Geology of the Clermont 4-Mile Sheet Area in Queensland
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Description
The Clermont 4-mile Sheet area in Queensland exposes parts of three major structural units: the pre-Devonian Anakie Inlier, the Lower Carboniferous Drummond Basin, and the Permian-Triassic Bowen Basin. The description details lithologies, thicknesses, and unconformities, such as the 14,000 to 20,000 feet of Drummond Beds and the 850 feet of Triassic Carborough Sandstone. This geological data is provided by Geoscience Australia.
Use Cases
Map regional geological structures based on the described Anakie Inlier, Drummond Basin, and Bowen Basin.
Analyze stratigraphic sequences and thicknesses based on described lithological units like the Collinsville Coal Measures and Bulgonunna Volcanics.
Study igneous activity and intrusions based on mentions of the Theresa Creek Volcanics, monzonite, syenite, and Tertiary Peak Range Volcanics.
Strengths
Description provides specific thickness estimates for geological units, such as 14,000 to 20,000 feet for the Drummond Beds.
Details multiple major structural units and their relationships, including unconformities and lithological compositions.
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 solely on the Clermont area.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia Data
Time Range
Covers geological time from pre-Devonian to Triassic.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 03:02:34.756950; freshness should be verified.