Reconstructing the Beetaloo/Greater McArthur Basin System

该项目旨在为大麦克阿瑟盆地（一个覆盖澳大利亚北部从西澳到昆士兰的岩石系统）建立一个地层和水化学框架。这将是研究人员和能源/矿物勘探者的重要资源。该项目希望开发新的沉积物测年和盐度、氧化还原和生物生产力的同位素代用物，并利用它们建立盆地的层序地层格架。预期结果是该盆地独特的三维岩性、地质年代学和地球化学框架。预期的好处包括为石油和矿产行业提供去风险信息，协助澳大利亚北部的资源经济，以及深入了解我们星球的发展。

This project aims to build a stratigraphic and water chemistry framework for the greater McArthur Basin—a rock system that covers northern Australia from WA to Queensland. This will be a vital resource for researchers and energy/mineral explorers. This project expects to develop novel sediment dating and isotopic proxies for salinity, redox and bioproductivity and use them to build a sequence stratigraphic framework of the basin. The expected outcome is a unique 3D lithological, geochronological and geochemical framework for the basin. Expected benefits include de-risked information for the petroleum and minerals industry, assisting northern Australia's resources economy, as well as insights into the development of our planet in deep time.