Wianamatta Group
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The Wianamatta Group is a major geological rock sequence in the Sydney Basin of eastern Australia, consisting primarily of Triassic sedimentary formations that overlie the Hawkesbury Sandstone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wianamatta Group canonical | 3 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological group
ⓘ
rock unit ⓘ stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| age | Middle Triassic ⓘ |
| basin | Sydney Basin ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicUnit |
Triassic
ⓘ
surface form:
Triassic System
|
| controls |
Cumberland Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
landscape of Cumberland Plain
soil characteristics of western Sydney ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
floodplain
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| economicUse | source of clay for brickmaking ⓘ |
| forms | subsurface geology of western Sydney ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicPosition |
overlies Hawkesbury Sandstone
ⓘ
underlies younger Mesozoic units ⓘ |
| lithology |
sandstone
ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
eastern Australia ⓘ |
| namedFor | Wianamatta ⓘ |
| overlies | Hawkesbury Sandstone ⓘ |
| partOf | Sydney Basin ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Sydney region
ⓘ
surface form:
Sydney region
|
| stratigraphicSuperunitOf |
Ashfield Shale
ⓘ
Bringelly Shale ⓘ Minchinbury Sandstone ⓘ |
| underlies | Jurassic volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| weatheringProduct | clay-rich soils ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.