SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF ROCK UNIT RELATIONSHIPS (PRE-CENOZOIC UNITS)

65
Kw Kw
V
V

V
Kva
VV VV

V
V V V V

V
Late Kk Kk
V V

V
V V
V
V

V
CRETACEOUS
VV VV VV

V
Ka Ka
V V V V V V

V
KvsVV Kr

V
V V
V V V
V

Kr Kr Kg
V

V
Ko Ko
VV VV V

V
Kb
V V V V

V
Kn
V V V

V
V V
E E E E V
V V

Ks

V
E E EE E E

Km
E E V V VV VV V
E E E E

V
 BASIN
V V V V V V V V
Early Ku Ku Ku Kx Ku
E E EE E E E
V

V
Kp CKgc Kgc Kv Kgs

V
V V V V V V
V V V V
E E EE EE E E V V
E E EE E V V

V
E E E EE
E E VV VV V

V
E E EE E E E E
V V V V
 V

MARYBOROUGH 

V
E EE E E E
STYX JKi JKr

CARPENTARIA
E E
V V V

V
V V
E E EE E E

JKb

146 JKm JKb JKg JKh JKg JKg
V V
V V
E E

V
E E E E
WHITSUNDAY
E E EE E E E VV VV V

V
V V V V
MESOZOIC

Late
V
PROVINCE

V


V
V V V
 V V

BASIN
BASIN Ju Jw Jd Ju Ji
JKw
JURASSIC

 LAURA BASIN
Middle
RJd
 
CARPENTARIA BASIN

 
Jb Jb
Early
RJb RJb

SURAT and MULGILDIE BASINS   SURAT BASIN

 
EROMANGA BASIN EROMANGA BASIN NAMBOUR
200
BASIN
    
CLARENCE-MORETON BASIN CLARENCE-MORETON BASIN
Late

TARONG 
Ri
V V V E E V
E V E E E E E V V V E E V
E E V E E V E E V E E E V V

V
V V V VE V V V V VE V V V EV E E V
Rm Rvs E E VRvs Ro Rvs E E E V E RvsVE E EV Rvs Rvs
TRIASSIC

Rm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Rgr Rg Rg E Rg
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

E E Rg Rg

V
V V
E
V
E E E E E V V
E V
E E E
E VE V E V V

V
Rw Rw
V V VE V V V V V EV E VE VE V

V
E E E E E E E E
V V V E EV E V V V V E EV E E V E VE E EV VE E EV
V V V V V V  V V V V V V V 

V
Middle Re IPSWICH
E E E E E
Re
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V VE V V V VE VE V V V EV E E V

V
E E E E E E E E E E E E E
BASIN VBASIN
Rvm Rvm
E E E V V V E E E V V E E E E E V V V E E V E E V E E E E V V E E E E E E
V V

V
Rp Rd
V V E VE E V V V EV E V E E VE V E E VE

ESK

V
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

V
Early Rggc Rr Rgn
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V

Rr
E E E E E E

PRv

V
Rb
E E E V V V V V E E E
V V V V V V

V
PRgr PRg PRg PRg
E E E ( ( ( (
 E E E

251
V V V V V

V
E E E E E E
?
V V V ( V( V V V
( ( ( (

V
Lopingian Pgl Pgl Pvw
V V V V V V V V
( ( ( (( (

V
Pd
E E E E E E

Pw Pw


V V V V V V V
V V V V ( (V( ( V V V V
BASIN

V
E E E ( ( ( (

?
E E E

Pe Pe
V V V ( ( V( ( V V V V

V
V V V V( (V ( V V V V
Pum


Guadalupian


(

PsV
( ( ( ( ( (( (

BOWEN
V V V V V V V V

Pa Pb

V
Pb
V V V ( V V V V

V
PERMIAN

Pvk
( ( ( (
V V V ( V (V V V

V
BASIN
(

E V E E E VE
Py
V V V V V V E EV E E E E E E E E E E V V V V V V V V V
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E V V V V V V V

V

?

