Proterozoic to early Carboniferous rock units from the Granites-Tanami region, linking northwestern and central Australia. The dataset describes two main tectonic units, the Granites-Tanami Block and the Birrindudu Basin, and provides interregional correlations with other Australian geological provinces. It is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Correlating stratigraphic units based on described rock types and age ranges.
- Modeling tectonic evolution based on the five major phases of tectonic activity described.
- Analyzing basin interconnectivity based on correlations like the Redcliff Pound Group with the Amadeus Basin units.
Strengths
- Provides specific age ranges for geological units, such as 1820-1710 million-year-old granites.
- Includes detailed interregional correlations with five other Australian geological regions.
- Describes five major tectonic phases from the Lower Proterozoic to the 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 in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Time Range
- Proterozoic to early Carboniferous (approximately 1960 to 300 million years ago)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-20 03:47:06.703600; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Granites-Tanami region, Western Australia and Northern Territory, Australia