Lithology and Diagenesis of Carbonate Reef Foundations in the Southern Great Barrier Reef

Southern Great Barrier Reef data on the lithology and diagenesis of carbonate reef foundations. The dataset describes a Holocene reef developed on older foundations extending to 420 meters depth, ranging from late Pleistocene to middle Miocene in age. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on 2026-06, with data formats including HTML and PDF.

Use Cases

• Modeling reef foundation stratigraphy based on described drill hole data and unconformities.
• Analyzing subaerial diagenetic processes based on described vadose and phreatic zone transformations.
• Comparing Pleistocene and Holocene reef environments based on described lithological differences like Halimeda limestone abundance.
• Studying sea-level change impacts based on described solution unconformities and soil development.

Strengths

• Describes geological features to a depth of 420 meters.
• Covers a temporal range from the middle Miocene to the late Pleistocene and Holocene.
• Includes analysis of distinct diagenetic processes like neomorphic replacement and sparry calcite cement infill.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Petrographic analysis of drill core samples, as described.

Time Range

Middle Miocene to Holocene

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 17:20:28.174673; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Great Barrier Reef