Changing the way you look at the world
One interesting feature of the rocks around Canberra is that they are confined to a small time-interval on the geological column, that is from the Middle Ordovician to the Late Silurian (see figure 1 for the location of these rocks … Continued
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
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
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
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
Figure 1 is a view from Kellys Knob looking south-west across the Ord River valley, which is wide and flat. Some Kununurra streets and houses are visible in the foreground. Further back you can see the Kununurra Airport. And beyond … Continued
This prominent hill just north of the town of Kununurra in the Kimberley in Western Australia is called Kellys Knob (aka Thegoowiyeng). It rises some 190 metres above the surrounding plain and gives great views of the area around Kununurra. … Continued
Figure 1 is from the raised walkway through Hidden Valley in Mirima National Park, Kununurra, WA. You can see the steep escarpment in the rock outcrop ahead, which rises some 30 metres above the floor of the valley. It is … Continued
After a short climb to a lookout at the end of Hidden Valley in Mirima National Park, a couple of kilometres north of Kununurra, you can enjoy an attractive view of the remarkable rock formations. This pile of sandstone, hundreds … Continued
I’m looking at a brochure I obtained at the Anakie Gemfest headed “A Geo Journey Through Prehistory”. Anakie is a tiny town 300 km west of Rockhampton on the Capricorn Highway, in a locality where sapphires are mined. The brochure … Continued