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

25,000 square kilometers of the Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous Drummond Basin sequence are mapped in east-central Queensland. The dataset, from Geoscience Australia, describes a structural remnant of a large intermontane basin that received up to 12,000 meters of predominantly fluviatile sediments. Sedimentation ceased during the Kanimblan orogenic event, which folded and uplifted the sequence.

Use Cases

• Modeling paleo-river systems based on the description of northerly flowing fluviatile sediment transport.
• Analyzing basin subsidence and sediment thickness based on the described up to 12,000-meter deposition.
• Studying the tectonic transition from the Tabberabberan Orogeny to the Kanimblan event as described in the basin history.
• Mapping geological basement contacts based on the described early Palaeozoic metamorphosed sediments and granite.

Strengths

• Covers a specific, large geological area of approximately 25,000 km².
• Describes a substantial sediment thickness of up to 12,000 meters.
• Provides a clear temporal context from the 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 the specific basin study.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Upper Devonian to Lower Carboniferous

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:51:13.743118; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Drummond Basin, east-central Queensland, Australia