Geology of the Williambury and Moogooree Map Areas in the Carnarvon Basin

The Australian Ocean Data Network provides a geological report on the stratigraphy and structure of an area in the Carnarvon sedimentary basin covered by the Williambury and Moogooree one mile map sheets. It describes a sequence of rock formations from Pre-Cambrian basement to Tertiary deposits, including thicknesses for Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Cretaceous, and Tertiary units. The report also covers structural geology, geological history, and physiography of the region.

Use Cases

• Modeling sedimentary basin evolution based on described stratigraphic sequences and thicknesses.
• Analyzing geological structures and tectonic history from the account of structural geology.
• Studying paleoenvironments and depositional history using the described marine and terrestrial sediment layers.
• Mapping regional geology and lateritisation processes from the described Tertiary weathering features.

Strengths

• Provides specific stratigraphic thicknesses, such as 4750 feet of Devonian marine sediments and more than 8000 feet of Permian rocks.
• Describes a detailed geological sequence from Pre-Cambrian to Tertiary, including unconformities and a possible hiatus.
• Includes observations of specific features like a silicified cap ranging up to 30 feet thick and a 12-foot post-laterite limestone deposit.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 06:06:08.010659; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Williambury and Moogooree one mile map areas in the Carnarvon sedimentary basin, Australia.