrabeen Group of sedimentary rocks.This formation includes red, green and grey shale with quartz- lithic sandstone. [1] [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stanwell Park Claystone". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ R.S. Moffitt. "Southern Coalfields - Notes to Accompany the Southern Coalfield Geology Map -" (PDF). Mineral Resources of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 March 2023.



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