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GEOLOGICAL MAP of the NORTHERN TERRITORY TERTIARY Cz Fluvial Sandstone and Siltstone on Bathurst and Melville Islands Ma Sand, silt and clay in coastal esturies 0 QUATERNARY Qa Sand, clay, calcrete and lacustrine limestone in inland palaeodrainage; GEOLOGICAL MAP of the NORTHERN TERRITORY TERTIARY Cz fluvial sandstone and siltstone on Bathurst and Melville Islands 70 MONEY SHOAL, BONAPARTE, ARAFURA AND PEDIRKA AND EROMANGA 132°E 135°E CARPENTARIA BASINS BASINS 129°E 138°E Mudstone, Shale, shale sandstone K K CRETACEOUS 100 JUNCTION BAY MELVILLE ISLAND COBOURG PENINSULA WESSEL ISLANDS TRUANT ISLAND BATHURST ISLAND Minjilang Sandstone, Shale, shale, * Units not exposed sandstone MELVILLE * Jk mudstone * Jk ISLAND Johnston CAPE DON WESSEL ISLANDS JURASSIC Sandstone, Sandstone, Pirlangimpi Qa shale, shale Qa ARAFURA SEA * J coal * J Milikapiti Tjipripu River Murenella 200 TIMOR K Sandstone, Sandstone, River K Qa TRIASSIC shale, shale, Cz Warruwi * T limestone * T coal Cz Paru Pickertaramoor M10 Nguiu Qa Creek K SEA K Sandstone, Sandstone, Murgenella River PERMIAN limestone, shale, BATHURST VAN DIEMEN GULF P shale, coal, AMADEUS, NGALIA, DALY, P coal ISLAND King diamictite GEORGINA AND WISO BASINS Sandstone, Sandstone, 300 ALLIGATOR RIVER Coopers MILINGIMBI K Qa ARNHEM BAY 12°S DARWIN g4 M10 Galiwinku GOVE 12°S conglomerate, conglomerate, FOG BAY K K Maningrida siltstone, Pn Creek Milingimbi d9 M9 M8 CARBONIFEROUS siltstone, g4 C shale ALICE SPRINGS OROGENY 400-300 BEAGLE Nhulunbuy * DC shale, ADELAIDE K Qa Qa M6 coal, Qa d6 M10 Qa Qa Cato diamictite River Yirrkala GULF Qa g4 SOUTH ALLIGATOR Woolen g6 Sandstone, Qa River Ramingining K f6 g5 Wildman Oenpelli shale River River GULF Sandstone, DARWIN RIVER K Alligator DEVONIAN P1 g5 M6b River limestone D RIVER Qa K M10 GLYDE D River Gapuwiyak West Goomadeer Qa 400 K ARNHEM Ar K EAST RIVER K Cadell K Sandstone, Sandstone P4 Jabiru K River * S S ALLIGATOR Qa g4 SILURIAN salt M9 K Qa d6 Gulbuwangay K Sandstone, Sandstone, Creek RIVER d6 Maidjunga f6 shale, P3 HIGHWAY M6 River shale, LARAPINTA EVENT 480-460 P2 b2 dolostone O -- Pn ORDOVICIAN -- dolostone Cooinda RIVER g4 OF * CO CO P2 P1 Imimbar Ar g5 P3 Qa P3 Liverpool River V9 -- MARY -- 500 MOUNT EVELYN Pn MOUNT MARUMBA BLUE MUD BAY g5 Limestone, sandstone C3 Dolostone, limestone, sandstone HARTS RANGE COMPLEX PINE CREEK P4 PORT LANGDON * C2 -- HIGHWAY GOYDER CAPE SCOTT P Batchelor KoolatongRiver CAMBRIAN -- C2 Limestone, shale River d9 -- b1 d6 -- Sandstone, C BLYTH Sandstone, conglomerate - - C1 RIVER M6 Creek C1 -- Mann f6 * flood basalt C2 M6 Jim Jim Pn RIVER Qa C1b Flood basalt A10d Amphibolite PERON ISLANDS Creek K Annie 545 d4 g5 M6 Adelaide River d4 g6 M8 K CARPENTARIA BUKALARA SANDSTONE, RISING SUN CENTRALIAN SUPERBASIN Migmatitic metapelite, d4 b1 d6 WESSEL GROUP CONGLOMERATE ARUMBERA, YUENDUMU A10 metabasite, gneiss, calc-silicate, marble, quartzite P1 P4 Sandstone, Sandstone, Sandstone, limestone, M7 M10conglomerate, D10 conglomerate siltstone PETERMANN OROGENY 570-530 g5 mudstone P10L 4 - - Burrundie K P4 JOSEPH C2 d4 Walker River P3 Mainoru f4 KAKADU P4 PIONEER, OLYMPIC, - - DUERDIN GROUP g5 d4 d4 d9 Qa P4 PERTATATAKA - Bulman - C1 V10 g5 V6 Conglomerate, Sandstone, dolostone, - CO - P5f d9 