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The geology of Australia includes virtually all known rock types, spanning a geological time period of over 3.8 billion years, including some of the oldest rocks on earth. Australia is a continent situated on the Indo-Australian Plate .
Simplified geological map of the Kimberley region, showing the three major zones of the Lamboo Complex. Inset shows the location on the continent of Australia. The current regional geology of the Kimberley can be divided into three major units: [2] the Kimberley Craton (underlying the Speewah and Kimberley Basins).
Geologic map of Australia. Subcategories. ... Geology of Australia by state or territory (11 C, 1 P) * Australia geology-related lists (10 P) A. Aquifers in Australia ...
The natural history of Australia has been shaped by the geological evolution of the Australian continent from Gondwana and the changes in global climate over geological time. The building of the Australian continent and its association with other land masses, as well as climate changes over geological time, have created the unique flora and ...
Wolfe Creek Crater in Western Australia. The area's geology spans a geological time period of over 3.8 billion years, therefore featuring some of the oldest rocks on earth. There are three main cratonic shields of recognised Archaean age within the Australian landmass: The Yilgarn, the Pilbara and the Gawler cratons. Several other Archaean ...
The Australian plate is a major tectonic plate in the eastern and, largely, southern hemispheres. Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana, Australia remained connected to India and Antarctica until approximately when India broke away and began moving north.
Basic geological units of Australia Australia is the lowest, flattest, and oldest continental landmass on Earth [ 8 ] and it has had a relatively stable geological history. Geological forces such as the tectonic uplift of mountain ranges and clashes between tectonic plates occurred mainly in Australia's early prehistory, when it was still a ...
The geology was reassessed in 2007 with the separation out from the geologically named Pilbara Craton of a thick succession of interbedded clastic or chemical sedimentary rocks and volcanic rocks forming the Fortescue, Hamersley, and Turee Creek basins that are usually aged from 2.78–2.42 billion years old and the younger volcano-sedimentary ...