NGARRABULLGAN Pn Ph
V V V V V V V V V V V

E V E E E VE V V V V V V E EV E E E E E E E E E E V V V

V
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

BASIN E E E EVE E E E E EVE E Pge Pk

E E E E E
Pl Pgn
V V

Par
V V V V V V V V V V V V V

Pgk Pvk Pgk Pgk

V
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

Pgc Pc

Pgk Pvz
E E EV E E V V V V V V VE E E E E E E E E E E E V V V

V
VV VV V VV VV VV

Cisuralian Pvo
E E E E E
E VE E E VE V V V V V V EV E E EV E E V V V

V
V

V
Pvr

V V V V V V V V V

V
E V E E E VE V V V V V V E EV E E E E E E E E E E V E E E V E E V V V VV V V
V V V V V V V E E E E E E E E E E E E
V V V V V V V V

Pvy
V

V
CPvr Pvl

V
V V V V V
V V V V V
E E E E E E
Pr ?
VV V V

Pgr
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
VV V V V
E V E E E VE V V V V V V EE EVEE E EE E EE E E E E E V EE E E VE E EE V V V V V

V
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

V
CPvc
E E E E E


E VV VV V VV VV VV

CPy

CPj

V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

CPgc CPge CPm E E E E E E E E

E E E E E E E E E EE EE E E E E E E E E E

V
V V V V V V V
E E E E

CPgk

E E EV E E V V V V V V VEE E EE E E VE EV VE V VD V VD V

CPvk
V V V V V E V E V VE VV V

V
V

V
E E
CPs
E E E E E E E E
SILVER SPUR
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
299 CPvk CPgk CPvk GYMPIE

V
V V V V V V V V

V
V V V V V V V V V V
E E E
?
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V E EV E E E V E EV E VV V V V V V V E VV V V
V V V V V V V V

V
V V V V V V

V
E E E E
SUBPROVINCE
E D D
? PROVINCE


Cgy ECgd


V V V V V V V V V V VV V VV V V V V V V V VV VV V VV V VV V VV VV VV VV

V
V V V V V V V V V V
E E VE E V V V V V V E EV V V V

V
E E E E E

CPvb
E E E E
D D
E D ED DE D E D V DV V V V E V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

V
CPs Cgc
V V V V V V V E D E D ED DE D E D
V V V V V V V V V
 V V V V V VV V V E E E

V
V V V V V V V V VD V V
V V V V V V V V V

Pennsylvanian
D D D D

V
GALILEE BASINV V
D

CPvtV
V V V V V V V VDE D ED E V V V V VD DE D E VD V V V V V E VE EV VV VV V
CPga

V
V V V V V V
D DE D E D D D D D ED E E E E E
CARBONIFEROUS

V V V V V V V V E D E D ED DE D E D V V D VD V V ED DE DVE D D VV V V V V V V V V V VV

CPl

VV

VV

V
V

V
D D E D D D
V V V V V V V V V V V D VD V V V V V V V V E V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV VVV V V V V V V V VV VV V VV V VV VVV E E E E

V
V

V
E E

V
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
D V DV V V V V V V V V V V V VD V

V
V V V V V V V D D D D D D V V D D D V D V D V D D D V V V V V V V V V D
V V V V V V V DV V V D VD V V V VV V V V V V E V E

V
Cvk Cgk
DV D V V V V V V

V
V V V V V V
D D D D D D D D D D D E
CgkDD VD Cgw
V V V

?
V V V D D

V
V V V V V V V D D D D D D V V D D D V D V V
D DD D V
D D V V V V V V V

Cgk Cvk CPvo Co


Cvk Cvk

V
V V V V V V V D V V V V V V V V V V V

V
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D VV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V D VD V V D D DV D V V V V V V V

V
V

V
D D
V V V V V V V V
D D D D D D D D

DCi Cy

V
V V V V V V V DV V V D VD V V V D D V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

V
D D D D D D D D D D

V
V V V V
V V V V
V V V V V V V D D D D D D V V D D D V D V D D D D D
V V D V V V V V V V V V V D D
V V V V V V V DV V V D VD V V D D DV D D V V V V V V V V V V

