Allyn River Member

Coordinates: 32°18′29″S 151°30′53″E / 32.308110°S 151.514747°E / -32.308110; 151.514747
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Allyn River Member
Ma
A cliff above the Allyn River, Australia
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofFlagstaff Formation, Australia
Thicknessup to 1,000 metres (3,280 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, mudstone
OtherTurbiditic sedimentary structures
Location
Coordinates32°18′29″S 151°30′53″E / 32.308110°S 151.514747°E / -32.308110; 151.514747
RegionHunter Valley
Country Australia
Type section
Named forAllyn River
Named byD.Lindley
Year defined1988
RegionNew South Wales
CountryAustralia
Thickness at type section740
Allyn River Member is located in Australia
Allyn River Member
Allyn River Member (Australia)
Allyn River Member is located in New South Wales
Allyn River Member
Allyn River Member (New South Wales)

The Allyn River Member is a

New England Orogen
in eastern Australia.

Seen in the

Ma.
, it is part of the Flagstaff Formation of sedimentary rocks.

This formation includes green to brown, medium thickly bedded

turbiditic sedimentary structures and interbeds of brown thinly bedded mudstone.[1][2]

See also

  • New England Orogen

References

  1. ^ "Allyn River Member". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ Roberts, J., Engel, B., Lennox, M., Chapman, J., 1991, Dungog, New South Wales 1:100 000 Geological Sheet 9233, Geological Survey of New South Wales. 1:100,000 geological sheet series, 1v, Map