From Geoscience Australia
JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

Micropalaeontological examination of rock samples from the Nigo Nigo River area, (Mullins Harbour - Wedau reconnaissance), South Eastern Papua

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

During the Mullins Harbour - Wedau Reconnaissance (South Eastern Papua) carried [out] in 1953 by Mr. J.E. Thompson, Senior Geologist of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, a section was sampled along the Middle Nigo-Nigo River. Of a number of samples sent to Canberra for petrological and palaeontological examination only eight proved fossiliferous. The following is a list of samples examined listing lithology and microfauna determined by the author and the age assigned to each.

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Micropalaeontological examination of rock samples from the Nigo Nigo River area, (Mullins Harbour - Wedau reconnaissance), South Eastern Papua
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/9e9dd680-ce7d-43e8-b8ce-95d4cc8de987
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        149.5,
        -11.0
      ],
      [
        151.0,
        -11.0
      ],
      [
        151.0,
        -10.0
      ],
      [
        149.5,
        -10.0
      ],
      [
        149.5,
        -11.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Micropalaeontological examination of rock samples from the Nigo Nigo River area, (Mullins Harbour - Wedau reconnaissance), South Eastern Papua". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/micropalaeontological-examination-of-rock-samples-from-the-nigo-nigo-river-area-mullins-harbour