Trial Bay Red Granite Quarry, South West Rocks, Macquarie Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trial Bay Red Granite Quarry | - not defined - |
| South West Rocks | - not defined - |
| Macquarie Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 52' 36'' South , 153° 4' 16'' East |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -30.87690,153.07118 |
| GeoHash: | G#: r6sb75p11 |
| Age: | 247.2 to ~237 Ma |
| Geologic Time: | Middle Triassic |
| Reference for age: | Gilligan, L.B., Brownlow, J.W., Cameron, R.G., Henley, H.F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 509 pages. |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
A minor granite quarry.
Regions containing this locality
Nambucca Province, New England Orogen, Australia
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Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Early Triassic - Triassic 247.2 - 251.902 Ma ID: 934748 | Smokey Cape Monzogranite Age: Early Triassic (247.2 - 251.902 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Smokey Cape Monzogranite Description: Hornblende-biotite leucocratic monzogranite, granophyre. Granitoids of unnamed suite (Coastal granitoid belt) I-type granitoids and leucogranites Comments: igneous felsic intrusive; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Igneous felsic intrusive Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
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