Nowra Sandstone | |
Period: | Late Permian |
Age: | Late Permian |
Type: | Geological formation |
Prilithology: | Sandstone |
Thickness: | up to 90m (300feet) |
Extent: | Sydney Basin |
Nowra Sandstone occurs in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. Formed in the Late Permian, the rock stratum is up to 90 metres thick.[1] The popular bushwalking areas of Pigeon House Mountain and the Budawangs feature this rock type.