Upper Cambrian-Lower Ordovician lithofacies data for the Ninmaroo Formation in the Georgina Basin, describing ooid, peloid, skeletal, and dolostone sequences. The dataset likely contains information on depositional environments, cyclic sedimentation patterns, and regressive sequences. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-04-16.
Use Cases
- Modeling ancient carbonate depositional environments based on lithofacies descriptions
- Analyzing regressive depositional sequences based on lithofacies patterns
- Studying the impact of salinity and tidal circulation on skeletal carbonate production
- Investigating cyclic sedimentation patterns likely due to repeated shoaling from storms
Strengths
- Description provides detailed lithofacies classification including ooid, peloid, skeletal, and dolostone
- Description outlines specific depositional sequences and environmental transitions
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- File formats are HTML and PDF, which may not be directly machine-readable
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Upper Cambrian-Lower Ordovician
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 10:08:43.072267; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Georgina Basin