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Cooper Basin regional geology

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Created 20/01/2025

Updated 20/01/2025

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Publicly available geology data are compiled to provide a common information base for resource development and regulatory decisions in the Cooper Basin region. This data guide gives examples of how the compiled data can be used. It supports a data package that presents core photographs, existing knowledge of the stratigraphy, and structural elements for the Cooper Basin and the overlying Simpson, Eromanga and Lake Eyre basins. Stratigraphic frameworks capture the geological groups and formations that make up the sedimentary sequence in the Cooper Basin region. The Cooper Basin includes 2 stratigraphic groups. From deepest to shallowest, these are the Gidgealpa Group and the Nappamerri Group. The overlying Cuddapan Formation is considered part of the Simpson Basin instead of the Cooper Basin. Overlying the Cooper Basin are the geological formations of the Eromanga and Lake Eyre basins. The frameworks include the stratigraphic intervals used by the Trusted Environmental and Geological Information (TEGI) Program. From the base of the Cooper Basin to the top of the Lake Eyre Basin, the sedimentary sequence is categorised into 16 play intervals for resource assessment mapping and 9 hydrostratigraphic intervals for characterising groundwater systems (Wainman et al., 2023). Structural elements maps summarise where the sedimentary sequence has been deposited and later deformed by crustal movements. Structure information is used in assessing the geological potential for resources and interpreting groundwater flow and connectivity at the basin scale. The stratigraphic frameworks and structural elements provide the basic geological context for the Cooper Basin region geological, resource and environmental assessments.

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Title Cooper Basin regional geology
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/35ff1d2c-efd1-4d6d-9aa6-81baad53cd62
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Geoscience Australia
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 08/04/2019
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[138.0, -30.0], [145.0, -30.0], [145.0, -23.0], [138.0, -23.0], [138.0, -30.0]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Cooper Basin regional geology". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/cooper-basin-regional-geology

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