Bonaparte basin
The Bonaparte Basin (English: Bonaparte Basin ) is a sedimentary basin in the Northern Territory of Australia .
In the sedimentary basin there are about 5 km thick layers of rock on land that reach up to 17 km in the ocean. The basin was formed from the Cambrian to the Cenozoic 540 to 360 million years ago. In the basin are limestones , sandstones , shales , basalts , coal and glacial sediments deposited.
The sedimentary basin partially overlays the Kalkaindji Province , the Birrindudu Basin and Wolfe Basin .
The basin contains significant uranium deposits that have been mineralized in sandstone deposits and investigations are underway for oil and natural gas .
The sedimentary basin emerges on the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and extends into the ocean in the waters of the Gulf and Timor Sea . It partially overlays the Pine Creek Orogen and the Fitzmaurice Basin .
Seven oil wells were drilled in the basin, tapping small deposits of oil and natural gas . On land there are lead , zinc , gold and small coal deposits. Geological surveys for metals and iron are carried out on land and in the Gulf for oil and gas.
Individual evidence
Web links
- nt.gov.au : Geology Survey (map of the sedimentary basins in the Northern Territory)
Coordinates: 14 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 129 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E