This map is part of a series which comprises 50 maps which covers the whole of Australia at a scale of 1:1 000 000 (1cm on a map represents 10km on the ground). Each standard map covers an area of 6 degrees longitude by 4 degrees latitude or about 590 kilometres east to west and about 440 kilometres from north to south. These maps depict natural and constructed features including transport infrastructure (roads, railway airports), hydrography, contours, hypsometric and bathymetric layers, localities and some administrative boundaries, making this a useful general reference map.

Map(s) of Tl (thallium) concentration (Total content, Aqua Regia soluble content, and/or Mobile Metal Ion soluble content) in Top Outlet Sediment (TOS) and/or Bottom Outlet Sediment (BOS) samples, dry-sieved to <2 mm and/or <75 um grain size fractions. Source: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia (Caritat and Cooper, 2011)

Map(s) of Dy (dysprosium) concentration (Total content, Aqua Regia soluble content, and/or Mobile Metal Ion soluble content) in Top Outlet Sediment (TOS) and/or Bottom Outlet Sediment (BOS) samples, dry-sieved to <2 mm and/or <75 um grain size fractions. Source: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia (Caritat and Cooper, 2011)

An interpretation of the Paterson area has been carried out to understand the distribution of Proterozoic bedrock beneath thin (<300 m) Phanerozoic cover. Numerous granitic intrusions have been identified to the north of Telfer, which intrude a pre-deformed Neoproterozoic sequence, suggesting that this shallowly covered area is prospective for granite-related Au-Cu mineralisation. Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in the south of the area previously interpreted to be part of the Tarcunyah Group might instead be part of the Yeneena Basin. The absence of Neoproterozoic granites in this part of the area means that these rocks have a low potential for Au-Cu mineralisation, but have a relatively high potential for base metal and unconformity-style uranium mineralisation. Depth to Proterozoic basement modelling has also been carried out for the area, effectively mapping the depth of the surface represented by the solid geology interpretation. This has shown that much of the area has only a relatively thin cover (typically less than 300 m), making it accessible for exploration. In contrast, the Phanerozoic Waukarlycarly Embayment in the northwest of the area contains a relatively thick succession (with maximum depths exceeding 3000 m) within a NNW-trending, steep-sided graben that is 30-40 km wide.

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This map shows the distribution and age of major stratigraphic, intrusive and medium- to high-grade metamorphic units of onshore Australia. Units on the map represent stratigraphic supergroups, regional intrusive associations and regional metamorphic complexes.

Map(s) of Ag (silver) concentration (Total content, Aqua Regia soluble content, and/or Mobile Metal Ion soluble content) in Top Outlet Sediment (TOS) and/or Bottom Outlet Sediment (BOS) samples, dry-sieved to <2 mm and/or <75 um grain size fractions. Source: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia (Caritat and Cooper, 2011)

Map(s) of K (potassium) concentration (Total content, Aqua Regia soluble content, and/or Mobile Metal Ion soluble content) in Top Outlet Sediment (TOS) and/or Bottom Outlet Sediment (BOS) samples, dry-sieved to <2 mm and/or <75 um grain size fractions. Source: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia (Caritat and Cooper, 2011)

Map(s) of Sm (samarium) concentration (Total content, Aqua Regia soluble content, and/or Mobile Metal Ion soluble content) in Top Outlet Sediment (TOS) and/or Bottom Outlet Sediment (BOS) samples, dry-sieved to <2 mm and/or <75 um grain size fractions. Source: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia (Caritat and Cooper, 2011)

Map(s) of Th (thorium) concentration (Total content, Aqua Regia soluble content, and/or Mobile Metal Ion soluble content) in Top Outlet Sediment (TOS) and/or Bottom Outlet Sediment (BOS) samples, dry-sieved to <2 mm and/or <75 um grain size fractions. Source: The Geochemical Atlas of Australia (Caritat and Cooper, 2011)