Wolfe Basin
Lithology: | Sedimentary: diamictite, sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone. | |
Epoch Min: | Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) | |
Epoch Max: | Neoproterozoic (Cryogenia) | |
Age Min: | 600 Ma. | |
Age Max: | 750 Ma. | |
Summary: | Generally flat-lying to gently dipping sedimentary basin dominated by glacial and fluvio-glacial sediments, extends into Western Australia. | |
Relationship: | Unconformably overlies the Neoproterozoic Victoria Basin. Unconformably overlain by the Cambrian Kalkarindji Province. | |
Thickness: | At least 2 km. | |
Economic: | No known mineral deposits. | |
Metamorphism: | Unmetamorphosed. | |
Main Reference: | Dunster JN, 2013. Chapter 27: Wolfe 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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