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The geology of the Bowutu Mountains, New Guinea

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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The geology of the Bowutu Mountains and environs is described, with particular attention to the Papuan Basic Belt, and the economic mineral potential of the area is discussed. The area mapped extends from Salamaua southward to the Papua New Guinea border and lies between the Owen Stanley Range and the Morobe Coast. The Bowutu Mountains consist of igneous rocks of the Papuan Basic Belt and the Mageri Volcanics; the Owen Stanley Range is made up of metasediments of the Owen Stanley Metamorphics. The two mountain ranges are separated by the Trist-Waria Depression. The Nipanata Beds and the Salamaua Volcanics occur as faulted wedges between the Basic Belt and the Metamorphic.

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Title The geology of the Bowutu Mountains, New Guinea
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c3e0376a-ddfd-47dd-b98e-fe1ca3f62e1f
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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 "The geology of the Bowutu Mountains, New Guinea". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/the-geology-of-the-bowutu-mountains-new-guinea1