Canning Basin Geological Evolution with 11 Stratigraphic Intervals

Australian Ocean Data Network provides a geological description of the Canning Basin in Western Australia. The basin covers approximately 430,000 km² onshore and 165,000 km² offshore and contains about 10,000 meters of sedimentary rock from the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic eras. The sequence is divided into 11 informal intervals, each representing one or more marine transgressions or regressions.

Use Cases

• Model basin subsidence history based on described structural features like the Fitzroy Graben and sub-basins.
• Analyze sedimentary depositional environments based on described rock types like turbidites, evaporites, and fluvial deposits.
• Correlate regional tectonic events based on described earth movements and orogenies like the Alice Springs Orogeny.
• Study sequence stratigraphy based on the 11 described basin-wide intervals and their bounding unconformities.

Strengths

• Describes a large geological area covering approximately 430,000 km² onshore and 165,000 km² offshore.
• Provides a detailed chronological framework with 11 stratigraphic intervals spanning from Ordovician to Eocene.
• Includes specific structural and depositional details, such as the Fitzroy Graben and the deposition of turbidites and evaporites.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled from geological surveys and research.

Time Range

Covers geological time from Lower Ordovician to late Eocene.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:19:43.819831; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia (onshore and offshore).