Eromanga basin

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The Eromanga Basin (ger .: Eromanga Basin ) is a large sedimentary basins in Australia . Part of this basin is located in the southeastern Northern Territory and extends into the north of South Australia .

The rock layers, up to 4 km thick , formed from the Carboniferous to Permian . The basin partially overlies the Pedirka basin . In the Eromanga Basin there are sediments and sedimentary rocks such as sandstone , mudstone and siltstone , as well as deposits of coal and old-red sandstone .

Moderate deposits of petroleum have been found in the Northern Territory; the search for deposits continues and there is a previously unexplored known uranium occurrence .

Web links

  • nt.gov.au : Location map of the sedimentary basins in the Northern Territory

Individual evidence

  1. nt.gov.au : Eromanga Basin , in English, accessed on January 3, 2012


Coordinates: 25 ° 15 ′ 52.4 ″  S , 136 ° 42 ′ 49.9 ″  E