Reids Mistake Formation

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]

Reids Mistake Formation
Stratigraphic range: Lopingian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofNewcastle Coal Measures
UnderliesHartley Hill Coal
Lithology
Primaryconglomerate
Othertuff
Location
LocationHunter Region
RegionNew South Wales
Country Australia
ExtentSydney Basin
Type section
Named forWilliam Reid, ship's captain
CountryAustralia

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]

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References

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  1. ^ Chris Morton; Brian England. "Geolog 2014" (PDF). Journal of the Amateur Geological Society of the Hunter Valley, page 3. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Reids Mistake Formation". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Swansea Headland Petrified Forest". Geological Sites of New South Wales. Geomaps. Retrieved 15 March 2023.