Canning Basin Geological Evolution with 11 Stratigraphic Intervals

430,000 km² of Western Australia's Canning Basin contains about 10,000 meters of sedimentary rock spanning the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic eras. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this geological description, which details the basin's major structures like the Fitzroy Graben and its division into 11 informal basin-wide intervals. Each interval represents sediments from one or more marine transgressions or regressions, with boundaries marked by unconformities.

Use Cases

• Modeling sedimentary basin evolution based on the described 11 stratigraphic intervals.
• Analyzing tectonic history based on features like the Fitzroy Graben and sub-basins.
• Studying paleoenvironmental changes from described rock types including turbidites, evaporites, and glacial debris.

Strengths

• Describes a large geological area covering approximately 430,000 km².
• Details a substantial sedimentary rock sequence of about 10,000 meters in thickness.
• Provides a structured chronological framework with 11 basin-wide stratigraphic intervals.

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 as descriptive text (PDF/HTML), limiting direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Time Range

Lower Ordovician to late Eocene (spanning Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic eras)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:19:32.161216; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia (onshore and offshore)