Lower Carboniferous Geology of the Rouchel District, New South Wales

The Rouchel district in eastern New South Wales occupies an area of about 1200 square kilometers. A geological sequence 4000 to 4500 meters thick was deposited between the Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous and the medial Early Carboniferous. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Stratigraphic analysis based on the described 4000-4500 meter thick sequence of sedimentary and volcanic rocks.
• Tectonic reconstruction based on the district's location within the Tamworth Trough and the broader Tasman Geosyncline.
• Paleoenvironmental modeling based on the described transition from marine to non-marine sedimentation from west to east.

Strengths

• Covers a defined geographic area of about 1200 square kilometers.
• Describes a thick geological sequence of 4000 to 4500 meters.
• Provides a specific temporal context from Late Devonian/Early Carboniferous to 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

Likely a geological survey or research publication.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 18:22:26.069469; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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