The Australian Ocean Data Network provides a geological study of sedimentary basins in Central Australia, constrained by coordinates 22.5oS 134oE and 31.5oS 144oE. The description details the stratigraphic history from the Proterozoic to the Cainozoic, covering basins like Warburton, Cooper, Pedirka, Galilee, Simpson, and Eromanga. The data was last updated on 2026-04-16.
Use Cases
- Model hydrocarbon prospectivity based on described continental coal measure sequences.
- Analyze basin evolution based on the described history of intracratonic sag and intermittent tectonism.
- Map geothermal potential based on inferred Proterozoic basin remnants.
- Study sediment deposition patterns based on described fluvial and aeolian sedimentation into the Eyre Basin.
- Compare spatial depocentres of Cooper, Pedirka-Simpson, and Galilee Basins as described.
Strengths
- The description provides a detailed geological history spanning from the Proterozoic to the Cainozoic.
- The spatial coverage is explicitly defined by coordinates 22.5oS 134oE and 31.5oS 144oE.
- The dataset covers multiple named basins: Warburton, Cooper, Pedirka, Galilee, Simpson, and Eromanga.
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
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Geological history from Proterozoic to Cainozoic.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 16:23:25.218274; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Central Australia, constrained by 22.5oS 134oE and 31.5oS 144oE.