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Boolaroo Subgroup

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Boolaroo subgroup
Stratigraphic range: late Permian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofNewcastle Coal Measures
Sub-unitsmany, including Reids Mistake Formation
UnderliesAdamstown Subgroup
OverliesMoon Island Beach Subgroup
Lithology
Primarysandstone
Otherconglomerate
Location
LocationHunter Region
RegionNew South Wales
Country Australia
ExtentLachlan Orogen
Type section
Named forBoolaroo, New South Wales
Named byMcKenzie and Britten (1969)
CountryAustralia

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Boolaroo Subgroup". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ Chris Morton; Brian England. "Geolog 2014" (PDF). Journal of the Amateur Geological Society of the Hunter Valley, page 3. Retrieved 15 March 2023.