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Geodynamic Synthesis of the Phanerozoic of eastern Australia. Second Edition

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This report presents the second edition of a 'Geodynamic Synthesis of the Phanerozoic of Eastern Australia', the first edition being published in 2009. The original Record was undertaken with two aims: (1) to better understand the tectonic and geodynamic setting of known mineral deposits within eastern Australia, and (2) to provide a predictive capability for extending potential regions of known mineralisation and delineating regions with potential for new mineral styles and commodities. This was achieved by synthesising geological and metallogenic data on a regional, largely orogenic, basis. This allowed the identification of geological and metallogenic events and geodynamic cycles, and the production of regional geological syntheses and accompanying time-space-event plots. These regional syntheses were used to produce an interpreted geological, metallogenic and geodynamic synthesis of eastern Australia. This synthesis provided the geodynamic framework to constrain known mineralisation and allow a predictive capability for potential new mineralisation. Since the first edition, significant new geological information and tectonic models have appeared for most parts of eastern Australia, along with the definition and/or redefinition of many geological provinces, sub-provinces and igneous associations. This new information, tectonic models and names have been incorporated into this second edition.

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Title Geodynamic Synthesis of the Phanerozoic of eastern Australia. Second Edition
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/3b3dc69d-1064-4e5e-b26b-b1ac8e185417
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Geodynamic Synthesis of the Phanerozoic of eastern Australia. Second Edition". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/geodynamic-synthesis-of-the-phanerozoic-of-eastern-australia-second-edition