| Reids Mistake Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Lopingian | |
 | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Newcastle Coal Measures |
| Underlies | Hartley Hill Coal |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | conglomerate |
| Other | tuff |
| Location | |
| Location | Hunter Region |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Country | 
Australia |
| Extent | Sydney Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | William Reid, ship's captain |
| Country | Australia |
Reids Mistake Formation is a geologic formation in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. It may be seen at the Swansea Headland Petrified Forest, near Swansea, New South Wales. Formed in the late Permian, it is part of the Boolaroo Subgroup of the Newcastle Coal Measures. [1]
Named after William Reid, who mistook the opening of Lake Macquarie for the Hunter River to the north. Within the tuff of this formation, west facing, fossilized remnants of Glossopteris trees can be seen in the wave cut platform. Reids Mistake Formation consists of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, claystone, and tuff. [2] [3]
See also
References
- ^ Chris Morton; Brian England. "Geolog 2014" (PDF). Journal of the Amateur Geological Society of the Hunter Valley, page 3. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Reids Mistake Formation". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Swansea Headland Petrified Forest". Geological Sites of New South Wales. Geomaps. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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