Queensland Plateau Marine Geophysical and Stratigraphic Survey, 1971

Geoscience Australia Data presents stratigraphic mapping results from a 1971 marine geophysical survey of the Queensland Plateau. The bulletin uses acoustic stratigraphy from seismic reflection profiles tied to a drill site to deduce the sedimentary and structural history of this submerged continental fragment. This analysis demonstrates considerable departure from generalized models of rift-margin evolution.

Use Cases

• Model rift-margin evolution based on the described sedimentary and structural history.
• Analyze acoustic stratigraphy based on seismic reflection profiling data mentioned in the description.
• Compare geological features based on the mapping of a large, submerged continental crust fragment.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific stratigraphic drill site from 1971, providing ground truth.
• Analysis is based on extensive marine geophysical traversing conducted in a single, defined year (1971).
• The bulletin presents a deduced sedimentary and structural history for a specific geological feature.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the single-year 1971 survey.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Marine geophysical traversing and stratigraphic drilling in 1971, with subsequent analysis of seismic reflection profiling.

Time Range

1971

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 12:51:02.288109; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland Plateau, off northern Queensland, Australia.