AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Petroleum geology and geochemistry, Middle Proterozoic, McArthur Basin

Integrated geological and geochemical studies have demonstrated that mature, rich potential petroleum source rocks and adjacent potential reservoir beds exist in the Middle Proterozoic sequence (1400 - 1800 million years) of the McArthur Basin, Northern Territory. 
Standard organic petrographic and geochemical techniques can be used with only minor adaptions, to characterise the organic type and maturation level of the source beds and the likely composition of any derived hydrocarbons. 
'Live' oil which was discovered during' stratigraphic drilling to obtain samples for this project provides further evidence of the potential of of this basin.
Potential reservoir units exist at several stratigraphic levels. 
The geology and reservoir characteristics of these units in combination with the distribution of potential source beds, timing of hydrocarbon generation, evidence for migration and chances of preservation has been used to rank the prospectivity of various stratigraphic intervals in different parts of the basin.

Tags: Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Record, geochemistry, petroleum geology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Peachy 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Mt Pleasant - Quarters Deposit Deformation and Fluid Flow Simulation Project. Reverse Engineering the Mineralising System

Mt Pleasant - Quarters Deposit Deformation and Fluid Flow Simulation Project. Reverse Engineering the Mineralising System
predictive mineral discovery CRC - Barrick Mt Pleasant Project Update

Tags: AU-SA, Ausmodel, Earth Sciences, PMD*CRC Publication, Published_External, pmd*CRC
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Warren 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-NSW, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
West Musgrave, WA, 2002 (P863), elevation line data

The Digital Elevation Model represents ground surface topography between points of known elevation. The elevation data was calculated using the altimeters and Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor used for the benefit of airborne magnetic and radiometric data on the same survey. The elevation is the height relative to the Australian Height Datum GDA94 (AUSGEOID09). The processed elevation data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 These line dataset from the West Musgrave, WA, 2002 survey were acquired in 2002 by the WA Government, and consisted of 62081 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, DEM, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, Elevation, GADDS2.0, Published_External, WA, airborne digital data, geophysical survey, geophysics, line, survey 863, terrain, vector
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Nautilus 1&2 3D cut-out model

Shelled nautiloids have been extinct for 100 million years but students can create their own in 3D with a class set of 30 paper models, ready to cut out and assemble into 3D paper nautiloids.
Suitable for primary level Years 5-6 and secondary level Years 7-10.

Tags: Cardboard Model, Earth Sciences, Educational Product, Published_External
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
MRTAS D'Aguilar Range ppm thorium grid geodetic

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This radiometric thorium grid has a cell size of 0.00042 degrees (approximately 40m) and shows thorium element concentration of the D'Aguilar Range, Tas, 2001 (WTRMP Area E) in units of parts per million (or ppm). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2001 by the TAS Government, and consisted of 1175 line-kilometres of data at 200m line spacing and 80m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NASVD, NCI, Published_External, TAS, Th, airborne digital data, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, rad, radiometrics, raster, spectrometry, survey 821, thorium
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Adsorption and desorption isotherms from shales in NDI Carrara 1, Northern Territory

This study was commissioned by Geoscience Australia (GA) to produce a report on methane adsorption and desorption of select samples from the deep stratigraphic drill hole NDI Carrara 1, located in the Proterozoic Carrara Sub-basin in the Northern Territory. Plugs were taken from depths of interest and analysed via adsorption and desorption isotherm testing at the CSIRO laboratories in Clayton, Victoria. 

Tags: EFTF – Exploring for the Future, MinEx CRC – Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre, Minex CRC, NDI Carrara 1, Petrophysics and rock mechanics, Published_External, methane adsorption, methane desorption, shale
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Moonyoora 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-WA, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Decoration Cave 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-WA, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Robinson Range - Belele, WA, 2003 (P1035), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled

Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 These line dataset from the Robinson Range - Belele, WA, 2003 survey were acquired in 2003 by the WA Government, and consisted of 53021 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS.

Tags: AWAGS, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, Published_External, WA, airborne digital data, geophysical survey, geophysics, line, magnetic, magnetics, magnetism and palaeomagnetism, survey 1035, vector
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Gilgandra 1:250 000 topographic map

This map is part of the series that covers the whole of Australia at a scale of 1:250 000 (1cm on a map represents 2.5 km on the ground) and comprises 513 maps. This is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire continent. Each standard map covers an area of 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude or about 150 kilometres from east to west and 110 kilometres from north to south. There are about 50 special maps in the series and these maps cover a non-standard area. Typically, where a map produced on standard sheet lines is largely ocean it is combined with its landward neighbour. These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries. The topographic map and data index shows coverage of the sheets. Product Specifications Coverage: The series covers the whole of Australia with 513 maps. Currency: Ranges from 1995 to 2009. 95% of maps have a reliability date of 1994 or later. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA (post-1993) Datum: AGD66, GDA94, AHD. Projection: Universal Traverse Mercator (UTM) Medium: Paper, flat and folded copies.

