Geological Survey of the Carpentaria and Karumba Basins in Northern Australia

Northern Queensland and eastern Northern Territory, including the Gulf of Carpentaria, are covered by this geological synthesis. The data is a summary of field surveys begun in 1969 by the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the Geological Survey of Queensland, supplemented by geophysical reviews and Landsat imagery. It includes information from shallow stratigraphic drilling, augering, and wire-line logging of water bores.

Use Cases

• Analyze basin stratigraphy and structure based on the described geological mapping and synthesis
• Correlate surface geology with subsurface data based on the mentioned stratigraphic drilling and borehole logging
• Integrate aerial photography and Landsat imagery for regional geological interpretation based on the described mapping methods

Strengths

• Synthesizes geological information from field surveys that began in 1969, providing a long-term perspective
• Incorporates multiple data sources including aerial photographs, Landsat imagery, stratigraphic drilling, and geophysical surveys
• Produced through a collaboration between the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the Geological Survey of Queensland

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Primary file formats are PDF and HTML, which may require extraction for computational analysis

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field surveys, geological mapping using aerial photographs and Landsat imagery, supplemented by stratigraphic drilling and borehole logging.

Time Range

Surveys began in 1969; the bulletin synthesizes information up to its publication date.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:26:41.326853; freshness should be verified

Geography

The Carpentaria and Karumba Basins in northern Queensland and eastern Northern Territory, Australia, approximating the Gulf of Carpentaria and its drainage basin.