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Digital compilation by N.R Montgomerie Seaspray Group Emp Emp Gurnard Fm Strzelecki Group Latrobe Group Golden Beach Group Kipper Shale Chimaera Formation Gippsland (Calcarenite) Limestone Formation Lakes Entrance Formation Bal Pat GBe 1A Pat Sole GBe 1A Moo Vitrophyric Rhyolite Flows Pumiceous Rhyloite Glauconite Silty Claystone Foraminifera Nanno-fossil Ooze Ooze Ash Ooze Silty Claystone Ooze GIPPSLAND BASIN Lord Howe Rise Regional Biozonation and Stratigraphy, 1999 Chart 26 LORD HOWE RISE BASIN REGIONAL BIOZONATION AND STRATIGRAPHY Foraminifera Nanno-fossil Ooze Foraminifera Nanno-fossil Ooze Silty Claystone Ooze DSDP Vol XXI, 1973 DSDP Vol XXI, 1973 INFERRED PALAEOZOIC BASEMENT INFERRED PALAEOZOIC BASEMENT INFERRED PALAEOZOIC BASEMENT LOCALITY MAP AUSTRALIA 180° 20° 170° 160° 150° 30° 40° 50° 55° 180° 170° 160° 150° Law of the Sea Project The bathymetric image was prepared by merging AGSO's 30 arc second bathymetric data set with predicted bathymetry derived from satelite altimeter data. The onshore topography is based on the AUSLIG/AGSO digital elevation model of Australia. Bathymetric contours derived from the 1997 Edition of the GEBCO Digital Atlas. 0 600 km Mercator Projection WGS84 Spheroid Latitude of True Scale 40°S, Central Meridian 165°E 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 AGE (Ma BP) TARANAKI BASIN Mohakatino Formation Ariki Fm Mt Messenger Formation Moki Fm Manganui Fm Tikorangi Fm Taimana Fm Tikorangi Formation Otaraoa Formation Matapo Sst Mbr Tangaroa Fm Turi Formation Tane Member Farewell Formation Puponga Mbr Wainui Member North Cape Formation Rakopi Formation Taniwha Fm BASEMENT Reefal Carbonates Littoral Deposit Limestone Volcanic Flysch Coal Formation Volcanic Emplacement Basalt Rhyolites Foraminiferal Calcarenite Volcanic Sediments Layered Organic Debris Carbonate Flysch Foraminifera Nanno-fossil Ooze Foraminifera Nanno-fossil Chalk Alternating layers of Foraminifera Nanno-fossil Ooze Foraminifera Nanno-fossil Ooze Volcanogenic Turbidite Foraminiferal Nanno-fossil Chalk Kora CHALLENGER PLATEAU Sst WEST COAST OF NEW CALEDONIA Geologie De La Nouvelle - Caledonie Memoire du B.R.G.M No 113 ed: J.P. Paris (from Fig 4.1) DSDP Vol XC, 1986 DSDP Vol XC, 1986 Tiaro Coal Measures Burrum Coal Measures Maryborough Formation Duckinwilla Group Grahams Creek Formation Quartz carbonate sands Basalt Takura Beds Elliot Formation Myrtle Creek Sandstone MARYBOROUGH BASIN/ GYMPIE BLOCK INFERRED PALAEOZOIC BASEMENT INFERRED PALAEOZOIC BASEMENT ON TRIASSIC & PERMIAN SEDIMENT & VOLCANICS Volcanic Sediments Emp - Emperor Kor - Kora Moo - Moonfish Sol - Sole INFERRED PALAEOZOIC BASEMENT Bal - Baleen GBe - Golden Bream 143° 20° 30° 40° 50° 143° 55° AGE (Ma BP) Tertiary, foraminiferids Tertiary, foraminiferids Tertiary, spores & pollen Jurassic -Tertiary, nannoplankton Jurassic - Cretaceous, spores &pollen Permian - Triassic, spores & pollen Carboniferous, ostracods Devonian, macro vertebrates Silurian, trilobites & brachiopods Ordovician & Triassic, conodonts Cambrian - Ordovician, trilobites & brachiopods Cambrian - Ordovician, trilobites AGSO has tried to make the information in this product as accurate as possible. However, it does not guarantee that the information is totally accurate or complete. Therefore, you should not rely solely on this information when making a commercial decision. Information on the timescale and biostratigraphic zonation schemes presented on these charts was compiled by the following scientists of the Australian Geological Survey Organisation Dr Graham D. Moss * Dr George C.H. Chaproniere Dr Elizabeth M. Truswell* Dr Samir Shafik Dr Dennis Burger* Dr Clinton B. Foster Dr Peter J. Jones* Dr Gavin C. Young* Dr Desmond Strusz* Dr Robert S. Nicoll Dr John R. Laurie Dr John H. Shergold* * Retired The zonations are plotted directly into MicroStation 95 design files, using a macrolanguage interface linked to STRATDAT. This approach gives great flexibility in layout, ease of correction and accurate translation from the database to the printed product. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 PLEISTOCENE PLIOCENE OLIGOCENE EOCENE PALEOCENE L L L L E E E E MESOZOIC CAINOZOIC PALAEOGENE NEOGENE MIDDLE M M LATE LATE EARLY EARLY MIOCENE Tg Tf3 Tf2 Tf1 Te5 Te1-4 Td Tc Tb Ta3 Ta2 Ta1 Th ISABELADINIUM Heterosphaeridium MUDERONGIA F.cylindrica PYXIDIELLA P.CERATOPHORA P.leonis A.ramulifera M.choanophorum P.comatum G.extensa D.heterophylcta A.australicum A.hyperacanthum A.homomorphum E.crassitabulata T.evittii M.druggii A.actula I.korojonense X.australis N.aceras I.cretaceum O.porifera C.striatoconus P.infusorioides D.multispinum X.asperatus P.ludbrookiae D.davidii O.operculata A.cinctum M.testudinaria D.swanense W.clathrata R.aemula W.indotata D.caddaensis D.priscum C.denticulata M.tetracantha M.australis W.spectabilis W.digitata C.halosa H.tasmaniense K.thompsonae A.circumtabulata C.diebelii S.carnarvonensis A.coronata A.suggestium I.acuminatum S.areolata S.tabulata P.burgeri K.edwardsii W.ornatum D.waipawaensis P.iehiense E.torynum B.reticulatum D.lobispinosum C.delicata K.wisemaniae C.perforans D.jurassicum T.inaequalis T.pandus T.tricornus T.asteris T.bilobus P.pyrophorum T.rugulatum l l l l l l l l l m u u u u u u u u u m Operculodinium spp. O. montgomeryi K.coleothrypta u u u l l l S.tabulata/ S.areolata A.biformoides C.incompositum S.ramosus u m l C1 C2A C3 C4 C5 C5B C5C C6 C6A C6C C8 C9 C10 C12 C13 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34n M1 M3 M5 M10N M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 M17 M19 M20 M21 M22 M23 Southern Spain West Austrian Mixed polarity? Northern Spain Southern Poland Green: first appearance Red: last appearance NANNOPLANKTON 10 BIOEVENTS CC7 M.concava CC25 CC24 CC23 CC22 CC21 CC20 CC16 CC19 CC18 CC9 CC10 CC8 CC6 CC5 CC4 CC3 CC2 CC1 CC15 CC14 CC12 CC11 L.quadratus L.praequadratus L.trifidus C.litterarius R.neocorniana N.colomi a a a a a a b b b b b b b c KCCM-2 KCCM-3 KCCM-4 KCCM-14 KCCM-15 KCCM-16 KCCM-17 KCCM-18 KCCM-19 KCCM-20 KCCM-21 KCCM-22 KCCM-23 KCCM-24 KCCM-25 KCCM-26 KCCM-27 KCCM-28 KCCM-29 KCCM-30 KCCM-31 KCCM-32 KCCM-33 KCCM-34 KCCM-35 KCCM-36 KCCM-37 KCCM-38 KCCM-39 KCCM-40 KCCM-41 KCCM-42 KCCM-43 KCCM-44 KCCM-45 KCCM-46 KCCM-47 KCCM-48 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 NC22 NC21 NC20 NC19 NC18 NC17 NC16 NC15 NC14 NC13 NC12 NC11 NC10 NC9 NC8 NC7 NC6 NC2 NC1 A.cymbiformis R.levis T.phacelosus Q.trifidium Q.sissinghii C.aculeus C.ovalis A.parcus CC17 (C.obscurus) M.deoratus E.turriseiffelii P.columnata L.bollii C.loriei C.oblongata S.crenulata N.steinmannii R.anthophorus CC13: M.furcatus D.asymmetricus D.quinqueramus T.carinatus Z.bijugatus H.recta S.ciperoensis C.altus R.umbilicus C.formosus D.saipanensis C.grandis D.punctulata C.solitus C.gigas D.lodoensis Fasciculithus spp. L.crucicentralis P.robustus P.marthae CC26 c KCCM-1 NC23 M.mura CN4 CN3 CN2 CN1 a b CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 CP5 CP6 CP7 CP8 CP9 CP10 CP11 CP12 CP13 CP14 CP15 CP16 CP17 CP18 CP19 a a a a b b b b b b c a a a a a b b b NP18 NP14 NP13 NP12 NP11 NP10 NP9 NP8 NP7 NP6 NP5 NN5 NP4 NN4 NP3 NN3 NP2 NN2 NP1 NN1 NP21 NP25 NP24 NP23 NP22 NP19/ 20 CN14 CN13 CN12 CN10 CN7 CN6 CN5 CN11 CN8 CN9 CN15 a a a a b b NN19 NN17 NN18 NN16 NN15 NN14 NN13 NN12 NN11 NN10 NN9 NN8 NN7 NN6 NN21 NN20 NJ17 NJ16 NJ15 NJ14 NJ13 NJ11 NJ10 NJ9 NJ7 NJ5 NJ4 NJ3 NJ2 NJ1 a b NJ12 a b NJ8 a b NJ6 b a b a b a S.atmetros S.helotatus C.margerelii S.bigotii max. S.bigotii bigotii W.deflandrei S.hexum A.helvetica P.enigma S.speciosum W.britannica L.contractus R.incompta D.striatus C.superbus B.finchii C.granulatus C.pliensbachensis B.novum C.crassus P.liasicus S.punctulata B.intermedium L.hauffii C.cavus H.cuvillieri L.crucicentralis P.lacunosa D.surculus A.tricorniculatus D.quinqueramus D.calcaris D.hamatus C.coalitus D.kugleri D.exilis S.heteromorphus H.ampliaperta S.belemnos D.druggii T.carinatus S.ciperoensis S.distentus S.predistentus H.reticulata E.subdisticha D.saipanensis D.tanii nodifer N.fulgens D.sublodoensis D.lodoensis T.orthostylus D.binodosus T.contortus D.multiradiatus H.riedelii D.mohleri H.kleinpellii F.tympaniformis E.macellus C.danicus C.tenuis M.inversus C.oamaruensis E.huxleyi G.oceanica D.brouweri R.pseudoumbilica D.asymmetricus C.rugosus D.pentaradiatus S.pseudoradians/ I.recurvus NP17 NP16 NP15 NC5 NC4 NC3 P.marthae M.elegans C11 C10 C9 C8 C7 C6 C5 C4 C2 C1 a b C3 PLANKTIC FORAMINIFERIDA G.cuvillieri G.praecuvillieri H.semicostatae H.praesemicostata R.rugosa G.arca P.plummerae H.simplicissima D.imbricata P.helvetica P.stephani R.cushmani R.brotzeni P.buxtorfi H.papula 3) See STRATDAT for notes on taxonomic problems with this zone. Wright & Apthorpe (1976) Caron 1985 1) The ages used are the preferred AGSO ages for the global (maximum) range of the zone or datum. The local Australian range or event age may differ. This problem will be addressed in future versions of the chart. G.kugleri S.gortani G.stavensis C.cubensis S.angiporoides S.brevis P.micra S.linaperta