Tags: 250K scale, AU-NSW, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Packhorse Range 1:100 000 topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres. Many maps are supplemented by hill shading. These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours, localities and some administrative boundaries. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia is covered by more than 3000 x 1:100 000 scale maps, of which 1600 have been published as printed maps. Unpublished maps are available as compilations. Currency: Ranges from 1961 to 2009. Average 1997. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA coordinates. Datum: AGD66, GDA94; AHD Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Printed maps: Paper, flat and folded copies. Compilations: Paper or film, flat copies only.

Tags: 100K scale, AU-WA, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Gason 1:250 000, R502 historical topographic map

The R502 series of maps has been replaced by the National Topographic Map Series (NTMS). The R502 series consists of 542 map sheets and covers Australia at a scale of 1:250,000. It was compiled from aerial photography, but only about one quarter of the series was contoured. The standard sheet size is 1 degree of latitude by 1.5 degrees of longitude. Transverse Mercator map projection and Clark 1858 datum were used. Coverage of the country was completed in 1968.

Tags: 250K scale, AU_SA, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Geological report on Waterhouse uranium prospect No. 4, Northern Territory

The Waterhouse uranium Prospect No. 4 is located 3.5 miles south of Batchelor siding on the North Australian Railway line, and was discovered by aerial scintillometer survey. A ground examination recommended radiometric gridding of the area. The Prospect is in lateritised rocks and is a broad area of twice the radiometric background count. Within this area are small local zones, rising to four times background, associated with quartz veins. The future of the Prospect is not encouraging.

Tags: AU-NT, Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Record, geology, radiometrics, uranium
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Warburton Range 1:100 000 unpublished topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres.

Tags: 100K unpublished, AU-WA, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
MRTAS North East Tasmania magnetic grid geodetic

Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This MRTAS North East Tasmania magnetic grid geodetic has a cell size of 0.00042 degrees (approximately 41m). The units are in nanoTesla (or nT). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2007 by the TAS Government, and consisted of 51969 line-kilometres of data at 200m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, Published_External, TAS, TMI, airborne digital data, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, mag, magnetics, magnetism, palaeomagnetism, raster, survey 1143, total magnetic intensity
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
McDills 1:250 000 GIS Dataset

This data is part of the series of maps that covers the whole of Australia at a scale of 1:250 000 (1cm on a map represents 2.5km on the ground) and comprises 513 maps. This is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire continent. 
Data is downloadable in various distribution formats.

Tags: 250K scale, AU-NT, Earth Sciences, GIS Dataset, Published_External, dataset, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Bathymetry grid of Lord Howe Island

Geoscience Australia carried out a marine survey on Lord Howe Island shelf (NSW) in 2008 (SS062008) to map seabed bathymetry and characterise benthic environments through colocated sampling of surface sediments and infauna, rock coring, observation of benthic habitats using underwater towed video, and measurement of ocean tides and wavegenerated currents. Subbottom profile data was also collected to map sediment thickness and shelf stratigraphy. Data and samples were acquired using the National Facility Research Vessel Southern Surveyor. Bathymetric data from this survey was merged with other preexisting bathymetric data (including LADS) to generate a grid covering 1034 sq km. As part of a separate Geoscience Australia survey in 2007 (TAN0713), an oceanographic mooring was deployed on the northern edge of Lord Howe Island shelf. The mooring was recovered during the 2008 survey following a 6 month deployment.
lh_4m is an ArcInfo grid of the Lord Howe survey area produced from the processed EM300 bathymetry data of the survey area using the CARIS HIPS and SIPS software.

Tags: AU-NSW, Bathymetry Grid, CERF, Marine Data, Marine Geoscience, Published_External, abiotic surrogates, bathymetry, marine
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Tectonic geomorphology of Australia

The Australian continent is actively deforming in response to far-field stresses generated by plate boundary interactions and buoyancy forces associated with mantle dynamics. On the largest scale (several 103 km), the submergence of the northern continental shelf is driven by dynamic topography caused by mantle downwelling along the Indo-Pacific subduction system and accentuated by a regionally elevated geoid. The emergence of the southern shelf is attributed to the progressive movement of Australia away from a dynamic topography low. On the intermediate scale (several 102 km), low-amplitude (c. 100–200 m) long-wavelength (c. 100–300 km) topographic undulations are driven by (1) anomalous, smaller-scale upper mantle convection, and/or (2) lithospheric-scale buckling associated with plate boundary tectonic forcing. On the smallest scale (101 km), fault-related deformation driven by partitioning of far-field stresses has modified surface topography at rates of up to c. 170 m Ma-1, generated more than 30–50% of the contemporary topographic relief between some of Australia’s highlands and adjacent piedmonts, and exerted a first-order control on long-term (104–106 a) bedrock erosion. Although Australia is often regarded as tectonically and geomorphologically quiescent, Neogene to Recent tectonically induced landscape evolution has occurred across the continent, with geomorphological expressions ranging from mild to dramatic.

