Geological Evolution and Economic Geology of the Burdekin River Region, Queensland

Regional mapping from 1961 to 1967 over an area of 67,000 km2 near Townsville. This bulletin from Geoscience Australia summarises the geological evolution and economic geology of the Burdekin River region, detailing stratigraphy, basin development, and orogenic events from the Precambrian to the Cainozoic.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing regional geological history based on described stratigraphic sequences and basin evolution.
• Identifying potential mineral resource targets based on descriptions of economic geology and structural features.
• Correlating geological units across basins based on the detailed chronology of depositional and tectonic events.

Strengths

• Covers a large 67,000 km2 area.
• Based on systematic regional mapping conducted from 1961 to 1967.
• Provides a detailed chronological narrative of geological events over a long timescale.

Limitations

• Data is presented as a PDF/HTML bulletin; column-level data is unavailable.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update is listed as 2026-05-14.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Regional mapping by teams of the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the Geological Survey of Queensland.

Time Range

Mapping conducted from 1961 to 1967; geological events described from Precambrian to Cainozoic.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:04:08.671618

Geography

Burdekin River region, Queensland, Australia, covering approximately 67,000 km2 near Townsville.