Regional Gravity Traverse Between Quilpie and Roma, Queensland 1960

A regional gravity traverse connecting pendulum stations in Quilpie and Roma, Queensland, conducted in 1960. The data shows a difference of about 1 milligal greater than the pendulum measurements and indicates low gravity values generally correspond to thicker sediments. The dataset is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Calibrate gravity measurement methods based on the described discrepancy with pendulum station data
• Map sedimentary basin thickness based on the described correlation between low gravity values and thicker sediments
• Model regional geological structures in Queensland based on the gravity traverse data

Strengths

• Provides a direct comparison to pendulum station measurements, showing a specific difference of about 1 milligal
• Links gravity anomalies to a geological feature (sediment thickness) as described in the summary

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Regional gravity traverse survey

Time Range

1960

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:48:49.125144; freshness should be verified

Geography

Traverse between Quilpie and Roma, Queensland, Australia