Newport Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Triassic

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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]

## See also

* Sydney Basin
* Bald Hill Claystone
* Garie Formation
* Narrabeen group

## References

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.

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