Curnamona Province sedimentary basins ['cover'] regional geology 3D Model (3D pdf version 1).
Created: 10 Dec 2024 Revised: 20 Dec 2024

The Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic Curnamona Province is largely overlain by sedimentary basins which contain any or combinations of Neoproterozoic, Cambrian, Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments. These cover sequence sediments can introduce considerable...

The Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic Curnamona Province is largely overlain by sedimentary basins which contain any or combinations of Neoproterozoic, Cambrian, Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments. These cover sequence sediments can introduce considerable complexities and costs to the exercise of conducting exploration for minerals held within the underlying bedrock. DMITRE's 3D model of cover overlying the Curnamona Province was created as a convenient way of visualising the spatial distribution and thickness of these basinal sediments. The model enables users to make estimations of vertical distances from the surface to key surfaces, including depth to top of Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic, base of Cambrian, base of Mesozoic and base of Cenozoic. The inferred forms of these key surfaces are derived from a combination of drillhole data, seismic data interpretation and aeromagnetic data modelling. The work began with identifying the statigraphic units that were to be modelled. Due to the regional scale of the project, the stratigraphic pile constructed for this model represents packages of units aggregated into single units. The input data were prepared utilising appropriate subsets of PIRSA's geoscientific database and spatial data library. These data sources included elevation, solid geology, surface geology, faults, field observations, and subsurface sectional interpretations based on geological interpretation of unconstrained geophysical inversions. 2D points were used to define the contact planes between units as parameters for interpolation into 3D objects. In addition to the topographic section (top-down view), the modeller created cross-sectional views of the input data, and added further observation and contact points. Forward modelling and inversion were not utilised on the Curnamona model, therefore the 3D model has not been tested against geophysical potential field data (gravity and magnetic intensity). The completed model displays 3D objects representing the major stratigraphic units within the cover to the Curnamona Province. The model has been exported to file formats suitable for viewing in Gocad or Adobe Reader.

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Record No mesac25806
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Model
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Contributor PIRSA Div. of Minerals and Energy Resources. Geological Survey of South Australia
Sponsor Chief Geoscientist, Mapping and Exploration, GSSA;McGeough, M.
Geological Province
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Stratigraphy
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    Notes: This model is presented as a 'proof of concept' only for the GOCAD software which the Geological Survey has recently begun to use, and its accuracy (spatial or otherwise) should not be relied upon for guiding exploration or other...

    Notes: This model is presented as a 'proof of concept' only for the GOCAD software which the Geological Survey has recently begun to use, and its accuracy (spatial or otherwise) should not be relied upon for guiding exploration or other decision-making processes. The horizontal accuracy of the geographic locations of drillholes is variable due to the method of spatial data capture (map, hand-held GPS, differential GPS, etc); likewise, the horizontal accuracy of the sedimentary basin boundaries is variable (due to the ways they were interpreted); and the vertical accuracy of the modelled formation surfaces, topographic and basement surfaces is variable due to resampling (topographic surface), interpretation (formation boundaries), and necessary gridding interpolation. Geographic Locality: South Australia;New South Wales;Broken Hill;Benagerie Fault;Mundi Mundi Fault Doc No: GDP 00033

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    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/model/mesac25806
    Citation Fabris, A.J.;Gouthas, G.;Burtt, A.C.;Fairclough, M.C. Curnamona Province sedimentary basins ['cover'] regional geology 3D Model (3D pdf version 1).
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/model/mesac25806

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
    Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[138,-33],[141,-33],[141,-29],[138,-29],[138,-33]]]}
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