Boolaroo Subgroup
Appearance
Boolaroo subgroup | |
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Stratigraphic range: late Permian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Newcastle Coal Measures |
Sub-units | many, including Reids Mistake Formation |
Underlies | Adamstown Subgroup |
Overlies | Moon Island Beach Subgroup |
Lithology | |
Primary | sandstone |
Other | conglomerate |
Location | |
Location | Hunter Region |
Region | New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Extent | Lachlan Orogen |
Type section | |
Named for | Boolaroo, New South Wales |
Named by | McKenzie and Britten (1969) |
Country | Australia |
Boolaroo Subgroup is a geologic formation in the Lachlan Orogen in eastern Australia in the Hunter Region. Formed in the late Permian, it is part of the Newcastle Coal Measures. This formation includes sandstone, conglomerate, tuff, and black coal. Belmont Conglomerate Member, part of the Boolaroo Subgroup can be seen at Caves Beach, New South Wales.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Boolaroo Subgroup". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Chris Morton; Brian England. "Geolog 2014" (PDF). Journal of the Amateur Geological Society of the Hunter Valley, page 3. Retrieved 15 March 2023.