Geology of the Hodgkinson and Laura Basins, North Queensland

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

This Bulletin presents the results of systematic geological mapping in north Queensland by joint field parties of the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the Geological Survey of Queensland, during the period 1958 to 1963. The area investigated is more than 36,000 square miles, and extends from Princess Charlotte Bay in the north to the township of Ingham in the south, and from 142°30'E. to the shores of the South Pacific Ocean. It is the site of a Palaeozoic geosyncline the Hodgkinson Basin and includes part of the western Precambrian borderland, which is separated from the geosyncline by the Palmerville Fault, a large fundamental structure.

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Title Geology of the Hodgkinson and Laura Basins, North Queensland
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/b3504691-678e-46d6-bab5-ce5f3441b980
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Geology of the Hodgkinson and Laura Basins, North Queensland". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/geology-of-the-hodgkinson-and-laura-basins-north-queensland