G.index H.primitiva A.aculeata G.kugleri kugleri M.spinulosa A.bullbrooki M.aragonensis P.australiformis M.crater M.formosa formosa G.pseudomenardii cf. G.chapmani M.aequa G.aequa G.angulata M.velascoensis P.simplex G.pseudomenardii P.chapmani G.chapmani ehrenbergi M.conicotruncata P.ehrenbergi P.inconstans P.uncinata G.pauciloculata ? P.mayeri N.22 N.19 N.18 P.22 P.18 P.17 P.14 P.11 P.10 N.17 b P.21 19/20 15/16 b P17 P13 P.13 P.12 P.15 P.20 P.19 a b N.11 N.10 N.14 N.16 N.15 N.13 N.21 N.20 N.23 a N.12 a b M10 T20 T19 T17 T15 T10 T9 T11 Pl6 Pl5 Pl4 Pl3 Pl2 M12 M11 T18 T16 T14 T13 T12 P22 P19 P18 P16 P15 P14 P12 P11 P10 Pt1 a b a b P21 Pl1 M14 M13 a a b P20 P.16 G.truncatulinoides G.inflata G.puncticulata G.conomiozea G.miotumida P.mayeri O.suturalis P.glomerosa curva G.trilobus G.woodi connecta S.angiporoides S.brevis S.linaperta T.inconspicua G.index A.primitiva M.crater G.woodi woodi T.euapertura G.dehiscens 12/13 A B C D G H I J K L N R Q M F 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 E P.siakensis G.fohsi lobata G.peripheronda M7 M5 M4 M3 M2 M1 N.9 N.8 N.7 N.6 N.5 N.4 M9 M8 M6 G.daubjergensis T8 T7 S T a T6 T5 T2 T1 T4 b T3 Wright C12 G.contusa a b A.mayaroensis Jenkins (1985) C13 a P.5 a b a a b c P Pα G.pauciloculata U P9 P8 P7 P6 P4 P3 P2 P1 P0 P.9 P.8 P.7 P.6 P.5 P.4 P.3 P.1 P.2 2) Bioevents shown are for the Taylor, Jenkins & Wright zonation schemes. STRATDAT contains other significant datums not shown here. S.triloculinoides P.wilcoxensis PROTEACIDITES HOEGISPORIS MICROCACHRYIDITES C.DAMPIERI T.pleistocenicus T.bellus P.asperopolus T.lilliei N.senectus T.apoxyexinus P.mawsonii A.distocarinatus P.pannosus C.paradoxus C.striatus F.wonthaggiensis C.australiensis R.watherooensis M.florida C.cooksoniae C.turbatus C.torosa M.lipsis P.tuberculatus N.asperus L.balmei T.longus D.complex S.barungensis T.magnificus P.confragosus P.pachypolus acme B.eneabbaensis G.edwardsii APK7 APK6 APK4 APJ5 APJ1 5.1 5.2 APK5 3.1 3.2 APK3 2.1 2.2 APK2 1.1 1.2 APK1 6.1 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2 APJ6 4.1 4.2 APJ4 3.1 3.2 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3 APJ3 2.1 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2 APJ2 C.hughesii (ex F.wonthag.) u u u u u u l l l l l l m m m u C. bifurcatus M. galeatus M.diversus u l u l SPORES & POLLEN oa ob oci ocii odi odii oe 1A1A 1ai 1aii 1aiii 1b 1c 2bi 2bii 2biii 2c 2di 2dii 2diii 2div 3a 3b 3c 4ai 4aii 4aiii 4aiv 4bi 4bii 4biii 4ci 4ciii 4cii 5a 5b 5ci 5cii 5ciii 5d 6a 6b 6ci 6cii 7ai 7aii 7bi 7bii 7ci 7cii 7d 2a } A.primus D.quinqueramus C.macintyrei S.heteromorphus S.belemnos S.delphix S.ciperoensis H.recta S.distentus I.recurvus C.reticulatus R.umbilicus D.bifax C.gigas P.inversus R.inflata C.gammation T.crassus D.lodoensis D.diastypus C.eodela D.nobilis T.pertusus C.frequens H.kleinpellii C.edentulus C.inconspicuus C.asymmetricus C.primus S.atmetros S.helotatus A.helvatica S.speciosum W.britannica L.contractus R.incompta D.criotus D.striatus C.superbus C.cavus L.hauffii B.novum C.crassus P.liasicus L.(E)badjirraensis L.dictyodes G.rudia L.orbignyi R.crebra L.tenera BENTHIC FORAMINIFERIDA Barren interzone C.calabaza B.simplex Dissimuldinium sp.A Egmontodinium sp.A Dissimulidinium sp.B M2 M3 M4 Bint & Marshall (1994) Leiosphaerid 4ciii (Helby) CALABRIAN PIACENZIAN ZANCLEAN MESSINIAN TORTONIAN SERRAVALLIAN LANGHIAN BURDIGALIAN AQUITANIAN CHATTIAN RUPELIAN PRIABONIAN BARTONIAN LUTETIAN YPRESIAN THANETIAN SELANDIAN DANIAN MAASTRICHTIAN CAMPANIAN SANTONIAN CONIACIAN TURONIAN CENOMANIAN ALBIAN APTIAN BARREMIAN HAUTERIVIAN VALANGINIAN BERRIASIAN TITHONIAN KIMMERIDGIAN OXFORDIAN CALLOVIAN BATHONIAN BAJOCIAN AALENIAN TOARCIAN PLIENSBACHIAN SINEMURIAN HETTANGIAN KC-III KC-IV KC-V KC-VI KC-VII KC-VIII KC-IX KC-X KC-XI KC-XII KC-XIII KC-XIV KC-XV KC-XVI KC-XIX KC-XX KC-XI KC-XXII KC-XXIII KC-XXVII KC-XXVIII KC-XXIX KC-I KC-II KC- XXVI KC- XXV KC- XXIV KC-XVII JURASSIC TERTIARY CRETACEOUS KCN-1 KCN-2 KCN-3 KCN-4 KCN-5 KCN-6 KCN-7 KCN-8 KCN-9 KCN-10 KCN-11 KCN-12 KCN-13 KCN-14 KCN-15 KCN-16 KCN-17 KCN-18 KCN-19 KCN-20 KCN-21 KCN-22 KCN-23 KCN-24 KCN-25 KCN-26 KCN-27 KCN-28 KCN-29 KCN-30 KCN-31 a b c G.calida calida G.tosaensis G.inflata G.crassaformis crassaformis S.dehiscens G.puncticulata G.tumida G.conomiozea G.plesiotumida N.acostaensis G.miotumida G.nepenthes P.mayeri G.fohsi lobata P.mayeri acme O.suturalis P.glomerosa curva P.sicana G.trilobus D.biaiensis G.woodi connecta G.woodi woodi G.dehiscens G.kugleri G.angulisuturalis H.primitiva C.cubensis G.index H.dumbeli Globigeapsis