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Peanut Wood deposits (Teredo Wood; Toredo Wood), Mooka Creek, Mooka Station, Carnarvon Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Peanut Wood deposits (Teredo Wood; Toredo Wood) | Group of Deposits |
| Mooka Creek | Creek |
| Mooka Station | - not defined - |
| Carnarvon Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 51' 56'' South , 114° 57' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Deposits
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gascoyne Junction | 147 (2013) | 32.5km |
Peanut Wood is a silicified petrified wood, being dark brown to black with lighter cream coloured areas. The wood is mainly a conifer and podocarp called Araucaria. Driftwood sank to the bottom of ancient shallow seas, where it was attacked by a bivalve called Teredo or shipworm. The wood settled into mud at the bottom of the ocean, and the numerous borings by the bivalve were filled with radiolarian sediments, creating the lighter areas.
The rock is scattered across the surface or near surface probably at several locations along the western edge of the Kennedy Ranges. It is part of the Windalia Radiolarite, of the Cretaceous period, 120 million years ago.
The rock is scattered across the surface or near surface probably at several locations along the western edge of the Kennedy Ranges. It is part of the Windalia Radiolarite, of the Cretaceous period, 120 million years ago.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Southern Carnarvon BasinBasin
- Gascoyne Sub-basinBasin
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Southern Carnarvon BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Darling OrogenOrogenic Belt
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Peanut Wood deposits, Mooka Creek, Mooka Station, Carnarvon Shire, Western Australia, Australia