Lower Carboniferous Geology of the Rouchel District, New South Wales

1200 square kilometers of the Rouchel district in eastern New South Wales are documented in this geological report. The data describes a 4000 to 4500 meter thick sequence of Carboniferous sedimentary and volcanic rocks deposited between the Late Devonian and middle Visean periods. It was published by Geoscience Australia Data and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Stratigraphic analysis based on the described 4000-4500 meter thick sequence of sedimentary and volcanic rocks.
• Palaeogeographic reconstruction based on the description of the Tamworth Trough subsiding shelf environment.
• Tectonic history research based on the relationship to the Tabberabberan Orogeny and the New England Belt.
• Lithological mapping based on the transition from marine to non-marine sedimentation described from west to east.

Strengths

• Covers a defined area of approximately 1200 square kilometers.
• Describes a substantial geological sequence 4000 to 4500 meters thick.
• Provides a specific temporal context (Late Devonian to middle Visean).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented as PDF/HTML reports, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Likely a geological survey and analysis report.

Time Range

Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous to medial Early Carboniferous (middle Visean).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 00:50:34.137473; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rouchel district, New South Wales, Australia (approximately 100 km northwest of Newcastle).