Murraba Basin
Lithology: | Sedimentary: sandstone, conglomerate, minor mudstone and dolostone. | |
Epoch Min: | Neoproterozoic. | |
Epoch Max: | Neoproterozoic. | |
Age Min: | 600 Ma. | |
Age Max: | 850 Ma. | |
Summary: | A sedimentary basin formed as part of the Centralian Superbasin and extends into Western Australia. Correlated with lower units of the Amadeus and Ngalia basins. | |
Relationship: | Unconformably overlies the Palaeo-Neoproterozoic Aileron Province and Palaeoproterozoic Tanami Region. Unconformably overlain by the Phanerozoic Canning Basin | |
Thickness: | Up to 4 km. | |
Economic: | No known mineral occurrences. | |
Metamorphism: | Unmetamorphosed. | |
Main References: | Ahmad M, 2013. Chapter 25: Murraba Basin: 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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