Etymology Ludwig Leichhardt State Queensland | Country Australia Type of rock Granite | |
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Age of rock Ordovician to Late Carboniferous | ||
The Leichhardt Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, is a mountain range located in North Queensland, Australia.
Map of Leichhardt Range, Mount Wyatt QLD 4804, Australia
The range runs parallel with the coast about 170 kilometres (106 mi) west of Mackay and has an average elevation of 355 metres (1,165 ft). It is composed of a series of rugged hills with folded granite and granodiorite. The age of the rocks vary from Ordovician (490 to 434 million years) to Late Carboniferous (325 to 298 million years). These are interspersed with areas of volcanic rhyolite of the Cambrian era (545 to 490 million years) at the southern edge.
The range is named after the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt.
References
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