FA83D24C788060ABE040CD9B2144317BEnglishManager Geoscience Business SystemsDepartment of Mining and EnergyManager Geoscience Business Systems(08) 8999 5448(08) 8999 6824geoscience.spatial@nt.gov.au2020-03-13AS/NZS ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata, ANZLIC Metadata Profile1.0 Northern Territory Geological Regions 2500K2003-07-01 The Northern Territory is dominated by Palaeo- to Mesoproterozoic orogens and basins, with localised outcrop of Neoarchean (2.7-2.5 Ga) granite and gneiss. Palaeoproterozoic orogens form widespread and prospective basement (eg Pine Creek Orogen, Aileron Province, Tanami Region, Tennant Region), with protolith ages most commonly in the range 1.87-1.73 Ga. Further south, the Warumpi and Musgrave provinces represent more juvenile crust with ages of 1.69-1.07 Ga. Widespread Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic basins (McArthur, Tomkinson, Birrindudu and South Nicholson basins) overlie much of the North Australian Craton and are connected beneath younger basins. The Neoproterozoic to Palaeozoic basins were linked for much of their history, but were substantially affected and dismembered by intraplate tectonics in central Australia. The Kalkarindji Province records a widespread Cambrian flood basalt event over much of the northern part of the Territory. Mesozoic to Cenozoic basins form widespread cover successions and are relatively undeformed. Copyright Northern Territory of Australia (Northern Territory Geological Survey) 2020 With the exception of the Northern Territory of Australia logo, other government and corporate logos and where otherwise noted, all material in this publication is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). You are free to re-use the work under the licence, on the condition that you attribute the Northern Territory of Australia (Northern Territory Geological Survey) and comply with the other licence terms. Disclaimer: While all care has been taken to ensure that information contained in this publication is true and correct at the time of publication, changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact on the accuracy of its information. The Northern Territory of Australia gives no warranty or assurance, and makes no representation as to the accuracy of any information or advice contained in this publication, or that it is suitable for your intended use. You should not rely upon information in this publication for the purpose of making any serious business or investment decisions without obtaining independent and/or professional advice in relation to your particular situation. The Northern Territory of Australia disclaims any liability or responsibility or duty of care towards any person for loss or damage caused by any use of, or reliance on the information contained in this publication.English-26-101291382003-07-01datasetnot knownComplete0not knownLogical consistency was validated by tests to check that table and file names are set out as in the Data Dictionary. Graphical tests checking details such as intersections, polygon closure, minimum sizes of polygons and length of linear features were also carried out. 0not knownDataset accurate at 1:2.5M scale. 0not knownAttributes defined by senior NT Geological Survey staff with over 10 years experience in the study of Northern Territory geology. 0Vector data was produced by generalising the 1:2.5M scale map Geology of the Northern Territory, to represent the geological regions.