Drummond Basin Geology: Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphy in Queensland

25,000 km² of Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous sedimentary sequence outcrops in east-central Queensland, west and east of the Anakie Inlier. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this geological description of the Drummond Basin, a structural remnant of a large intermontane basin that received up to 12,000 m of fluviatile sediments. Sedimentation ceased during the Kanimblan orogenic event, which folded and uplifted the sequence.

Use Cases

• Map regional geological structures based on the described basin geometry and structural history.
• Model ancient fluvial depositional systems based on the description of northerly flowing river sediments.
• Correlate tectonic events based on the described Tabberabberan and Kanimblan orogenies.
• Study basin evolution based on the described intermontane setting and sediment thickness.

Strengths

• Describes a specific geological basin covering approximately 25,000 km².
• Provides a temporal context (Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous) and a quantified sediment thickness of up to 12,000 m.
• Identifies a specific geographic region (east-central Queensland, Anakie Inlier).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data files are in PDF/HTML formats, which may require text extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Time Range

Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous geological period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:50:58.240605; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Drummond Basin, east-central Queensland, Australia, west and east of the Anakie Inlier.