V
Cn
D D D D D D D D VV VV VV VV D D
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
E EE EE E

V
Cd
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

Mississippian Cga

V
V V V V V V V V

Cgb ?
V V V V V V V D V V V V V V V V V V V V

V
V

V
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D


3 Cr
V V V V V V V V V D VD V V V V V V V V V V

V
V V V V

V
V V V V

DCdm Ctx
V V V V V V V D D D D D V V D V D V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V VD V V V V V V V V V V V V V
DCcm

V
D D D D D D D D D D
D D D D D

DCym
E EE EE E
Cc Cd 2 DCc DCn
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

V
V V V V V V V D
V D
D D D D
V V V V V V V V V V V

CLARKE
V V V V

DCk
V

 AUBURN  YARROL PROV

DCt DCy
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

V
V V V
V V V

V

DCb ?
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

V
V V

DRUMMOND
V V


V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

V
V

V
359 DCgV DCw DCa
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V E E E


VV VV VV

V
BASIN
DCd 1 DCs
V V V V V


   CAMPWYN

V
DvyV
VV V V V
VV V V V
 E E E

V
V V V V V

V
V V V V

Late Dd Dy
 
?
V V V

  NORTH D'AGUILAR 
V V V V


V V V V

GILBERTON


V
RIVER V V V
?

VV

V
VV VV VV VV VV
V V V V
SUBPROVINCE TEXAS

V
BUNDOCK

V
V V V V V V V V
BASIN Dgm
V

V
VV V V V
BASIN
V V V V


V

V
   
SUBPROVINCE

V
E E E VE V V V V
DEVONIAN

V V V V V

BASIN CONNORS ?
V V V

Middle Df Dge Dgr

E E E E V V V V

V
   
PALEOZOIC


DCgk
E E E E
SUBPROVINCE SUBPROVINCE COASTAL YARRAMAN BEENLEIGH and
VV VV VV VV VV

Dh Da

V
E E E E V
E E E EV V V V V V V V

V
E E E EV
SUBPROVINCE SUBPROVINCE SUBPROVINCE SOUTH D'AGUILAR
V V V V V

V
V V V V V

Db ? Pzm


Dw SUBPROVINCES
Early
Dn BURDEKIN
Dc SDs
D D D D D
D D D D D
BASIN
DgD D

 CALLIOPE
D D D D D D D D D
 D

SDc
D D D D D D D D D D


416
SDg SDg
D D D D D D D D D D D

Ludlow–Pridoli

D D D D D D D D D D D

SDr
SILURIAN

SDb
D D D D D D
PROVINCE
Wenlock

SILVERWOOD
D D D D D D
E E E E E E E E E E E D D D D D D
PROVINCE
Sg
E E E E E E E E E E E
Llandovery OSgg
D D D D D D
E E E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E
444 OSgm
E E E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E

Late OSb Of
ORDOVICIAN

Middle Om Ogm
Ot
E E E E

 HODGKINSON
E E E E
Early Oj Ogr Ogo
E E E E

EOc ? EOgm EOs

EOb Ol ?
E E E E

MOUNT


E E E E


  E E E E

488
E E E E
E E E E

Furongian BROKEN RIVER


PROVINCE PROVINCE
Eb En WINDSOR
CAMBRIAN

SUBPROVINCE

Es
LEs LEo LEh LEx LOb LEr LEc LEa ?

