Newport Formation

Newport Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Triassic

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Newport Formation; Stratigraphic range: Mid-Triassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Wind-weathered sandstone near St Michaels Cave, Avalon Beach, Australia
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Narrabeen Group
Thickness	up to 49 metres (160 ft)
Location
Location	Sydney Basin
Country	Australia

The Newport Formation is a geologic formation outcropping in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia . This stratum is up to 49 metres thick. Formed in the mid-Triassic, it is part of the Narrabeen Group of sedimentary rocks.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Newport Formation (NSW)". Geoscience Australia. Australian Government. http://dbforms.ga.gov.au/pls/www/geodx.strat_units.sch_full?wher=stratno=29789.
↑ Gregory Retallack. "Triassic Paleosols in the Upper Narrabeen Group of New South Wales. Part II: Classification and Reconstruction" (PDF). http://blogs.uoregon.edu/gregr/files/2013/07/narrabeen_group_part2-1jbsbu1.pdf.

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[Geo-1] "Newport Formation (NSW)". Geoscience Australia. Australian Government. http://dbforms.ga.gov.au/pls/www/geodx.strat_units.sch_full?wher=stratno=29789.

[2] Gregory Retallack. "Triassic Paleosols in the Upper Narrabeen Group of New South Wales. Part II: Classification and Reconstruction" (PDF). http://blogs.uoregon.edu/gregr/files/2013/07/narrabeen_group_part2-1jbsbu1.pdf.

Newport Formation

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