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Surface Geology of Australia 1:2.5 million scale dataset 2012 edition

The 1:2.5M scale geology of Australia data documents the distribution and age of major stratigraphic, intrusive and medium to high-grade metamorphic rock units of onshore Australia. This edition contains the same spatial content as the previous edition, but its geological attribute data is more complete than the 2010 edition.

The dataset was compiled to use at scales between 1:2.5 million and 1:5 million inclusive. The units distinguished/mapped mainly represent stratigraphic supergroups, regional intrusive associations and regional metamorphic complexes. Groupings of Precambrian units in the time-space diagram are generally separated by major time breaks; Phanerozoic units are grouped according to stratigraphic age i.e. System/Period. The time-space diagram has the added benefit that it provides a summary of units currently included on the themes. The method used to distinguish sedimentary and many volcanic units varies for each geological eon as follows:

- Cainozoic units are morphological units which emphasise the relationship of the sedimentary fill to the landscape.

- Mesozoic units are regionally extensive to continent-wide time-rock units which emphasise the System of Period(s).

- Paleozoic units are stratotectonic units that emphasise either the dominant System or Period(s) or the range of Periods.

- Proterozoic units are commonly regional stratotectonic units - separated by major time breaks and split into the Paleoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic Eras - which are generally unique to each cratonic region.

- Archaean units are regional lithological units grouped into broad time divisions.

Metamorphic units are lithological units which emphasise the metamorphic facies and timing of the last major metamorphic event.

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Date (Publication)
2012-01-01T00:00:00
Edition

2012

Edition date
2012-01-01T00:00:00
Citation identifier
Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/73140

Citation identifier
Digital Object Identifier/http://dx.doi.org/10.26186/5c636e559cbe1

Cited responsible party
Role Organisation / Individual Name Details
Author

Raymond, O.L. (editor)

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Author

Gallagher, R. (editor)

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Author

Shaw, R.

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Author

Yeates, A.N.

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Author

Doutch, H.F.

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Author

Palfreyman, W.D.

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Author

Blake, D.H.

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Author

Highet, L.

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Point of contact
Role Organisation / Individual Name Details
Custodian

MNHD

Owner

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

Custodian

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

Voice

Spatial resolution

Equivalent scale

Denominator
2500000
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information

Extent

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Temporal extent

Time period
2012-12-19 2014-12-19
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

Resource format

Title

Product data repository: Various Formats

Website

Data Store directory containing the digital product files

Data Store directory containing one or more files, possibly in a variety of formats, accessible to Geoscience Australia staff only for internal purposes

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
  • Earth Sciences

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  • HVC_144616

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  • GIS Dataset National

Theme
  • GIS

Theme
  • geology

Theme
  • mapping

Theme
  • stratigraphy

Theme
  • National dataset

Theme
  • WMS

Theme
  • web map service

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  • AU

Theme
  • DC2020

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  • Published_External

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  • EFTF

Resource constraints

Title

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

Alternate title

CC-BY

Edition

4.0

Website

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Access constraints
License
Use constraints
License

Resource constraints

Title

Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem

Edition date
2018-11-01T00:00:00
Website

https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

Classification
Unclassified

Associated resource

Association Type
Cross reference
Title

Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition

Citation identifier
74619

Citation identifier
c8856c41-0d5b-2b1d-e044-00144fdd4fa6

Website

https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/74619

Link to eCat metadata record landing page

Associated resource

Association Type
Cross reference
Title

Surface Geology of Australia (1:1M scale dataset) A3 map

Citation identifier
73360

Citation identifier
b804b59b-3ceb-3a7e-e044-00144fdd4fa6

Website

https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/73360

Link to eCat metadata record landing page

Associated resource

Association Type
Cross reference
Title

Surface geology of Australia 1:1 million scale (data plotted at 1:5 million scale)

