ea31dbac-bfbb-4498-ac67-cb4ed694ab02 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-10-16T07:55:03 creation ISO 19115 2016 Known Thick Underground Halite Deposits - Version 1 (2021) ea31dbac-bfbb-4498-ac67-cb4ed694ab02 Underground halite, or salt, deposits can potentially be used for large scale storage of hydrogen. This dataset maps the spatial distribution of known, thick underground halite deposits across Australia. Halite sequences included in this map are at least 100 metres thick (to ensure sufficient storage capacity) and are located onshore. Known, thick halite deposits are located in the Carnarvon, Amadeus and Adavale basins. Underground halite deposits have not been extensively explored for across Australia and additional halite deposits suitable for large scale hydrogen storage may exist. Geoscience Australia, through the Exploring for the Future (EFTF) program, is therefore exploring for underground halite deposits to further our understanding of sub-surface halite distribution for potential hydrogen storage. This map may be updated periodically to reflect new halite discoveries found during the EFTF program. This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia. {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[112.0, -44.0], [154.0, -44.0], [154.0, -9.0], [112.0, -9.0], [112.0, -44.0]]]} 112.0 154.0 -44.0 -9.0 EARTH SCIENCES Published_External halite hydrogen storage Download the shapefiles [11 KB] documentDigital Download the shapefiles [11 KB] ZIP Potential Locations For Underground Large Scale Hydrogen Storage WMS documentDigital Potential Locations For Underground Large Scale Hydrogen Storage WMS WMS Potential Locations For Underground Large Scale Hydrogen Storage MapServer documentDigital Potential Locations For Underground Large Scale Hydrogen Storage MapServer HTML