Stratigraphic History of the Canning Basin in Western Australia

Approximately 10,000 meters of sedimentary rock from the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic eras underlie the basin. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this geological analysis, which was last updated in April 2026. It details 11 basin-wide stratigraphic intervals and the major structural features like the Fitzroy Graben.

Use Cases

• Analyze the 11 stratigraphic intervals to model depositional environments and sea-level changes.
• Map major structural features like the Fitzroy Graben, Leveque Shelf, and Broome Arch for tectonic studies.
• Correlate sedimentary units and unconformities to reconstruct the basin's diastrophic history.
• Study the distribution of rock types (e.g., turbidites, evaporites, glacial debris) within defined intervals.

Strengths

• Covers a vast spatial area of approximately 430,000 km² onshore and 165,000 km² offshore.
• Documents a thick, continuous stratigraphic column of about 10,000 meters.
• Divides the complex geological history into 11 defined basin-wide intervals for structured analysis.

Limitations

• Data is presented in descriptive PDF/HTML reports, not in a structured, machine-readable tabular format.
• Sample data and specific columnar data (e.g., well logs, coordinates) are unavailable.
• The temporal coverage is described geologically but lacks precise numerical date ranges for all intervals.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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Time Range

Ordovician to Cenozoic (Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic eras)

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia (onshore and offshore)