Geology of the Proterozoic Davenport Province in Central Australia

The Davenport province consists of sedimentary, volcanic, and intrusive rocks overlapped by Palaeozoic sediments. Total recorded mineral production amounts to about 4500 tonnes of tungsten concentrates and 15 kg of gold. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling mineral prospectivity based on described tungsten and gold occurrences.
• Correlating geological units based on described stratigraphy and geophysical signatures.
• Analyzing tectonic settings based on described extensional ensialic environment and bimodal volcanism.
• Studying sedimentary environments based on described fluvial and shallow marine facies.

Strengths

• Description includes specific production figures: 4500 tonnes tungsten and 15 kg gold.
• Provides detailed geological context including formation names, ages (e.g., 1870 Ma), and thickness (at least 10 km).
• Links geological units to geophysical data like gravity lows and aeromagnetics.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled from geological surveys, field mapping, and geophysical data.

Time Range

Focuses on Proterozoic era rocks, specifically ~1870-1660 Ma.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 -10 21:29:49.263078; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Davenport province, central Australia, between Tennant Creek and Arunta Inlier.