Clarence Moreton Basin
The Clarence Moreton Basin is a Mesozoic sedimentary basin on the easternmost part of the Australian continent. It is located in the far north east of the state of New South Wales around Lismore and Grafton and in the south east corner of Queensland. It is the part of the Great Artesian Basin that extends to the east coast in Australia's central eastern lowlands.
| Clarence Moreton Basin | |
|---|---|
Walloon Coal Measures exposed in quarry at Bexhill | |
Location in Australia | |
| Coordinates | 30°00′S 152°30′E |
| Location | Northern Rivers, New South Wales & South East Queensland |
| Characteristics | |
| Area | 16,000 km2 (6,200 sq mi) |
| Range | Tweed, Border, Lamington, McPherson |
| Geology | |
| Basin type | Rift basin |
| Age | Late Triassic-Early Cretaceous |
| Stratigraphy | Stratigraphy |
| Geoscience Australia | |
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