The Bundook Beds is a rock formation in the New England Orogen in eastern Australia. The maximum thickness is 2,740 metres, Formed between the Famennian and Frasnian in the late Devonian geological period. [1]

Bundook Beds

Stratigraphic range: Devonian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesWallanbah Formation
Thicknessup to 2,740 metres (8,990 ft)
Location
LocationNew England Orogen
CountryAustralia
Type section
LocationNew South Wales
Year defined1988
CountryAustralia

Bundook beds consists of grey to brown lithic sandstone and siltstone, frequently cherty and ribbon banded. The formation is interbedded with massive greywackes, minor conglomerates and minor limestone.[2]

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  1. ^ "Bundook beds". Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Roberts, J. et al., 1991. Geology of the Camberwell, Dungog, and Bulahdelah 1:100 000 sheets 9133, 9233, 9333. Geological Survey of New South Wales, 1v, 382pp.