Geology of the Drummond Basin, Queensland: Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous Sequence

Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous sedimentary sequence covering approximately 25,000 km² in east-central Queensland. The dataset describes the Drummond Basin, a structural remnant of a large intermontane basin that received up to 12,000 m of fluviatile sediments. It was published by Geoscience Australia Data and last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Modeling basin evolution based on the described structural and depositional history.
• Analyzing sediment transport patterns based on the described northerly flowing river system.
• Studying tectonic events based on the described Tabberabberan and Kanimblan orogenies.
• Mapping regional geology based on the described outcrop area and basement composition.

Strengths

• Covers a large spatial area of approximately 25,000 km².
• Describes a significant sediment thickness of up to 12,000 meters.
• Provides a specific geological time range (Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous).

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

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:31:35.608814; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Drummond Basin, east-central Queensland, Australia