BMR Marine Geology Cruise in the Southern Barrier Reef and Northern Tasman Sea, 1970

Legacy marine geology data from a Bureau of Mineral Resources cruise conducted in late 1970. The dataset covers the southern Great Barrier Reef and northern Tasman Sea, but no abstract or detailed description is available. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Map seafloor sediment types and geological features (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyze historical marine geology survey methods and data (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Correlate geological data with modern bathymetric surveys (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on data_gov_au, an official open data platform.
• Associated with the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized data aggregator.
• Last metadata update recorded as 2026-06-16 18:30:03.998162.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unknown.
• File formats are limited to HTML and PDF, which may not be machine-readable.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely collected via ship-based survey during a Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR) cruise.

Time Range

1291970 to 14121970 (December 1970)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 18:30:03.998162; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Great Barrier Reef and northern Tasman Sea, Australia.