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The Garie Formation is a narrow band of sedimentary rocks occurring in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. This stratum is up to 8 metres thick, situated below the sandstones of the Newport Formation. Formed in the mid-Triassic, it is part of the Narrabeen Group of sedimentary rocks. Garie formation consists of layers of clay pellet sandstone, dark lithic particles, spotted volcanic deposits and chocolate coloured claystone bands.

See also

• Sydney Basin
• Bald Hill Claystone
• Bulgo Sandstone
• Narrabeen group

References

1. "Garie Formation". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
2. Gregory Retallack. "Triassic Paleosols in the Upper Narrabeen Group of New South Wales. Part II: Classification and Reconstruction" (PDF). Blogs.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
3. John Martyn. "Towards a Richer Understanding of Local Geology, STEP INC, Retrieved February 22nd, 2018".

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