Stanwell Park Claystone Explained

Stanwell Park Claystone
Period:Triassic
Age:Early-Mid Triassic
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Type:Geological formation
Otherlithology:Sandstone
Unitof:Narrabeen Group
Underlies:Scarborough Sandstone
Overlies:Bulgo Sandstone
Thickness:up to 79m (259feet)
Region:New South Wales
Extent:Sydney Basin
Namedfor:Stanwell Park, New South Wales
Location Ts:Illawarra
Country Ts:Australia
Thickness Ts:79

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanwell Park Claystone. Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. January 19, 2020.
  2. Web site: Southern Coalfields - Notes to Accompany the Southern Coalfield Geology Map - . R.S. Moffitt. Mineral Resources of New South Wales. March 7, 2023.