spp. H.australis M.crater P.wilcoxensis G.pseudomenardii P.chapmani G.pauciloculata ? G.daubjergensis P.compressa G.truncatulinoides O.universa D.sellii S.brevis G.praefohsi Cz7 Cz6 Cz5 Cz4 Cz3 Cz2 Cz1 J7 J6 J5 J4 J3 J2 J1 K11 K10 K9 K8 K7 K6 K5 K4 K3 K2 K1 a b a b a b c a b c a b =a =b =c =d Green: first appearance Red: last appearance =a =b =c =d QUATERNARY P.inusitatum Biorbifera sp.A I.kondratjevii B.nereidis CN & CP: Okada & Burky (1980) NN& NP: Martini (1971) KCN: Rexillius (in Prep) KCCM: Rexillius (in Prep) KC: Shafik (1996) NC: Roth (1978) CC: Sissingh (1977) Haq et al, 1987 S.R. Schutter & J.R. Laurie unpublished J8 J9 J10 AGE (Ma BP) ERA SYSTEM STAGE TIME SLICE MAGNETIC POLARITY SEALEVEL CURVE AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL BIOZONATIONS SUBSYSTEM SUBPERIOD SERIES EPOCH 200 m 100 m 0 m Morgan (Unpub.) Further information about this chart and related products can be obtained from either Dr George C.H. Chaproniere or Dr Robert S. Nicoll. Phone (02 or 61-2) 6249 9111 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] The zonations presented here are from the STRATDAT Oracle database, which was developed by Dr Clinton Foster, Lynton Spencer and Bruce Wyatt under the auspices of the Australian Petroleum Systems Project, managed by Dr John Bradshaw. STRATDAT is maintained by the AGSO Phanerozoic Timescales Calibration and Development Project Team. C Commonwealth of Australia 1999 Morgan (Unpub.) Morgan (Unpub.) Blow 1969 & 1979 Berggren et al 1985 & 1995 S Switzerland, N Italy DINOCYSTS & ACRITARCHS GIPPSLAND BASIN MARYBOROUGH BASIN 30° 60° 60° 30° 30° 60° New Zealand Alpine Fault South Fiji Basin Australia Tasman Sea North Loyalty Basin New Zealand South Loyalty Basin Australia New Zealand Tasman Sea Dampier Ridge Norfolk Ridge Australia 60° New Zealand Australia Campbell Plateau North Victoria Land Gippsland Basin Dampier Ridge Norfolk Ridge New Caledonia Lord Howe Rise 100 Ma 60 Ma 40 Ma 20 Ma 60° 30° New Zealand North Victoria Land Lord Howe Rise Australia Tasman Sea Norfolk Ridge 80 Ma LORD HOWE RISE LORD HOWE RISE LORD HOWE RISE DSDP 207/208 DSDP 206 DSDP 588,590,591 DSDP 593 Kriton C. Glenn, Barry Willcox & Robert S. Nicoll AUSTRALIA from AGSO Biozonation Chart No. 18 from King & Thrasher, 1996 from AGSO Biozonation Chart No. 27 Stratigraphy unknown Stratigraphy unknown Stratigraphy unknown Stratigraphy unknown Lord Howe Rise Project Project Leader: Phil Symonds GPO Box 378 Canberra City ACT 2609 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (02) 6249 9490 Project Leader: John Lindsay GPO Box 378 Canberra City ACT 2609 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (02) 6249 9428 /d/los/2/losmacq/arc_view/macq_bathy.apr Prepared by: I. Borissova & G. Hill Date: 21 September 1998 Adapted from: Anne Wally and Malcolm I. Ross BMR Record 1991/12 Additional information can be obtained from AGSO’s World Wide Web Site www.agso.gov.au N.B. The colours will fade on exposure to strong light DRAFT TECTONIC EVOLUTION ? Project Leader: Neville Exon GPO Box 378 Canberra City ACT 2609 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (02) 6249 9347 Gas Hydrates Study HYDRO- CARBONS HYDRO- CARBONS HYDRO- CARBONS HYDRO- CARBONS HYDRO- CARBONS CAMPBELL PLATEAU Campbell Island Auckland Island Stewart Island NEW ZEALAND CHALLENGER PLATEAU Macquarie Island TASMAN BASIN SOUTH FIJI BASIN Norfolk Island NORFOLK RIDGE NORTH NORFOLK BASIN THREE KING RIDGE Australian Economic Exclusive Zone New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone 206 207 590 591 592 593 Australian Exclusive Economic Zone TASMAN BASIN TARANAKI BASIN Norfolk Island SOUTH NORFOLK BASIN SOUTH NORFOLK BASIN Gas hydrates ? ? ? Gas-prone source rock Oil-prone source rock Oil & gas-prone source rock Possible source rock Gas Gas show Gas condensate Oil seep Gas seep Oil & gas seep Oil & gas Oil Oil show Oil & gas show Onshore Offshore Group Projected Gas CO 2 Pat - Patricia Capitals (eg. SKU) = major field WEST COAST OF NEW CALEDONIA Agreed Australia - France Seabed boundary Agreed Australia - France Seabed boundary 208/588 RISE RISE HOWE HOWE LORD LORD New Caledonia New Caledonia 208/588 NORFOLK RIDGE THREE KING RIDGE NORTH NORFOLK BASIN SOUTH FIJI BASIN Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island 590 591 206 207 592 593 CHALLENGER PLATEAU NEW ZEALAND New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone Stewart Island Macquarie Island Campbell Island Auckland Island CAMPBELL PLATEAU Mangaa Fm Matemateaonga Formation Giant Foresets

