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Bundook beds

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Bundook Beds

Stratigraphic range: Devonian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesWallanbah Formation
Thicknessup to 2,740 metres (8,990 ft)
Location
LocationNew England Orogen
CountryAustralia
Type section
LocationNew South Wales
Year defined1988
CountryAustralia

The Bundook Beds is a rock formation in the New England Orogen in eastern Australia. The maximum thickness is 2,740 metres, Formed between the Famennian and Frasnian in the late Devonian geological period. [1]

Bundook beds consists of grey to brown lithic sandstone and siltstone, frequently cherty and ribbon banded. The formation is interbedded with massive greywackes, minor conglomerates and minor limestone.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bundook beds". Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Roberts, J. et al., 1991. Geology of the Camberwell, Dungog, and Bulahdelah 1:100 000 sheets 9133, 9233, 9333. Geological Survey of New South Wales, 1v, 382pp.