Aeolianites in the Jurassic Jurgurra Sandstone, Canning Basin, Western Australia

Western Australia's Canning Basin contains an exposure of the Jurassic Jurgurra Sandstone examined in 1976. The note presents an environmental analysis of a section about 20 km north of the type locality, found to contain evidence of aeolian deposition. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing aeolian depositional environments based on the described cross-bedded sandstone features.
• Correlating subsurface stratigraphic units based on the tentative correlation with the Wallal Sandstone mentioned.
• Studying Jurassic marine transgressive deposits based on the paralic origin interpretation of the unit.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on a specific, geographically located exposure with coordinates provided (lat. 18° 32' 30" S, long. 123° 40' 55" E).
• Provides concrete thickness measurements for related units, such as the Wallal Sandstone being 120 m thick in one well and up to 369 m in another.

Limitations

• The dataset consists of a PDF/HTML note; the underlying structured data (e.g., columnar measurements) is not provided.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field examination and geological mapping conducted in 1976.

Time Range

Jurassic period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:15:11.949322; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia, specifically near Geegully Creek north of Mowla Bluff Homestead.