Geology and Mineral Deposits of The Granites-Tanami and Tennant Creek Inliers

The Palaeoproterozoic Tennant Creek Inlier (TCI) and The Granites-Tanami Inlier (GTI) share similarities in stratigraphy and tectonic evolution. The dataset describes their geological sequences, deformation events, and the concentration of gold and other minerals. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Modeling tectonic evolution based on descriptions of flysch sediments, volcanics, and deformation events.
• Identifying potential gold deposits based on regional stratigraphic controls like the Mount Charles beds and Warramunga Formation ironstones.
• Analyzing hydrothermal fluid origins based on descriptions of magmatic and metamorphic fluid components.
• Mapping mineral associations based on descriptions of vein quartz-hosted W, Au, Cu, Bi, U, Ag/Pb mineralization.

Strengths

• Description provides detailed geological context for two significant Australian inliers.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-05-05.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 00:42:02.697515; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The Granites-Tanami and Tennant Creek Inliers, Northern Territory, Australia