The Lawn Hill Platform Cover in northwest Queensland comprises a sequence of Proterozoic sediments and volcanics. Three subdivisions are recognized: the Bigie Formation and Fiery Creek Volcanics, the Surprise Creek Formation, and the McNamara Group. Economic copper, lead, and zinc sulfide deposits are concentrated at two stratigraphic horizons within the McNamara Group.
Use Cases
- Mapping stratigraphic sequences based on described formations and groups.
- Analyzing tectonic deformation based on described basins, domes, and fault trends.
- Identifying potential mineral deposit locations based on described stratigraphic horizons.
- Studying sedimentary environments based on described fluvial, marine, and deep-water clastics.
- Investigating diagenetic processes based on the described formation mechanism for sulfide deposits.
Strengths
- Description provides a detailed geological sequence with three named subdivisions.
- Description identifies specific economic minerals (Cu, Pb, Zn) and their stratigraphic context.
- Description outlines structural features like basins, domes, and fault trends.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 04:32:08.629176; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Lawn Hill Platform Cover, northwest Queensland, Australia