Geological data underlying an area of approximately 430,000 km² onshore and 165,000 km² offshore in Western Australia describes the Canning Basin. The dataset likely contains information on about 10,000 meters of sedimentary rocks spanning the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic eras, structured into 11 informal basin-wide intervals. It is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network via data.gov.au and was last updated in June 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling sedimentary basin evolution based on described stratigraphic intervals and structural features like the Fitzroy Graben.
- Analyzing tectonic history based on described fault systems, diastrophic events, and correlations to orogenies like the Alice Springs Orogeny.
- Studying paleoenvironmental changes based on described sediment types including turbidites, evaporites, glacial debris, and marine clastics.
- Mapping subsurface geology for resource exploration based on the detailed structural and stratigraphic framework of the basin.
Strengths
- Describes a large geological area covering approximately 595,000 km² onshore and offshore.
- Contains information on a thick sedimentary sequence of about 10,000 meters.
- Provides a detailed chronological framework divided into 11 stratigraphic intervals spanning from the Ordovician to the Cenozoic.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is provided in HTML and PDF formats, which may require parsing to be used in analytical workflows.
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 2026-06-27 17:45:44.424384; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canning Basin, Western Australia (onshore and offshore)