A U–Pb Geochronology Compilation for Northern Australia: Version 2, 2018

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

This Record presents a compilation of publicly-available U–Pb geochronology from Queensland (QLD), Northern Territory (NT), Western Australia (WA) and the most northerly parts of South Australia (SA) and New South Wales (NSW). It represents a step towards a comprehensive U–Pb geochronology compilation for all of Australia. The Appendix A dataset expands upon the data coverage previously compiled by Anderson et al. (2017). It includes >1400 additional data points from WA and NT, building the compilation to more than 3600 sample points.

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Field Value
Title A U–Pb Geochronology Compilation for Northern Australia: Version 2, 2018
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/d93a285d-e316-407e-bf55-2fa8792b7fcf
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
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Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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        112.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "A U–Pb Geochronology Compilation for Northern Australia: Version 2, 2018". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/a-upb-geochronology-compilation-for-northern-australia-version-2-2018