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illa

Gro

up

Grahams CreekFormation

Quartz carbonate sands

Basalt

Takura Beds

Ellio

tFo

rmat

ion

Myrtle CreekSandstone

MARYBOROUGHBASIN/

GYMPIE BLOCK

INFERREDPALAEOZOICBASEMENT

INFERREDPALAEOZOICBASEMENT

ON TRIASSIC& PERMIAN

SEDIMENT &VOLCANICS

VolcanicSediments

Emp - Emperor

Kor - Kora

Moo - Moonfish

Sol - Sole

INFERREDPALAEOZOICBASEMENT

Bal - Baleen

GBe - Golden Bream

143°20°

30°

40°

50°

143°55°

AG

E(M

a B

P)

Tertiary, foraminiferidsTertiary, foraminiferidsTertiary, spores & pollenJurassic -Tertiary, nannoplanktonJurassic - Cretaceous, spores &pollenPermian - Triassic, spores & pollenCarboniferous, ostracodsDevonian, macro vertebratesSilurian, trilobites & brachiopodsOrdovician & Triassic, conodontsCambrian - Ordovician, trilobites & brachiopodsCambrian - Ordovician, trilobites

AGSO has tried to make the information in this product as accurate as possible.However, it does not guarantee that the information is totally accurate orcomplete. Therefore, you should not rely solely on this information whenmaking a commercial decision.

Information on the timescale and biostratigraphic zonation schemespresented on these charts was compiled by the following scientistsof the Australian Geological Survey Organisation Dr Graham D. Moss *Dr George C.H. Chaproniere Dr Elizabeth M. Truswell*Dr Samir ShafikDr Dennis Burger*Dr Clinton B. FosterDr Peter J. Jones*Dr Gavin C. Young*Dr Desmond Strusz*Dr Robert S. NicollDr John R. LaurieDr John H. Shergold* * Retired

The zonations are plotted directly into MicroStation 95 design files, using a macrolanguage interface linked to STRATDAT. This approach gives great flexibility in layout, ease of correction and accurate translation from the database to the printed product.

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MIDDLE

M

M

LATE

LATE

EARLY

EARLY

MIOCENE

Tg

Tf3

Tf2

Tf1

Te5

Te1-4

Td

Tc

Tb

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Ta2

Ta1

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OPH

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A

P.leonis

A.ramulifera

M.choanophorum

P.comatum

G.extensa

D.heterophylcta

A.australicum

A.hyperacanthum

A.homomorphum

E.crassitabulata

T.evittii

M.druggii

A.actula

I.korojonense

X.australis

N.aceras

I.cretaceum

O.porifera

C.striatoconus

P.infusorioides

D.multispinum

X.asperatus

P.ludbrookiae

D.davidii

O.operculata

A.cinctum

M.testudinaria

D.swanense

W.clathrata

R.aemula

W.indotata

D.caddaensis

D.priscum

C.denticulata

M.tetracantha

M.australis

W.spectabilis

W.digitata

C.halosa

H.tasmaniense

K.thompsonae

A.circumtabulata

C.diebelii

S.carnarvonensis

A.coronata

A.suggestium

I.acuminatum

S.areolata

S.tabulata

P.burgeri

K.edwardsii

W.ornatum

D.waipawaensis

P.iehiense

E.torynum

B.reticulatum

D.lobispinosum

C.delicata

K.wisemaniae

C.perforans

D.jurassicum

T.inaequalis

T.pandus

T.tricornus

T.asteris

T.bilobus

P.pyrophorum

T.rugulatum

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l

l

l

l

l

l

l

lm

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u

u

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u

u

u

u

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m

Operculodiniumspp.

O.montgomeryi

K.coleothrypta

u

u

ul

l

l

S.tabulata/S.areolata

A.biformoides

C.incompositum

S.ramosus

uml

C1

C2A

C3

C4

C5

C5BC5C

C6

C6A

C6C

C8C9

C10

C12

C13

C16

C17

C18

C19

C20

C21

C22

C23

C24

C25

C26

C27C28

C29

C30

C31

C32

C33

C34n

M1

M3

M5

M10N

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M12

M14M15

M16

M17

M19M20M21M22

M23

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uth

ern

Sp

ain

Wes

t Aus

trian

Mixedpolarity?