IRON    CHARTERS 
V V


LEvc LEg


542
VV VV VV
V

LPzsp LPzum
V V V V V V
V

V V V
V

V V V
MESOPROTEROZOIC NEOPROTEROZOIC

V V     
V V
V

BARNARD

GREENVALE PROVINCE ANAKIE PROVINCE
VV VV VV

GEORGINA BASIN
V


V V V V V V
MARLBOROUGH
V

RANGE PROVINCE TOWERS

V

V V V
V V V
V V

PROVINCE
V V
PROVINCE PROVINCE
V

VV VV VV

REFERENCE
V

V V V V V V
V

V V V
V

V V V

Structural Units


1000
Exposed top of stratigraphic column JURASSIC–CRETACEOUS BASINS




 
Luq Lzf Lzi INORUNIE Unit appears elsewhere in diagram


Lsn PERMIAN–TRIASSIC BASINS



BASIN
Conformable relationship
 
MILLUNGERA
E E E E E

SAVANNAH
Lce Lch Lcc DEVONIAN–CARBONIFEROUS BASINS

LgiE
 
E E E E E
SOUTH

BASIN V V V V V V
Interfingering and diachronous
Lge Lvc Lgf
V
V

E E E E E
V

V V V V
V V V V

NICHOLSON
E E E E V V V
V V V

relationships
V

NEW ENGLAND OROGEN

E E E E E



BASIN
VV VV VV VV
 
V

E E E E E
V V V V V V
CROYDON
V
V

Ll Base of stratigraphic column

V V V V
V

V V V V

PROVINCE
V V V

PROVINCE
V V V
V

MOSSMAN OROGEN
PROTEROZOIC


VV VV VV VV 
V

V V V V V V V
V

1600
V

V V V V
V V V V


? Lm THOMSON OROGEN



Lfk Lmn Leu Unconformable relationship


CENTRALIAN SUPERBASIN


Li ?


Lgt

Lu Lo Ler
Lp Ler BASINS OF UNCERTAIN AGE


Lgs Possible age range

Lr La Lyy Lcn younger or older
Leb Lee Ldd NORTH AUSTRALIAN CRATON

Lvp V V E Lgb Lf
V V V V
V

E E E E


V V V
V

V V V V
Ls ?
V V V V
PALEOPROTEROZOIC

E E E
V

McARTHUR
Lj ?


V V V V
V V V V V
V

E E E E
Lw


Lgw
V V V V
E E E E

V

Lq Lk Lk Explanation
V V V V
V

V V V V
ETHERIDGE PROVINCE
V

V V V V

Lgw
V V V V V

V

Lgx Ln Ldc
V V V V

This diagram has been designed for use with the Queensland Geology map (2012) and the
V

V V V V V
V V V V V V
V

VBASIN
Lh
V V V V
V

V V V V V V V V
V V V
V

do Lvb Lb user should refer to the legend on that map for an explanation of the rock unit symbols. The
V V V
V

V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V

Lva
V

V
V

V V V V V
V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV

horizontal dimension of each rock unit in this diagram is intended to reflect spatial outcrop
V

Lt
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V

V V V V V V V V
V

Lgy
V V V V V V V V

distribution relative to older and younger units within the various structural units shown in
V V V V V
V V V V V V
V

VV VV VV VV VV VV

the adjacent Pre-Cenozoic Structural Framework map. The vertical dimension shows their
V

V V V V V V V V V V V V
V

V
V

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V

Lvo Lvk known or inferred age range based on fossils, isotopic ages or stratigraphic and/or intrusive
V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
V

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV

relationships. The styles of the boundaries also indicate geological relationships between
V

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V

LgnV Lgk
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V

V V V V V V V V V V V V V

units as explained above. Thus the grouping of the unit boxes within each structural element
V V V
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V
V

V V V V V V V V V V V V
V

?V Lvl
V V VV V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
V

can be viewed as representative stratigraphic columns. Note that concealed structural units
V V V
V

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V


V

V


V V V
V

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V

Lx Llk and the rock units that they contain are not represented in this diagram.
V V V
V

LvfV
V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
V

V
V

V V
Numerical ages, in millions of years (Ma), are from 'The Concise Geologic Time Scale' by J.G.Ogg, G.Ogg and F.M.Gradstein (2008), Cambridge University Press
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V

V V V V V V V V V V V V

Note that the scale shown is not intended to be linear

V

V
V
V
V
V
V 
V

V V V V V V V
V

V V V V V V

1900V Ma MOUNT ISA PROVINCE

V V V
V

V V
V

V V V
V

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V V V
V