Bundook beds
| Bundook Beds | |
|---|---|
Stratigraphic range: | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Wallanbah Formation |
| Thickness | up to 2,740 metres (8,990 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | New England Orogen |
| Country | Australia |
| Type section | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Year defined | 1988 |
| Country | Australia |
The Bundook Beds is a rock formation in the New England Orogen in eastern Australia. The maximum thickness is 2,740 metres, Formed between the Famennian and Frasnian in the late Devonian geological period.[1]
Bundook beds consists of grey to brown lithic sandstone and siltstone, frequently cherty and ribbon banded. The formation is interbedded with massive greywackes, minor conglomerates and minor limestone.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Bundook beds". Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Roberts, J. et al., 1991. Geology of the Camberwell, Dungog, and Bulahdelah 1:100 000 sheets 9133, 9233, 9333. Geological Survey of New South Wales, 1v, 382pp.