Lower Carboniferous Geology of the Rouchel District, New South Wales

Geoscience Australia Data provides a geological description of the Rouchel district, covering an area of about 1200 km². The report details a 4000 to 4500 m thick sequence of Carboniferous sedimentary and volcanic rocks deposited between the Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous and the medial Early Carboniferous. This data was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Stratigraphic analysis based on the described 4000-4500 m thick rock sequence.
• Tectonic reconstruction based on the description of the district's position in the Tamworth Trough and the Tasman Geosyncline.
• Paleoenvironmental interpretation based on the described transition from marine to non-marine sedimentation.
• Regional geological mapping based on the spatial boundaries and rock units described for the Rouchel district.

Strengths

• Provides a detailed geological description for a defined 1200 km² area.
• Includes specific stratigraphic thickness estimates of 4000 to 4500 meters.
• Describes a clear temporal context from the Late Devonian/Early Carboniferous to the 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

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Likely a geological survey and report.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:02:45.625321; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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