Murphy Province
Lithology: | Sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous and volcanic: metagreywacke, phyllite, shale, schist quartzite, felsic volcanic rocks, alkaline igneous intrusives and granite. | |
Epoch Min: | Palaeoproterozoic. | |
Epoch Max: | Palaeoproterozoic. | |
Age Min: | 1840 Ma. | |
Age Max: | 1870 Ma. | |
Summary: | Comprising two Palaeoproterozoic basement inliers, the Murphy and Carrara Range, forming part of the North Australian Craton. | |
Relationship: | Unconformably overlain by, and faulted against, the Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic McArthur Basin to the north, Lawn Hill Platform and South Nicholson Basin to the south. Unconformably overlain by the Neoproterozoic to Palaeozoic Georgina Basin to the west. | |
Thickness: | N/A. | |
Economic: | Host Au-U, Cu, Sn and W prospects. | |
Metamorphism: | Greenschist facies. | |
Main References: | Ahmad M, Munson TJ and Wygralak AS, 2013. Chapter 8: Murphy Province: in Ahmad M and Munson TJ (compilers) ‘Geology and Mineral Resources of the Northern Territory’. Northern Territory Geological Survey, Special Publication 5 |
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