Scarborough Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. Commonly seen in the Illawarra region, this stratum is up to 26 metres thick. Formed in the early Triassic, it is part of the Narrabeen Group of sedimentary rocks. This formation includes quartz-lithic sandstone, sometimes with pebbles.[1][2]
| Scarborough Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early-Mid Triassic ~ | |
 | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Narrabeen Group |
| Underlies | Wombarra Claystone |
| Overlies | Stanwell Park Claystone |
| Thickness | up to 26 metres (90 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Country |  Australia |
| Extent | Sydney Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Scarborough, New South Wales |
| Location | Illawarra |
| Country | Australia |
| Thickness at type section | 27 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Scarborough Sandstone". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ R.S. Moffitt. "Southern Coalfields - Notes to Accompany the Southern Coalfield Geology Map -" (PDF). Mineral Resources of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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