Hutton Sandstone | |
Type: | Geological formation |
Age: | Bajocian ~ |
Period: | Bajocian |
Prilithology: | Sandstone |
Otherlithology: | Siltstone, mudstone, coal, conglomerate |
Namedfor: | Mount Hutton |
Coordinates: | -28.8436°N 149.5009°W |
Paleocoordinates: | -64.2°N 89.9°W |
Unitof: | Bundamba Group |
Underlies: | Birkhead Formation, Injune Creek Group, Walloon Coal Measures, Durabilla Formation |
Overlies: | Evergreen & Poolowanna Formations |
Thickness: | Up to 290m (950feet) |
Extent: | Surat Basin |
The Hutton Sandstone is a geological formation of the Surat Basin in Queensland, Australia. The ferruginous sandstones and coal were deposited in a floodplain environment and dates back to the Bajocian.[1] [2]