Money Shoal Basin Hydrogeological Inventory for Northern Australia

A dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network, last updated June 2026, containing descriptive attribute information for the Money Shoal Basin. The basin is a large passive margin basin in northern Australia, with a sedimentary succession spanning from the Mesozoic to the Cenozoic era and reaching a maximum thickness of 4,500 meters. Descriptive topics are grouped into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow based on described hydrogeological and geological features.
• Analyze basin stratigraphy based on the described sedimentary groups and formations.
• Assess land use and environmental interactions based on the listed thematic groupings.
• Study tectonic and depositional history based on the described Mesozoic to Cenozoic sedimentary environments.

Strengths

• Thematic grouping covers 11 distinct topics including geology, hydrogeology, and land use.
• Describes a basin with a sedimentary succession spanning from the Mesozoic to the Cenozoic era.
• Provides specific geological details, such as a maximum sediment thickness of 4,500 meters.

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 in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled from geological surveys and spatial mapping.

Time Range

Covers geological timescales from the Mesozoic to the Cenozoic era.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06 04 06:10:51.220962; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Money Shoal Basin in northern Australia, primarily offshore in the Arafura Sea.