Newmarracarra Limestone

Newmarracarra Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Late Bajocian
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofChampion Bay Group
UnderliesKojarena Sandstone
OverliesColalura Sandstone, Bringo Shale
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates28°42′S 114°48′E / 28.7°S 114.8°E / -28.7; 114.8
Approximate paleocoordinates40°06′S 57°30′E / 40.1°S 57.5°E / -40.1; 57.5
RegionWestern Australia
CountryAustralia
ExtentPerth Basin
Newmarracarra Limestone (Australia)
Newmarracarra Limestone (Western Australia)

The Newmarracarra Limestone is a Bajocian geologic formation, in Western Australia. It consists of yellow grey sandy or clayey limestone, which occasionally grades into calcareous sandstone. Fossils of the Rhynchonellida in the family Wellerellidae, Cirpa fromontae were reported from the formation.