Melbourne Formation
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TypeFormation
Unit ofMurrindindi Supergroup
UnderliesHumevale Formation
OverliesYan Yean & Anderson Creek Formations
| Melbourne Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ludlow epoch ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Murrindindi Supergroup |
| Underlies | Humevale Formation |
| Overlies | Yan Yean & Anderson Creek Formations |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, siltstone |
| Other | Shale, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°48′S 145°00′E / 37.8°S 145.0°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 2°06′S 174°54′E / 2.1°S 174.9°E |
| Region | Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Extent | Lachlan Orogen |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Melbourne |
| Named by | Schleiger |
| Year defined | 1974 |
  Melbourne Formation (Australia)  Melbourne Formation (Victoria) | |
The Melbourne Formation is a geologic formation in Victoria, Australia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ludlow epoch of the Silurian period.[1][2]
The Melbourne Formation, part of the Murrindindi Supergroup, is conformably overlain by the Humevale Formation and overlies the Yan Yean and Anderson Creek Formations. The formation comprises mainly thin-bedded siltstone and sandstones. Most beds show undisturbed Bouma sequences.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[2]