Summary of results. Joint NTGS-GA geochronology project: Birrindudu Basin

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

This Record presents data collected in August–September 2023 as part of the ongoing Northern Territory Geological Survey–Geoscience Australia SHRIMP geochronology project under the National Collaborative Framework agreement and Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future Program. New U–Pb SHRIMP zircon geochronological results, derived from six sedimentary samples collected from the Birrindudu Basin in the Northern Territory, are presented herein. Detrital zircon U–Pb analyses were conducted on representative samples of previously undated sedimentary formations of the Wattie Group (Burtawurta Formation) and Bullita Group (Timber Creek Formation, Bynoe Formation, Mount Gordon Sandstone, Banyan Formation and the Battle Creek Formation) collected during NTGS fieldwork in 2015. The aims of the study were to generate detrital zircon age spectra and determine maximum depositional ages for all the sampled units that can be integrated with existing data to assist in interpretations of possible sedimentary provenances and contribute to a broader understanding of Proterozoic stratigraphy across northern Australia. Bibliographic Reference: Kositcin N, Munson TJ and Jarrett AJM, 2025. Summary of results. Joint NTGS–GA geochronology project: Birrindudu Basin. Northern Territory Geological Survey, Record 2025-004

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Title Summary of results. Joint NTGS-GA geochronology project: Birrindudu Basin
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