Northern Spain

Sout

hern

Po

land

Green: first appearance

Red: last appearance

NA

NN

OP

LA

NK

TO

N

10

BIOEVENTS

CC7

M.concava

CC25

CC24

CC23

CC22

CC21

CC20

CC16

CC19

CC18

CC9

CC10

CC8

CC6

CC5

CC4

CC3

CC2

CC1

CC15CC14

CC12

CC11

L.quadratus

L.praequadratus

L.trifidus

C.litterarius

R.neocorniana

N.colomi

a

a

a

a

a

a

b

b

b

b

b

b

b

c

KCCM-2KCCM-3KCCM-4

KCCM-14

KCCM-15KCCM-16KCCM-17

KCCM-18

KCCM-19KCCM-20KCCM-21

KCCM-22

KCCM-23KCCM-24 KCCM-25KCCM-26

KCCM-27

KCCM-28KCCM-29

KCCM-30

KCCM-31KCCM-32 KCCM-33

KCCM-34KCCM-35KCCM-36

KCCM-37

KCCM-38KCCM-39KCCM-40KCCM-41

KCCM-42

KCCM-43 KCCM-44

KCCM-45

KCCM-46

KCCM-47

KCCM-48

56

7 8911

1213

NC22

NC21

NC20

NC19

NC18

NC17

NC16NC15

NC14

NC13NC12

NC11

NC10

NC9

NC8

NC7

NC6

NC2

NC1

A.cymbiformis

R.levis

T.phacelosusQ.trifidiumQ.sissinghii

C.aculeus

C.ovalis

A.parcus

CC17(C.obscurus)

M.deoratus

E.turriseiffelii

P.columnata

L.bollii

C.loriei

C.oblongata

S.crenulata

N.steinmannii

R.anthophorus

CC13:M.furcatus

D.asymmetricus

D.quinqueramus

T.carinatus

Z.bijugatusH.recta

S.ciperoensis

C.altus

R.umbilicus

C.formosusD.saipanensis

C.grandisD.punctulata

C.solitus

C.gigas

D.lodoensis

Fasciculithus spp.

L.crucicentralis

P.robustus

P.marthae

CC26c KCCM-1NC23

M.mura

CN4CN3

CN2

CN1a

b

CP1

CP2

CP3

CP4CP5

CP6CP7

CP8

CP9

CP10

CP11

CP12

CP13

CP14

CP15

CP16CP17

CP18

CP19

a

a

a

a

b

b

b

b

b

b

c

a

a

a

a

a

b

b

b

NP18

NP14

NP13

NP12

NP11

NP10NP9

NP8NP7

NP6NP5

NN5

NP4

NN4

NP3

NN3

NP2

NN2

NP1

NN1

NP21

NP25

NP24

NP23

NP22

NP19/20

CN14CN13

CN12

CN10

CN7CN6

CN5

CN11

CN8

CN9

CN15

a

a

a

a

b

b

NN19

NN17NN18 NN16

NN15NN14NN13

NN12

NN11

NN10NN9

NN8

NN7

NN6

NN21NN20

NJ17

NJ16

NJ1

5

NJ14

NJ13

NJ11

NJ10

NJ9

NJ7

NJ5

NJ4

NJ3

NJ2

NJ1

a

b

NJ12a

b

NJ8

a

b

NJ6

ba

b

a

b

a

S.atmetros

S.helotatus

C.margerelii

S.bigotii max.

S.bigotii bigotii

W.deflandrei

S.hexumA.helvetica

P.enigma

S.speciosum

W.britannica

L.contractus

R.incompta

D.striatus

C.superbus

B.finchii

C.granulatus

C.pliensbachensis

B.novum

C.crassus

P.liasicus

S.punctulata

B.intermedium

L.hauffii C.cavus

H.cuvillieri

L.crucicentralis

P.lacunosa

D.surculus

A.tricorniculatus

D.quinqueramus

D.calcarisD.hamatus

C.coalitus

D.kugleri

D.exilis

S.heteromorphus

H.ampliaperta

S.belemnos

D.druggii

T.carinatus

S.ciperoensis

S.distentus

S.predistentus

H.reticulataE.subdisticha

D.saipanensis

D.tanii nodifer

N.fulgens

D.sublodoensis

D.lodoensis

T.orthostylus

D.binodosus

T.contortusD.multiradiatus

H.riedeliiD.mohleri

H.kleinpelliiF.tympaniformis

E.macellus

C.danicusC.tenuis

M.inversus

C.oamaruensis

E.huxleyiG.oceanicaD.brouweri

R.pseudoumbilicaD.asymmetricusC.rugosus

D.pentaradiatus

S.pseudoradians/I.recurvus

NP17

NP16

NP15

NC5

NC4

NC3

P.marthae

M.elegans

C11

C10

C9

C8

C7

C6

C5C4

C2

C1

a

b

C3

PL

AN

KT

ICF

OR

AM

INIF

ER

IDA

G.cuvillieri

G.praecuvillieriH.semicostatae

H.praesemicostata

R.rugosa

G.arca

P.plummerae

H.simplicissima

D.imbricata

P.helveticaP.stephani

R.cushmani

R.brotzeni

P.buxtorfi

H.papula

3) See STRATDAT for notes on taxonomic problemswith this zone.

Wri

ght &

Apt

horp

e (1

976)

Caron 1985

1) The ages used are the preferred AGSO agesfor the global (maximum) range of the zone or datum. The local Australian range or event age may differ. This problem will be addressed in future versions of the chart.

G.kugleri

S.gortani

G.stavensisC.cubensis

S.angiporoidesS.brevis

P.micraS.linaperta

G.indexH.primitiva

A.aculeataG.kugleri kugleriM.spinulosa

A.bullbrooki

M.aragonensis

P.australiformisM.crater

M.formosa formosa

G.pseudomenardii cf.G.chapmani

M.aequa G.aequa

G.angulataM.velascoensisP.simplex

G.pseudomenardiiP.chapmaniG.chapmani ehrenbergi

M.conicotruncataP.ehrenbergi

P.inconstans

P.uncinata

G.pauciloculata ?

