Lower Carboniferous Geology of the Rouchel District, New South Wales

A geological report describes the Lower Carboniferous sedimentary and volcanic rocks in the Rouchel district of eastern New South Wales. The district covers an area of about 1200 km² and the described rock sequence is 4000 to 4500 meters thick. The data is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in June 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 during the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous.
• Lithological mapping based on the transition from marine to non-marine sedimentation conditions described from west to east.

Strengths

• Describes a specific geological area of about 1200 km².
• Provides a detailed stratigraphic thickness range of 4000 to 4500 meters.
• Includes a temporal context for the rock sequence, deposited between Late Devonian/Early Carboniferous and medial Early Carboniferous.

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

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Geological survey and analysis.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:26:31.904182; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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