Citation identifier
69455

Citation identifier
a05f7892-ed7d-7506-e044-00144fdd4fa6

Website

https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/69455

Link to eCat metadata record landing page

Associated resource

Association Type
Informed
Title

GA Surface Geology of Australia WMTS

Citation identifier
104568

Citation identifier
d15947d3-3f54-47e8-8cd4-a121a0c133c3

Website

https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/service/ga/104568

Link to eCat metadata record landing page

Associated resource

Association Type
Informed
Title

GA Surface Geology of Australia WMS

Citation identifier
101041

Citation identifier
0dce409f-4ea2-46a1-a0f6-5994dd13824d

Website

https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/service/ga/101041

Link to eCat metadata record landing page

Associated resource

Association Type
Informed
Title

GA Surface Geology of Australia MapServer

Citation identifier
101060

Citation identifier
e5628415-b7ee-45e9-9394-10f3c9b2db85

Website

https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/service/ga/101060

Link to eCat metadata record landing page

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distributor contact
Role Organisation / Individual Name Details
Distributor

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

Voice
OnLine resource

Download the data (tab)

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OnLine resource

Download the data (gdb)

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Resource lineage

Statement

The geological content of the 2012 edition of the 1:2.5M surface geology of Australia is the same as the previous 2010 edition (ANZLIC dataset ID = ANZCW0703013817), restructured to comply with 2012 Geoscience Australia and international data standards. The original data was compiled from digital data, mainly at 1:2 500 000 scale, supplied by AGSO, GSWA, NTGS, PIRSA, GSQ, GSTAS, GSNSW and GSVIC and from data obtained from many other groups. In order to synthesise data from a variety of sources into a coherent product, the degree and nature of modification of the source data varied from case to case. Cenozoic and Mesozoic units were derived from sources, including the Cenozoic Paleogeographic Atlas of Australia (Landford et al., 1995), the Geology of Australia 1986 and a compilation of Cenozoic basins in the Alice Springs region by B.R. Senior et al. (AGSO Record 1994/66). The Phanerozoic units of southeastern Australia are substantially a modification of the 1:2 500 000 scale map entitled "Stratotectonic and Structural Elements of the Tasman Fold Belt System". The geology of Tasmania is a generalisation of data assembled as part of the TASGO project (a GSTAS and AGSO/AGCRC venture completed in 1997). The geology of South Australia is a highly generalised modification of the 1993 1:2 000 000 scale Geological Map of South Australia. For the Precambrian compilation, much of the geology of Western Australia has been derived from the Geological Map of Western Australia, 1988 with some modifications. The geology of the Kimberley, Halls Creek, Tanami and Arunta regions has been updated in line with recent mapping and some input from magnetic interpretation to emphasise relationships with the Tanami region. The geology of the Amadeus region has been generalised from the 1:1 000 000 scale "Structural Map of the Amadeus Basin" (Compiler A.J. Stewart). The geology of the Musgrave region has been re-compiled and simplified. The geology of North Queensland has been generalised by D. Palfreyman and D. Pillinger from the "North Qld Geology, 1997" 1:1 000 000 scale map (compilers J.H.C. Bain & D. Haipola).

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Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/GDA94 (EPSG:4283)

Metadata constraints

Title

Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem

Edition date
2018-11-01T00:00:00
Website

https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

Classification
Unclassified

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/b4088aa1-f875-2444-e044-00144fdd4fa6

Title

GeoNetwork UUID

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Contact
Role Organisation / Individual Name Details
Point of contact

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

Voice

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Name

dataset

Alternative metadata reference

Title

Geoscience Australia - short identifier for metadata record with

uuid

Citation identifier
eCatId/73140

Metadata linkage

https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/b4088aa1-f875-2444-e044-00144fdd4fa6

Date info (Revision)
2018-04-20T05:50:22
Date info (Creation)
2012-12-14T00:00:00

Metadata standard

Title

AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-1:2014

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-3

Title

Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014

Edition

Version 2.0, September 2018

Citation identifier
https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551

 
 

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Keywords

AU DC2020 EFTF GIS GIS Dataset National HVC_144616 National dataset Published_External WMS geology mapping stratigraphy web map service

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