South Nicholson Basin
The South Nicholson Basin (English: South Nicholson Basin ) is a sedimentary basin in the Northern Territory of Australia .
In the sedimentary basin there are about 6 km thick rock layers, which were formed from the Mesoproterozoic 1480 to 1580 million years ago. The sedimentary rocks in the basin are sandstone , mudstone , slate and conglomerate . The sedimentary basin is partially superimposed on the Georgina basin .
Iron deposits are known in the South Nicholson Basin. However, since the area has not been explored, large deposits of metal, uranium , diamond , iron and petroleum (including oil shale ) are suspected.
Individual evidence
Web links
- nt.gov.au : Geology Survey (map of the sedimentary basins in the Northern Territory)
Coordinates: 17 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 137 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E