ERTH3104 Virtual Field Trip to New England Orogen
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Stop name: Red Rock headland *This is the last stop.
Location: Cliff areas around the Reflections Holiday Parks Red Rock. This location is ~16 km north of Woolgoolga along the Pacific Highway.
Coordinates: 29°58'54.36"S, 153°14'1.87"E
What to see: At this location you will see rocks from the Anaiwan terrane, a mostly trench-fill sediment-dominated subduction complex. Several lithologies are exposed along the coast, including mafic volcanic rocks, volcaniclastic rocks, and chert.
(Above) Basaltic breccia at Red Rock (Photo by J. Aitchison). Click here to enter 360 view. This outcrop is located next to the lifebuoy (shown both in this photo and the 360 view). Note the greenish yellow unit (near vertical) in this outcrop. What do you think it is? Is it a later sill or in sequence with these breccia? How could you tell? Hint: there is no way to tell from the photo - field work is irreplaceable!
(Above) Basaltic breccia at Red Rock (Photo by Y. Chen).
(Above) A faulted section of red ribbon chert. (Photo by Y. Chen)
(Above) A tilted section of red ribbon chert. (Photo by Y. Chen)
(Above) Folded red chert at Red Rock. (Photo by R. Zhou)
A plaque at Red Rock commemorating the Bloodrock Massacres (Photo from Wikipedia)
Learn more about the Aboriginal history of the Coffs Harbour region brought to us by the Coffs Harbour City Library. [Download the report in PDF]
Click here to enter 360 view. This is a view from the viewing point of Red Rock. All rocks at this location are red chert.
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