Permian Coals of Eastern Australia: Geology and Coal Properties

An overview of the Permian coals and coal-bearing basins of eastern Australia is presented, covering an area equivalent to the Carboniferous coal basins of Europe. The report contains two major databases from BMR and CSIRO, summarized in 42 plates and dozens of line drawings showing geology, stratigraphy, and coal properties. The data was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Analyze the stratigraphy and structure of coal basins based on the BMR database mentioned in the description
• Study the chemical and petrographic properties of coals based on the CSIRO database mentioned in the description
• Compare tectonic basin groups (rift, intracratonic, marginal) based on the classification described
• Investigate the impact of Permian ice sheets and periglacial conditions on coal measure deposition

Strengths

• Covers an enormous area equivalent to the Carboniferous coal basins of Europe from Scotland to the western Soviet Union
• Contains two major databases (BMR and CSIRO) summarized in 42 plates and dozens of line drawings
• Describes three distinct tectonic groups of basins with specific examples like the Cooper and Galilee Basins

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, focusing on eastern Australia

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, incorporating data from BMR (Bureau of Mineral Resources) and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)

Collection Method

Report compilation summarizing geological surveys and research databases

Time Range

Permian period

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 00:46:43.800892; freshness should be verified

Geography

Eastern Australia, from Cape York to Tasmania, between the coast and the middle of the Great Artesian Basin