National Geochemical Survey of Australia: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia  


Authors / CoAuthors

de Caritat, P. | Cooper, M.

Abstract

The present report is a compilation of 531 geochemical maps that result from the National Geochemical Survey of Australia. These constitute the first continental-scale series of geochemical maps based on internally consistent, state-of-the-art data pertaining to the same sampling medium collected, prepared and analysed in a uniform and well documented manner and over a short time period (four years). Interpretations of the data and maps will be published separately. The geochemical maps can be used for better understanding the accumulation, mobility and significance of chemical elements in the near-surface environment of Australia. It is expected that they will provide a new, additional pre-competitive dataset for the energy and mineral resource exploration industry, which should help prioritise areas for further exploration investment and thus reduce risk. Further, it is also likely that some of the geochemical maps will find use in other disciplines related to natural resource management and environmental monitoring.

Product Type

document

eCat Id

71973

Contact for the resource

  Owner

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)  
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia

  Custodian

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)  
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia

  Point of contact

 
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Digital Object Identifier

http://dx.doi.org/10.11636/Record.2011.020

Keywords

  • GA PublicationRecord
( Theme )
  • geochemistry
( Theme )
  • regolith
( Theme )
  • mineral exploration
( Theme )
  • environmental
( Theme )
  • soils
  • AU
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
  • Earth Sciences
  • Published_External

Publication Date

2011-01-01T00:00:00

Creation Date

Security Constraints

Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem    

Classification - unclassified

Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence    

Access - license

Use - license

Status

Purpose

Maintenance Information

unknown

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Series Information

Record 2011/020

Lineage

Unknown

Parent Information

Extents

[-44, -10, 112, 154]

Reference System

Spatial Resolution

Service Information

Associations

National Geochemical Survey of Australia: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia: Dataset    

eCat Identifier - 82869,

UUID - 0dc4a02b-21e9-9b28-e053-12a3070af396

Downloads and Links

Download the Record Volume 1 (pdf)  

Download the Record Volume 2 (pdf)  

Related product: National Geochemical Survey of Australia: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia: Dataset  

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