P.mayeri

N.22

N.19N.18

P.22

P.18P.17

P.14

P.11

P.10

N.17

b

P.21

19/20

15/16

b

P17

P13P.13

P.12

P.15

P.20

P.19

ab

N.11N.10

N.14N.16N.15

N.13

N.21N.20

N.23

a

N.12

a

b

M10

T20

T19

T17

T15

T10

T9

T11

Pl6Pl5Pl4Pl3Pl2

M12

M11

T18

T16

T14

T13 T12

P22

P19

P18

P16

P15

P14

P12

P11

P10

Pt1

a

b

abP21

Pl1

M14

M13

a

a

b

P20

P.16

G.truncatulinoides

G.inflata

G.puncticulata

G.conomiozea

G.miotumida

P.mayeri

O.suturalisP.glomerosa curva

G.trilobus

G.woodi connecta

S.angiporoides

S.brevis

S.linaperta

T.inconspicua

G.index

A.primitiva

M.crater

G.woodi woodi

T.euapertura

G.dehiscens

12/1

3

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B

C

D

G

H

I

J

KL

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R

Q

M

F

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

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2

22

2

2

2

34

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P.siakensisG.fohsi lobata

G.peripheronda

M7

M5M4M3

M2

M1

N.9N.8N.7N.6

N.5

N.4

M9

M8M6

G.daubjergensis

T8T7

ST

a

T6T5

T2

T1

T4b

T3

Wright

C12G.contusa

a b

A.mayaroensis Jenkins (1985)C13

aP.5

a

b

a

a

b

c

.αP PαG.pauciloculata

U

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P7

P6

P4

P3P2

P1 P0

P.9

P.8

P.7P.6

P.5

P.4

P.3

P.1

P.2

2) Bioevents shown are for the Taylor, Jenkins &Wright zonation schemes. STRATDAT contains othersignificant datums not shown here.

Tay

lorS.triloculinoides

P.wilcoxensis

PRO

TEAC

IDIT

ESH

OEG

ISPO

RIS

MIC

RO

CAC

HR

YID

ITES

C.D

AMPI

ERI

T.pleistocenicus

T.bellus

P.asperopolus

T.lilliei

N.senectus

T.apoxyexinus

P.mawsonii

A.distocarinatus

P.pannosus

C.paradoxus

C.striatus

F.wonthaggiensis

C.australiensis

R.watherooensis

M.florida

C.cooksoniae

C.turbatus

C.torosa

M.lipsis

P.t

ub

erc

ula

tus

N.a

sper

us

L.balmei

T.longus

D.complex

S.barungensis

T.magnificus

P.confragosus

P.pachypolus acme

B.eneabbaensis

G.edwardsii

APK7

APK6

APK4

AP

J5

APJ1

5.15.2

APK5

3.1

3.2

APK3

2.1

2.2

APK2

1.1

1.2

APK1

6.1

6.2.1

6.2.26.2

APJ6

4.1

4.2

APJ4

3.1

3.2

3.3.1

3.3.2

3.3

APJ3

2.1

2.2.1

2.2.22.2

APJ2

C.hughesii(ex F.wonthag.)

u

u

u

u

u

u

l

l

l

l

l

l

m

m

m

u

C.bifurcatus

M.galeatus

M.diversus

u

l

u

l

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POLLEN

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ob

oci

ocii

odi

odii

oe 1A1A

1ai

1aii

1aiii

1b1c

2bi

2bii

2biii

2c

2di

2dii

2diii

2div

3a

3b

3c

4ai4aii4aiii4aiv

4bi

4bii

4biii4ci

4ciii

4cii

5a5b

5ci5cii5ciii

5d6a

6b

6ci

6cii

7ai

7aii

7bi

7bii7ci

7cii

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2a

}

A.primus

D.quinqueramus

C.macintyrei

S.heteromorphus

S.belemnos

S.delphix

S.ciperoensis

H.rectaS.distentus

I.recurvus

C.reticulatus

R.umbilicusD.bifax

C.gigas

P.inversusR.inflataC.gammationT.crassusD.lodoensisD.diastypus

C.eodela

D.nobilisT.pertususC.frequensH.kleinpelliiC.edentulus

C.inconspicuusC.asymmetricusC.primus

S.atmetros

S.helotatus

A.helvatica

S.speciosum

W.britannica

L.contractus

R.incompta

D.criotus

D.striatusC.superbus

C.cavus

L.hauffii

B.novum

C.crassus

P.liasicus

L.(E

)bad

jirra

ensi

s

L.di

ctyo

des

G.rudia

L.orbignyi

R.crebra

L.tenera

BE

NT

HIC

FO

RA

MIN

IFE

RID

A

Barren interzone

C.calabaza

B.simplex

Dissimuldinium sp.A

Egmontodinium sp.A

Dissimulidinium sp.B

M2

M3

M4

Bint & Marshall (1994)

Leiosphaerid 4ciii (Helby)

CALABRIAN

PIACENZIAN

ZANCLEAN

MESSINIAN

TORTONIAN

SERRAVALLIAN

LANGHIAN

BURDIGALIAN

AQUITANIAN

CHATTIAN

RUPELIAN

PRIABONIAN

BARTONIAN

LUTETIAN

YPRESIAN

THANETIAN

SELANDIAN

DANIAN

MAASTRICHTIAN

CAMPANIAN

SANTONIAN

CONIACIAN

TURONIAN

CENOMANIAN

ALBIAN

APTIAN

BARREMIAN

HAUTERIVIAN

VALANGINIAN

BERRIASIAN

TITHONIAN

KIMMERIDGIAN

OXFORDIAN

CALLOVIAN

BATHONIAN

BAJOCIAN

AALENIAN

TOARCIAN

PLIENSBACHIAN

SINEMURIAN

HETTANGIAN

KC-IIIKC-IV

KC-V

KC-VIKC-VII

KC-VIII KC-IX

KC-X

KC-XIKC-XII

KC-XIII

KC-XIVKC-XV

KC-XVI

KC-XIXKC-XX

KC-XI

KC-XXIIKC-XXIII

KC-XXVII

KC-XXVIII

KC-XXIX

KC-IKC-II

KC-XXVI

KC-XXV

KC-XXIV

KC-XVII

JU

RA

SS

IC

TE

RT

IA

RY

CR

ET

AC

EO

US

KCN-1KCN-2 KCN-3KCN-4

KCN-5 KCN-6

KCN-7KCN-8

KCN-9 KCN-10

KCN-11

KCN-12

KCN-13

KCN-14

KCN-15

KCN-16KCN-17

KCN-18

KCN-19

KCN-20

KCN-21

KCN-22

KCN-23

KCN-24

KCN

-25

KCN-26

KCN-27

KCN-28

KCN-29

KCN-30

KCN-31

a

b

c

G.calida calida

G.tosaensisG.inflata

G.crassaformis crassaformisS.dehiscens

G.puncticulataG.tumida

G.conomiozeaG.plesiotumida

N.acostaensisG.miotumidaG.nepenthes

P.mayeriG.fohsi lobata

P.mayeri acmeO.suturalis

P.glomerosa curvaP.sicana

G.trilobusD.biaiensis

G.woodi connectaG.woodi woodiG.dehiscens

G.kugleri

G.angulisuturalis

H.primitiva

C.cubensis

G.index

H.dumbeliGlobigeapsis spp.