sandstone, limestone, diamictite C2 P3 River P5 V10 BONAPARTE d4 Milyakburra mudstone, P10L 3 - P d4 - Pine Creek K M6 diamictite C2 K DALY P4 K K WILTON f5 RIVER Rose M6 Alyangula Umbakumba GROOTE AREYONGA, ARALKA K DALY P5f P10L GULF V6 d9 Angurugu EYLANDT Siltstone, dolostone, g5 limestone, sandstone, RIVER River P10L Pn KATHERINE URAPUNGA ROPER RIVER M8 2 diamictite FERGUSSON RIVERFish CAPE BEATRICE PORT KEATS g5 K MOYLE d4 River P4 RIVER d4 P5f M6 K M6 RIVER Peppimenarti River f4 Flying Fox M9 Qa g5 K P5 K d4 KATHERINE Numbulwar Wadeye HEAVITREE, BITTER SPRINGS RIVER g5 d4 P5 M6b Waterhouse Quartzite, sandstone, Palumpa d9 Creek K O Jalboi conglomerate, dolostone, - V10 V10 - P10L C1b 1 limestone, salt - KATHERINE - Maranboy Barunga River Qa C2 P5 d9 d9 P4 g5 RIVER Qa 1000 - g5 - FLORA C1b STRATIGRAPHY RECOGNISED METAMORPHIC TERRAINS IGNEOUS COMPLEXES - - Ngukurr C1b RIVER ROPER - RIVER - KING RIVER b8 VICTORIA C2 HIGHWAY - FITZMAURICE - HIGHWAY Qa M7 C2 -- ROPER d9 MARIA VICTORIA- SOUTH - - Mataranka C1b g5 C2 M7 K ISLAND McARTHUR TENNANT BIRRINDUDU NICHOLSON ARUNTA MUSGRAVE Creek M8 Qa Mathison BASIN REGION BASIN BASIN REGION BLOCK HODGSON DOWNS FELSIC VOLCANICS GRANITE/GNEISS MAFIC VOLCANICS MAFIC INTRUSIVES 15°S P RIVER DELAMERE LARRIMAH M9 MOUNT YOUNG PELLEW 15°S 1000 Creek AUVERGNE Creek TJAUWATA GROUP - Elsey - M6 Creek Mountain River C1b RIVER Bimodal volcanics, River V9 K sandstone, P RIVER M10 U9 quartzite, Ikymbon Creek - - AUVERGNE, conglomerate, Cattle ROPER GROUP f9 g9 b9 d9 Angalarri C1b Qa d9 FITZMAURICE AND SOUTH NICHOLSON red-beds Aroona Sandstone, KEEP RENNER GROUP TIJUNNA GROUPS GROUP River Cz P9L Birdum HODGSON River K M9 shale Sandstone, Siltstone, Sandstone, MUSGRAVE OROGENY 1200-1160 C M10 RIVER River RIVER SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP shale shale, shale - - M6 D9 V9 L9 Bullo Larrimah C1b Creek sandstone Dry BAINES Cz COX Rosie RIVER NATHAN AND f4 Gregory WATTIE AND River Timber Creek Creek MT RIGG GROUPS BULLITA GROUPS DOOMADGEE FORMATION ?1500 Creek - - Dolostone VICTORIA M6 Dolostone, Sandstone, Felsic and Delamere C1b LIMMEN BIGHT CHEWINGS OROGENY STUART K d9 M8 V8 limestone, L8 dolostone, mafic gneiss, g8 b8 MESOPROTEROZOIC NEOPROTEROZOIC 1590-1570 West Baines sandstone shale U8 schist, P8L D Ck Strangways M6b M6 Sandstone Pn M10 Creek MADDERNS YARD, YAYA quartzite g4 V8 M9 McARTHUR AND AND IWUPATAKA Snake Batten BALMA GROUPS FICKLING GROUP COMPLEXES 1600 P4 K Dolostone, LIMBUNYA GROUP Dolostone, Felsic and pelitic DALY WATERS TANUMBIRINI BAUHINIA DOWNS shale, Dolostone, shale, gneiss/schist, VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Battle ROBINSON RIVER WATERLOO RIVER K sandstone shale, siltstone, orthoquartzite, V10 VICTORIA f5 Creek f6 Borroloola NAMERINNI SUBGROUP siltstone, -- Creek sandstone amphibolite, Dolostone, chert, C1 Creek M6 LIEBIG OROGENY migmatite, River f7 Daly Waters ARNOLD M8 shale sandstone 1640-1630 calc-silicate Creek - V9 - CARPENTARIA K C1b M8 M9 Fletcher Lagoon M7 D7 V7 L7 M7 The RIVER A7 BUCHANAN P7L East Baines Tanumbirini g7b7 d7 RIVER M6 CALVERT Top Springs RIVER Leichhardt Behn River Dunmarra M8 RIVER RIVER Creek Cz PARSONS RANGE, Sandstone Sandstone - - WEARYAN Creek River K TAWALLAH AND C1b RIVER HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PARGEE