Earth:Budgong Sandstone
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Budgong Sandstone, exposed near Lake Illawarra, Australia
Budgong Sandstone is a lithic sedimentary rock occurring in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia . This stratum is up to 370 metres thick. Formed in the Late Permian,[1] it consists mostly of tuffaceous material from local Illawarra volcanic rocks. Budgong Sandstone is reddish brown to grey in colour. It creates soils which are associated with rainforest vegetation.[2]
See also
- Sydney Basin
- Bald Hill Claystone
- Narrabeen group
References
- ↑ Rainforests of the Illawarra District, 1995, authors Kevin Mills and Jacqueline Jakeman, pages 4, 9 & 64. Coachwood Publishing, ISBN:064621506X
- ↑ "Budgong Sandstone". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. http://dbforms.ga.gov.au/pls/www/geodx.strat_units.sch_full?wher=stratno=2815.
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