The Balma and Habgood Groups, Northern McArthur Basin, Northern Territory: Stratigraphy and Correlations with the McArthur Group
- Organization:
- The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Pages:
- 6
- File Size:
- 390 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1994
Abstract
The McArthur, Balma (new name) and Habgood Groups are thick (up to 4.5 km) correlative sequences of shallow water evaporitic carbonates, mudstones and sandstones that are exposed largely within the Batten, and southern and northern Walker Fault Zones (Batten and Walker Troughs) of the McArthur Basin respectively. Recent re-mapping of the Walker Fault Zone has provided data for refined stratigraphic correlations between these groups. Two significant hiatuses are now recognised within the Balma Group (base of Vaughton Siltstone and base of Yarrawirrie Formation) and these may represent tectonically-generated sequence boundaries which may correlate with similar local hiatuses within the McArthur Group such as at the base of the Teena Dolomite and Lynott Formation respectively.
Citation
APA: (1994) The Balma and Habgood Groups, Northern McArthur Basin, Northern Territory: Stratigraphy and Correlations with the McArthur Group
MLA: The Balma and Habgood Groups, Northern McArthur Basin, Northern Territory: Stratigraphy and Correlations with the McArthur Group. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1994.