Geology of the Murray Basin.
Published: 01 Jan 1958 Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 15 Dec 2024

Report is result of 2 years field and office research. Principal results are: (1) Little or no possibility of unmetamorphosed Cambrian shelf type sediments below the basin. (2) Upper Devonian - Lower Carboniferous sequence much thicker than...

Report is result of 2 years field and office research. Principal results are: (1) Little or no possibility of unmetamorphosed Cambrian shelf type sediments below the basin. (2) Upper Devonian - Lower Carboniferous sequence much thicker than previously thought (over 18,000 feet. of flysch and molasses type sediments deposited in marginal trough formed by Tabberabberan Orogeny). The sequence is described in some detail. (3) Cretaceous occurrences around and in the basin are reviewed and some conclusions drawn as to the possible extent and thickness of the Cretaceous section in the basin. (4) Tertiary outcrops along the lower reaches of the Murray were studied in detail, and revealed a series of faults and monoclines with a complex history of Tertiary movement. Includes 8 plans (1) and (2) Geological map of Murray Basin, 16 mile scale (3) Map of Mootwingee-Koonenberry area, 4 mile scale (4) Geological map of area west of Cobar, 2 mile scale (5) Northern Grampians, 1 mile scale (6) Mootwingee-Wertago area, 1 mile scale (7) Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous structure, 48 mile scale (8) Mesozoic-Tertiary structure of Murray Basin, 16 mile scale.

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Record No mesac33613
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
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Tenement OEL 9
Tenement Holder Frome Broken Hill Co. Pty Ltd
Operator Frome Broken Hill Co. Pty Ltd
Geological Province Murray Basin
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Stratigraphy
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    Geographic Locality: Victoria;New South Wales
    Doc No: Env 00144

    Geographic Locality: Victoria;New South Wales Doc No: Env 00144

    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac33613
    Citation Spence, J. 1958. Geology of the Murray Basin. Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac33613

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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