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

A 1976 geological mapping note from the Mount Anderson Sheet area of the Canning Basin presents an environmental analysis of an exposure of the Jurassic Jurgurra Sandstone. The note, published by the Australian Ocean Data Network, examines evidence of aeolian deposition in a section about 20 km north of the type locality. The exposure consists of clean, fluted surfaces in a creek, with a vertical thickness averaging about 5 meters.

Use Cases

• Analyze aeolian depositional environments based on the description of cross-bedded sandstone and fluted surfaces.
• Correlate Jurassic sandstone units based on the tentative correlation with the subsurface Wallal Sandstone mentioned in the description.
• Study the transgressive deposits of a Jurassic marine advance based on the paralic origin interpretation provided.

Strengths

• Provides specific location coordinates for the exposure and nearby exploration wells.
• Includes concrete thickness measurements for the Wallal Sandstone unit (120 m to 369 m).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented in PDF/HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field examination and geological mapping during 1976.

Time Range

Jurassic period (specific study from 1976).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 06:25:13.838972; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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