Australian Stratigraphic Units Database: Geological Publications Index

The Australian Stratigraphic Units Database (ASUD) indexes geological publications to provide a current picture of Australian stratigraphy. It includes information on lithology, age, and unit relationships to promote correct terminology and improve geoscience publications. The data was presented at the 2025 Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference.

Use Cases

• Generate mineral potential assessment maps based on stratigraphic unit relationships.
• Link geochemical and geochronological sample data to geological units in GIS products.
• Validate and standardize stratigraphic terminology in geological publications.
• Analyze the lithology and age of Australian geological formations.

Strengths

• Indexes geological publications to provide a current picture of Australian stratigraphy.
• Promotes usage of correct and current stratigraphic terminology to improve publication quality.
• Supports linking sample-based datasets to geology in GIS products for map generation.

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

Collection Method

Indexing of geological publications.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 22:38:40.439176; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia