Wombarra Claystone Explained

Wombarra Claystone
Period:Triassic & Permian
Age:late Permian to early Triassic
Type:Geological formation
Otherlithology:quartz-lithic sandstone
Unitof:Narrabeen Group
Underlies:Scarborough Sandstone
Overlies:Bulli Coal
Thickness:up to 30m (100feet)
Region:New South Wales
Extent:Sydney Basin
Namedfor:Wombarra, New South Wales
Location Ts:Illawarra
Country Ts:Australia

Wombarra Claystone is a geologic formation in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. Commonly seen in the Illawarra region, this stratum is up to 30 metres thick. Formed in the late Permian to the early Triassic, it is part of the Narrabeen Group of sedimentary rocks. This formation includes grey shale, and minor quartz-lithic sandstone.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wombarra Claystone. Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. May 3, 2024.
  2. Bowman, H.N., Stewart, T.R., 1974, Wollongong, New South Wales, 1:50 000 geological series map. Sheet 9029-II, 1st edition. (See Geology of the Wollongong, Kiama & Robertson 1:50 000 sheets by Geol. Surv.NSW). Geological Survey of New South Wales, 1v