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]

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References

  1. Rainforests of the Illawarra District, 1995, authors Kevin Mills and Jacqueline Jakeman, pages 4, 9 & 64. Coachwood Publishing, ISBN:064621506X
  2. "Budgong Sandstone". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. http://dbforms.ga.gov.au/pls/www/geodx.strat_units.sch_full?wher=stratno=2815.