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Neranleigh-Fernvale Beds

Coordinates: 28°20′03″S 153°34′26″E / 28.334132°S 153.573864°E / -28.334132; 153.573864
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Neranleigh-Fernvale Beds
Stratigraphic range: Late Devonian-Early Carboniferous
~365–332 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Thickness2,500–3,500 m (8,200–11,500 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherSiltstone, chert, basalt
Location
Coordinates28°20′03″S 153°34′26″E / 28.334132°S 153.573864°E / -28.334132; 153.573864
RegionNew South Wales & Queensland
Country Australia
Type section
Named forNeranwood & Beenleigh
Named byBryan and Jones 1950, renamed by Korsch, R.J. & Harrington, H.J., 1981
Year defined1950
RegionNew South Wales & Queensland
CountryAustralia
Neranleigh-Fernvale Beds is located in Australia
Neranleigh-Fernvale Beds
Neranleigh-Fernvale Beds (Australia)
Neranleigh-Fernvale Beds is located in Queensland
Neranleigh-Fernvale Beds
Neranleigh-Fernvale Beds (Queensland)

The Neranleigh-Fernvale beds is a geologic formation in the north east of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. This formation was created in the Late Devonian to the Early Carboniferous, of a thickness up to 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).

Description

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This formation contains a heterogeneous succession of sandstone. Either derived from volcanic action, or locally oolitic. Other constituents include siltstone, chert and minor mafic volcanics including pillow basalt. Conglomerate and jasper, with low metamorphosed greenschist are also present. Basaltic volcanics are interbedded with the Neranleigh-Fernvale sediments. Fossils are rarely encountered.[1][2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Neranleigh-Fernvale beds". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ Lohe, Eric Manfred. "The Neranleigh-Fernvale beds of southeastern Queensland : petrology, sedimentology, structure metamorphism, and tectonic evolution". University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ Henley, H.F., Brown, R.E., Brownlow, J.W., Barnes, R.G., Stroud, W.J., 2001, Grafton-Maclean 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH56-6, 7, Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, Map, Map Legend