2M Geology - surface geology
Published: 02 May 1988 Created: 19 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Feb 2025

Generalised surface geology boundaries are derived primarily from the 1:250,000 mapping program, prepared as a statewide dataset. Data is classified by age. Geological boundaries, labels and linear structures are provided as separate layers for...

Generalised surface geology boundaries are derived primarily from the 1:250,000 mapping program, prepared as a statewide dataset. Data is classified by age. Geological boundaries, labels and linear structures are provided as separate layers for display purposes.

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Record No mesac1050
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Dataset
Category Type
Document Type
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province
    Other
    Mine Name
    Stratigraphy
    Commodity
      Notes
      
                          
                          
      
                          
                        
      Language English
      Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

      Citations

      Use constraints License
      License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
      Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/dataset/mesac1050
      Citation 1988. 2M Geology - surface geology
      https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/dataset/mesac1050

      Technical information

      Status Completed
      Maintenance and Update Frequency
      Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
      Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[129,-38],[141,-38],[141,-26],[129,-26],[129,-38]]]}
      Purpose
      To display the regional geology of South Australia
      To display the regional geology of South Australia
      Lineage
      Source is geological surveys by Geological Survey of South Australia (Department for Energy and Mining) and its predecessors. Spatial data are maintained in ARC/INFO (SA_GEOLOGY), attribute data are maintained in Oracle (SA_GEODATA).
      Source is geological surveys by Geological Survey of South Australia (Department for Energy and Mining) and its predecessors. Spatial data are maintained in ARC/INFO (SA_GEOLOGY), attribute data are maintained in Oracle (SA_GEODATA).

      Attribute details

      Name Definition
      Map unit Stratigraphic code
      GL code Government department unique identifier
      Main unit Main stratigraphic unit
      Stratigraphic name Name of the stratigraphic unit
      Stratigraphic description Summary description of the stratigraphic unit
      GIS code Government department hierarchical stratigraphic code
      Parent name Name of parent
      Parent symbol Symbol of parent
      Province Geological province where the stratigraphic unit occurs
      Age Geological era
      Minage Minimum age of the stratigraphic unit
      Minmod N/A
      Minmeth Method of determining minimum age. i.e. geochronolgy
      Maxage Maximum age of the stratigraphic unit
      Maxmod N/A
      Maxmeth Determination of maximum age. i.e. geochronology