Stanwell Park Claystone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early-Mid Triassic ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Narrabeen Group |
Underlies | Scarborough Sandstone |
Overlies | Bulgo Sandstone |
Thickness | up to 79 metres (260 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Region | New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Extent | Sydney Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Stanwell Park, New South Wales |
Location | Illawarra |
Country | Australia |
Thickness at type section | 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]