Julia Creek Sheet Geological Explanatory Notes and Map, Queensland

Queensland's Julia Creek Sheet area geological data mapped by the Bureau of Mineral Resources in 1961. The dataset includes explanatory notes and a map covering the western and northern margins of the Eromanga Sub-Basin. It describes Cretaceous rocks overlying crystalline basement, with Precambrian granite outcrops and Cainozoic deposits.

Use Cases

• Analyze Cretaceous rock distributions based on the geological mapping described.
• Study basement structure and composition based on descriptions of crystalline basement and Precambrian outcrops.
• Map regional geological features based on the described coverage of the Eromanga Sub-Basin margins.
• Investigate Cainozoic sediment cover based on mentions of sand, gravel, and alluvium veneers.

Strengths

• Provides a detailed geological map and notes for a specific region in Queensland.
• Created by a national geological survey organization (Bureau of Mineral Resources/Geoscience Australia).
• Includes temporal context with a specific mapping year (1961).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Mineral Resources (Great Artesian Basin Party), via Geoscience Australia Data.

Collection Method

Regional geological mapping program.

Time Range

Mapping conducted in 1961.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 05:06:03.768103; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Julia Creek Sheet area, western and northern margins of the Eromanga Sub-Basin, Western Queensland, Australia.