Australian Ocean Data Network provides a dataset illustrating the tectono-stratigraphic development of the southwestern corner of Australia. It includes a series of palaeogeographic maps based on a compiled structural elements map and chronostratigraphic section for the Perth Basin. The data covers geological events from the Late Carboniferous to the Recent period.
Use Cases
- Model basin evolution based on described periods of extensional faulting and sag phases.
- Assess hydrocarbon potential based on described source rock formations like the Kockatea Shale.
- Reconstruct palaeogeography using the series of plate-reconstructed maps.
- Analyze the impact of volcanism and rifting episodes on basin structure.
Strengths
- Description details specific geological periods and events, such as Late Carboniferous to Early Permian rifting.
- Identifies known or inferred source rock formations, including the Lower Permian Irwin River Formation.
- Includes a temporal range covering from the Late Carboniferous to the Recent period.
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 as HTML and PDF files, which may require extraction for computational analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Based on a newly compiled structural elements map and chronostratigraphic section.
- Time Range
- Late Carboniferous to Recent
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 09:21:51.528777; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Perth Basin, southwestern Australia