Geological Bulletin for the Burdekin River Region, Queensland, 1961-1967

Geoscience Australia Data provides a geological bulletin summarizing regional mapping over 67,000 km² near Townsville. The work was conducted by the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the Geological Survey of Queensland from 1961 to 1967. It details the geological evolution, sedimentary basins, and economic geology of the region from the Precambrian to the Cainozoic.

Use Cases

• Study the tectonic evolution of the Burdekin Basin based on descriptions of its shelf and intracratonic basin phases.
• Analyze sedimentary cycles in the Drummond Basin based on descriptions of three cycles from torrential to mature sediments.
• Investigate the relationship between orogeny and igneous activity based on descriptions of the Kanimblan and Tabberabberan events.
• Map potential mineral resources based on the described economic geology and structural history of the region.
• Correlate regional stratigraphic units based on the described tenuous relationships of Bowen Basin correlatives.

Strengths

• Covers a large mapped area of approximately 67,000 square kilometers.
• Based on field work conducted over a defined six-year period from 1961 to 1967.
• Provides a detailed chronological narrative of geological events from the Precambrian to the Cainozoic.

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 report format, not as structured tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Mineral Resources and the Geological Survey of Queensland.

Collection Method

Regional mapping by field teams.

Time Range

Fieldwork from 1961 to 1967; geological coverage from Precambrian to Cainozoic.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:30:08.272811; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Approximately 67,000 km² near Townsville in the Burdekin River region, Queensland, Australia.