The geological history of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs

Recently, I visited Canberra, Australia, and checked some of the geological information about that region. I wanted to understand where the rocks around Canberra fitted with Noah’s Flood. Canberra is the federal capital city of Australia where the houses of … Continued

Windjana Gorge, Western Australia, was not an ancient barrier reef

Recently, a friend asked if I knew about Windjana Gorge in the north of Western Australia. He said, “It is on the Gibb River road in the Kimberley and the information there said the cliffs were a reef. It was … Continued

Enormous volcanic cataclysm engulfed most of northern Australia during Noah’s Flood

The adjacent figure is a small extract from a geological map of the area around Kellys Knob, Kununurra, Western Australia. Whenever I visit a new area, I spend much time poring over geological maps, which are available free as images … Continued

What do the fossilized ripples preserved on sandstone layers on Kellys Knob, Kununurra, mean?

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Here are two examples of fossilized ripples preserved on the sandstone layers up Kellys Knob, just north of Kununurra, Western Australia. There are many examples on the surfaces of the rocks. These ripples indicate that the sediment was deposited from … Continued

Ripples preserved on Heavitree Quartzite strata point to water inundation

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The photo shows ripple marks preserved in a block of Heavitree Quartzite fallen from the east abutment of Heavitree Gap, just south of Alice Springs. The hard, brittle quartzite strata are cracked in multiple directions allowing blocks of quartzite to … Continued

The Finke River near Hermannsburg, Central Australia, reveals evidence for Noah’s Flood

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The landscapes of Central Australia provide amazing insights into the way the waters of Noah’s Flood drained from the continent. Figure 1 from Google Earth shows the area immediately south of the mission station of Hermannsburg. The course of the … Continued