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Tumblagooda Sandstone

geological formation, Australia
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The Tumblagooda Sandstone is a geological formation found in Western Australia. It is composed of thick red sandstones that formed during the Upper Silurian period. These sediments were derived from the erosion of a Precambrian massif known as the Yilgarn Block. This geological unit is an example of a clastic wedge, which are wedge-shaped deposits formed adjacent to land areas where erosion occurs under conditions of moderate to high rainfall.1

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  1. Old Red Sandstone
  2. Silurian Period - Clastic wedges

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