Geology of the Clermont 4-mile Sheet Area, Queensland

Geoscience Australia Data provides a geological description of the Clermont 4-mile Sheet area in Queensland. The description details the stratigraphy and structural relationships of three major units: the pre-Devonian Anakie Inlier, the Lower Carboniferous Drummond Basin, and the Permian-Triassic Bowen Basin. It includes specific thickness estimates for formations, such as 14,000 to 20,000 feet of Drummond Beds and an 800-foot thick coal seam in the Blair Athol Coal Measures.

Use Cases

• Stratigraphic correlation based on described rock sequences and unconformities.
• Structural analysis based on the described folding and relationships between major units.
• Resource assessment for coal based on the described thickness and location of coal measures.
• Geological mapping support based on the detailed unit descriptions and igneous activity notes.

Strengths

• Description includes specific thickness estimates, such as 14,000–20,000 feet for the Drummond Beds.
• Details a major 100-foot thick coal seam within the 800-foot Blair Athol Coal Measures.
• Clearly defines the relationships (e.g., unconformities) between three major structural units.

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 PDF/HTML documents, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Covers geological time from pre-Devonian to Tertiary.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 03:06:25.610102; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Clermont 4-mile Sheet area, Queensland, Australia.