SANDSTONE, Armstrong RIVER KATHERINE RIVER GROUPS Townshend M9 d6 TOLMER AND PETERS CREEK VOLCANICS, Running Sandstone, BIRRINDUDU GROUPS WIRE CREEK SANDSTONE Creek K 1700 V9 M6b M6 conglomerate Sandstone, Bimodal M8 conglomerate, volcanics, M7 f6 V6 L6b M8 FOELSCHE greywacke dolostone Creek MC ARTHUR M6b Mafic UPPER HATCHES REYNOLDS RANGE GROUP, Creek WICKHAM GLYDE STRANGWAYS volcanics CREEK GROUP Sandstone, CADNEY METAMORPHICS HIGHWAY BEETALOO L6 EVENT 1730-1700 g6 d6 NEWCASTLE WATERS - WALHALLOW - WAVE HILL Creek CALVERT HILLS Sandstone, conglomerate Schist, LIMBUNYA C2 M10 Creek Newcastle shale slate, f6 -- RIVER - Mistake Depot - M6 g6 D6 C3 C2 K Gold siltstone, P6L calc-silicate, D6b Mafic A6 Stirling volcanics amphibolite, Negri - - quartzite d6 YAMBAH EVENT C2 Daguragu RIVER Newcastle Waters Creek Creek ROBINSON 1780-1760 b6 River Creek Giles or Wattie Kalkarindji Creek M10 Creek Elliott Settlement BranchM6b 1800 P4 HIGHWAY PINE CREEK TENNANT TANAMI MURPHY M10 OROGEN REGION REGION INLIER STAFFORD EVENT Puzzle M6 V9 M6 1810-1800 V7 Cz HIGHWAY M6 M10 BUNTINE LAKE M6 Y5 L6 WOODS g5 WARE GROUP STRANGWAYS COMPLEX g5 Y4 OORADIDGEE AND Sandstone, Felsic and BUSTARD, EDITH RIVER LOWER HATCHES volcaniclastic mafic gneiss, Y4 CREEK GROUPS VICTORIA L7 L8 AND EL SHERANA sandstone metavolcanics, g5 Y5 Sandstone, HELEN SPRINGS GROUPS metapelite 18°S Hooker WINNECKE CREEK SOUTH LAKE WOODS BRUNETTE DOWNS MOUNT DRUMMOND 18°S siltstone BIRRINDUDU Sandstone N52 A52 Maud Cresswell M10 Creek d9 Creek f6 Felsic Felsic Creek D6 T5f N5f P5L Creek volcanics Creek NONGRA volcanics TARRABOOL LAKE N52 K Cattle D9 Renner Springs LAKE Lajamanu TANAMI EVENT 1830 River - - - Cz - KILLI KILLI FORMATION LANDER ROCK FORMATION C1b Creek Sturt C1b - - T5 McKinlay L9 Greywacke, Greywacke, D7 C1b Creek Fish Hole siltstone, siltstone, g5 Cr Creek P5 Tomkinson South Nicholson shale shale, - - -- Brunette CLIFFDALE VOLCANICS schist, C2 C1b D7 Creek Creek N51 Felsic A51 gneiss Attack Bootu L7 f6 volcanics N52 Winnecke Creek D6 Y5 f5 b5 d5 N5f P5f Felsic L6b volcanics N52 Y4 DEAD BULLOCK FORMATION L6 Carrara River TENNANT EVENT 1850 Boree Creek 1850-1840 BIF, N51 Creek carbonaceous N5f BARRAMUNDI OROGENY g5 Attack shale, g4 NIMBUWAH EVENT siltstone, 1860-1840 TENNANT CREEK 1860-1850 TANAMI EAST GREEN SWAMP WELL D6 ALROY RANKEN chert, TANAMI sandstone, Ar Cz Playford FINNISS RIVER WARRAMUNGA MURPHY GROUP FORMATION dolerite METAMORPHICS D10 River N4 Buchanan Creek Greywacke, Greywacke, Greywacke, d5 BARKLY shale, shale, N4 shale, d4 PALAEOPROTEROZOIC f4 siltstone, siltstone, siltstone d4 N4 T5f sandstone hematitic Cz g6 T5 T5f shales - V6 - Y4 P4L C1b f4 Prentice Herbert - d5 T4 C1b- Lake P4 T4 LAKE f4 - TENNANT CREEK - BUCK C2 TABLELANDS River b6 HIGHWAY T5f g5 N52 Creek g5 N5f O g4 River b6 g5 Lorne 1860 Tanami D STH ALLIGATOR GROUP LANDER RIVER BONNEY WELL FREW RIVER Greywacke, - - MOUNT SOLITAIRE LANDER AVON DOWNS THE GRANITES C1b g5 Gosse RANKEN shale, James g5 T5 WELLTREE METAMORPHICS, NOURLANGIE SCHIST siltstone N52 Rabbit Flat N51 Gneiss, River schist, RIVER g5 N51 D6 calc-silicate, para- Tuff, shale, phyllite, chert - - P3 LP3 C1b g5 T4 T5 Pn amphibolite, D metabasite Carbonaceous shale, A52 T5f BIF, g6 shale, QUEENSLAND
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