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L028 Bonaparte Gulf seismic survey, WA, 1956

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The Bureau of Mineral Resources seismic party carried out a seismic survey in the Bonaparte Gulf area of north-western Australia between 16th June and 13th October, 1956. The initial objects of the survey were to obtain regional information on the thickness of the sedimentary rocks and on the tectonics of the Bonaparte Gulf Basin, and to establish the applicability of the seismic method in the area. During the course of the survey the party was directed to transfer its attentions to obtaining some detailed information on the Spirit Hill Anticline. This latter work was carried out in response to an application by Westralian Oil Pty. Ltd., which was anxious to select sites for a test boring programme. The seismic results indicate a maximum thickness of sediments of about 20,000 feet in the Carlton Basin and 14,000 feet in the Burt Range Basin. The rocks in both these basins have been folded to a considerable extent and the reflections suggest unconformities within both basins. The seismic reflection method proved successful in indicating geological structure at depth in most of the areas tested.

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Title L028 Bonaparte Gulf seismic survey, WA, 1956
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/cd157ab7-6f9b-437f-a8d3-efd57be6dd51
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Reference Period 16/06/1956 - 13/10/1956
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "L028 Bonaparte Gulf seismic survey, WA, 1956". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/l028-bonaparte-gulf-seismic-survey-wa-1956