Western Australia's Canning Basin is a large intracratonic basin with Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks up to 18 km thick. The dataset describes five major periods of sedimentation from the Early Ordovician to the Cainozoic, including marine, continental, and evaporitic phases. It is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Model basin evolution based on described periods of sedimentation and tectonism
- Identify hydrocarbon exploration targets based on described Devonian reef-carbonates and Fairfield Group
- Assess groundwater potential based on described Jurassic sandstones, Tertiary calcrete, and Quaternary alluvium
- Study paleoclimate and depositional environments based on described glacial, warmer climate, and wet/dry phases
Strengths
- Describes sedimentary rock thickness up to 18 km
- Details five distinct periods of sedimentation spanning from Early Ordovician to Cainozoic
- Identifies specific geological features like the Fitzroy Trough and Fenton Fault System
Limitations
- 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
- Time Range
- Geological periods from Early Ordovician to present
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 14:21:53.943427; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Onshore Canning Basin, Western Australia