Lake Frome Geochemistry and Sediment Stratigraphy in South Australia

Geochemical and stratigraphic data from Lake Frome, a hypersaline playa lake in South Australia. The dataset includes analyses of sediments and brines from shallow auger holes, covering a stratigraphic record of approximately 17,000 years. It was published by Geoscience Australia Data.

Use Cases

• Modeling metal ion transport and concentration based on hypersaline brine chemistry described in the study.
• Analyzing playa sedimentation patterns based on the described stratigraphic units of sand and mud.
• Studying the geochemical differences between mound spring waters and lake brines as mentioned in the description.
• Investigating the role of sulphate-reducing bacteria in metal concentration within arid internal drainage basins.

Strengths

• Stratigraphic analysis covers a time range of approximately 17,000 years.
• Study includes both surface and sub-surface hypersaline water samples with specific salinity ranges (26 to 34 percent).
• Analyses distinguish between multiple sediment types: upper sand, lower sand, and muddy units.

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 a single lake system.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Samples collected from shallow auger holes for stratigraphic and geochemical analysis.

Time Range

Covers a stratigraphic record of approximately 17,000 years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:49:23.924367; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lake Frome, a playa lake in southeast South Australia.