Tertiary Marine Rock Stratigraphy in Gippsland, Victoria

Gippsland, Victoria, Australia is the focus of this geological bulletin presenting results from detailed studies of the Tertiary marine sequence. The information was obtained from scout drilling by Victorian and Commonwealth Governments and wildcat drilling by private companies. The results are described as having an important bearing on regional stratigraphy and the search for oil in Australia.

Use Cases

• Correlating regional stratigraphic units based on detailed local studies mentioned in the description.
• Informing paleogeographic reconstructions based on the Tertiary marine sequence.
• Supporting oil exploration efforts in Australia based on the stratigraphic analysis.
• Facilitating academic research on Tertiary marine rocks in the Australasian region.

Strengths

• Based on detailed studies of a specific local geological sequence.
• Incorporates data from government and private company drilling campaigns.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented as a PDF/HTML bulletin, not a structured data file.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Scout drilling by Victorian and Commonwealth Governments and wildcat drilling by private companies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:30:13.635940; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gippsland, Victoria, Australia