Tags: Earth Sciences, External Publication, Published_Internal, earthquakes, geodynamics, geohazards, geomorphology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Wonga Bay 1:50 000 topographic map

Product Specifications Coverage: Partial coverage, predominantly in northern Australia, along major transport routes, and other selected areas. About 1000 maps have been published to date. Currency: Ranges from 1968 to 2006. Coordinates: Geographical and UTM. Datum: AGD66, new edition WGS84; AHD. Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Paper, flat copies only.

Tags: 50K scale, AU-NT, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Uranium mineral systems: ore-forming processes and relationships among deposit types

Shared geological and geochemical processes are involved in the formation of particular groups of uranium deposits.  Three families of uranium mineral systems are recognised: magmatic-, metamorphic- and basin-related.  End-member fluids in each family are magmatic-hydrothermal, 'metamorphic' (including fluids reacted with metamorphic rocks at elevated temperatures), and surficial fluids such as meteoric water, lake water and seawater. Most well known uranium deposit types can be accommodated within this tripartite framework, which explicitly allows for hybrid deposit types.

Tags: Earth Sciences, External Publication, Published_External, Scientific Journal Paper, economic geology, metallogenesis, mineral exploration
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
West Eucla Basin (Seemore, Loongana), WA, 1983. (P490), radiometric line data, AWAGS levelled

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This West Eucla Basin (Seemore, Loongana), WA, 1983. (P490), radiometric line data, AWAGS levelled were acquired in 1983 by the WA Government, and consisted of 24580 line-kilometres of data at 1500m line spacing and 150m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS.

Tags: AWAGS, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NASVD, Published_External, WA, airborne digital data, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, line, potassium, radiometrics, spectrometry, survey 490, thorium, uranium, vector
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Australian Gas Resource Assessment 2012

Gas is a vital and growing part of the Australian and global energy mix. The gas industry is being transformed due to changes in markets and technology that are bringing new gas resources into play. This report builds on the Australian Energy Resource Assessment (AERA) was first published in March 2010 as a supporting document to the Energy White Paper process. The AERA (Geoscience Australia and ABARE, 2010) is a national prospectus for energy resources. It examined Australia's identified and potential energy resources ranging from fossil fuels and uranium to renewable sources. 
In the two years following the release of the AERA there have been significant changes in gas resources and within the gas market. This report provides an assessment of Australia's gas resources in 2012 and has been released to contribute to the final phase of the Energy White Paper process. The report documents the growth of gas resources and new projects that underpin an increasing role for gas both in Australia and internationally. 
For example coal seam gas (CSG) reserves have doubled since 2010 and three CSG/liquid natural gas (LNG) projects are now under construction, In addition, major new offshore conventional gas projects have been committed and commenced construction, including Ichthys in the Browse Basin and Prelude, the world's first floating LNG project. And Australia's third export LNG project, Pluto, has commenced operations.

Tags: Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Report, gas, resource assessment
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
AUSGeoid98 v.1.0 data files: Mount Egerton (sg50-03)

AUSGeoid98 data files contain a 2 minute grid of AUSGeoid98 data covering the Australian region, which you can use to interpolate geoid-ellipsoid separations for the positions required.You can use your own interpolation software, or you can use Geoscience Australia's Windows Interpolation software (Winter). The data files are text files in a standard format that cover the same area as standard topographic map areas. Files covering both 1:250,000 (approximately 100 x 150 km) and 1:1,000,000 (approximately 400 x 600 km) map areas are available. There is a 4 minute overlap on all sides of each area. Data format: AUSGeoid98 data files have a header record at the start of each file, to distinguish them from the superseded AUSGeoid93 data files. AUSGeoid98 data files show the geoid-ellipsoid separation to 3 decimal places, while the superseded AUSGeoid93 data files showed only 2 decimal places. AUSGeoid98 deflections of the vertical were computed from the geoid-ellipsoid separation surface, while the AUSGeoid93 deflections of the vertical were computed from OSU91A.

Tags: AU, AUSGeoid98, Geodesy, Geodetic Data, Published_External, dataset, geodesy
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Australian Field Notebooks

This is the collection level record for the N.H. (Doc) Fisher Geoscience Library's Australian geological field notebooks.  Digitisation and transcription of these notebooks by a dedicated team of volunteers via the  Australian Museum's DigiVol Citizen Science platform is ongoing (subject to annual funding). 
The Australian field notebooks contain the geological observations recorded by geologists of Geoscience Australia (GA) and its predecessors during fieldwork across the country from the 1930s until paper notebooks were replaced by electronic devices. The intention of this work is to make the content of these unique historical artefacts more widely accessible to researchers and the public.  At present, access to the majority of the field notebooks is only available by visiting the N.H. (Doc) Fisher Geoscience Library at Geoscience Australia in Canberra.  However, individual records for the Australian notebooks can be found in the Library's online catalogue, at: https://geoscienceaustralia.intersearch.com.au.

Tags: Earth Sciences, Geology, HVC_144614, Notebook, Published_External
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data