H.australis

M.craterP.wilcoxensis

G.pseudomenardii

P.chapmani

G.pauciloculata ?

G.daubjergensisP.compressa

G.truncatulinoides

O.universa

D.sellii

S.brevis

G.praefohsi

Cz7

Cz6

Cz5

Cz4

Cz3

Cz2

Cz1

J7

J6

J5

J4

J3

J2

J1

K11

K10

K9

K8

K7

K6K5

K4

K3

K2

K1

ab

ab

abcabca

b

=a=b=c=d

Green: first appearance

Red: last appearance

=a=b=c=d

QU

ATE

RN

AR

Y

P.inusitatum

Biorbifera sp.A

I.kondratjevii

B.nereidis

CN & CP: Okada &

Burky (1980)

NN

& N

P:

Mar

tini

(197

1)

KC

N: R

exill

ius

(in

Prep

)

KC

CM

: R

exill

ius

(in

Prep

)

KC

:Sh

afik

(199

6)

NC

: Rot

h (1

978)

CC

: Sis

sing

h (1

977)

Haq et al, 1987

S.R. Schutter & J.R. Laurieunpublished

J8

J9

J10

AG

E(M

a B

P)

ER

A

SY

ST

EM

STAGE

TIM

E S

LIC

E

MAGNETIC POLARITY SEALEVEL CURVEAUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL BIOZONATIONS

SUBSYSTEMSUBPERIOD

SERIESEPOCH

200 m 100 m 0 m

Morgan (Unpub.)

Further information about this chart and related products can be obtained from eitherDr George C.H. Chaproniere or Dr Robert S. Nicoll. Phone (02 or 61-2) 6249 9111 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected]

The zonations presented here are from the STRATDAT Oracle database, which was developed byDr Clinton Foster, Lynton Spencer and Bruce Wyatt under the auspices of the Australian Petroleum Systems Project, managed by Dr John Bradshaw. STRATDAT is maintained by the AGSO Phanerozoic Timescales Calibration and Development Project Team.

C Commonwealth of Australia 1999

Morgan (Unpub.)

Morgan (Unpub.)

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995

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land

, N It

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DINOCYSTS&

ACRITARCHS

GIPPSLANDBASIN

MARYBOROUGHBASIN

30°

60°

60°

30°

30°

60°

New

Zealand

Alpine Fault

South FijiBasin

Au

stra

lia

Tasman Sea

NorthLoyaltyBasin

NewZealand

South Loyalty Basin

Aus

tral

ia

NewZealand

Tasman Sea

Dampier Ridge

Norfolk

Ridge

Australia

60°

New Zealand

Australia

Campbell Plateau

North VictoriaLand

GippslandBasin

Dampier RidgeNorfolkRidge

New Caledonia

Lord How

e Rise

100 Ma

60 Ma

40 Ma

20 Ma

60°

30°

New Zealand

North VictoriaLand

Lord How

e Rise

AustraliaTasman

Sea

Norfolk Ridge

80 Ma

LORD HOWERISE

LORD HOWERISE

LORD HOWERISE

DSDP 207/208 DSDP 206 DSDP 588,590,591 DSDP 593

Kriton C. Glenn, Barry Willcox & Robert S. Nicoll

AUSTRALIA

from AGSO BiozonationChart No. 18

from King & Thrasher, 1996 from AGSO BiozonationChart No. 27

Stratigraphyunknown

Stratigraphyunknown

Stratigraphyunknown

Stratigraphyunknown

Lord Howe Rise Project Project Leader: Phil Symonds GPO Box 378 Canberra City ACT 2609 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (02) 6249 9490

Project Leader: John Lindsay GPO Box 378 Canberra City ACT 2609 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (02) 6249 9428

/d/los/2/losmacq/arc_view/macq_bathy.aprPrepared by: I. Borissova & G. HillDate: 21 September 1998

Adapted from: Anne Wally and Malcolm I. Ross BMR Record 1991/12

Additional information can be obtained from AGSO’s World Wide Web Site

www.agso.gov.au

N.B. The colours will fade onexposure to strong light

DRAFT

TECTONIC EVOLUTION

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Project Leader: Neville Exon GPO Box 378 Canberra City ACT 2609 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (02) 6249 9347

Gas Hydrates Study

HY

DR

O-

CA

RB

ON

S

HY

DR

O-

CA

RB

ON

S

HY

DR

O-

CA

RB

ON

S

HY

DR

O-

CA

RB

ON

S

HY

DR

O-

CA

RB

ON

S

CAMPBELL

PLATEAU

Campbell Island

Auckland Island

Stewart Island

NEW ZEALAND

CHALLENGERPLATEAU

Macquarie Island

TASMAN

BASIN

SOUTH

FIJI

BASIN

Norfolk Island

NO

RF

OLK

RID

GE

NORTHNORFOLK

BASIN

TH

RE

E K

ING

RID

GE

Aus

tral

ian

Eco

nom

ic

Exc

lusi

ve

Zone

New

Zealan

d

Exclusive

Eco

nom

ic

Zone

206

207

590591

592

593

Aus

tral

ian

Exc

lusi

ve

Eco

nom

icZo

ne

TASMAN

BASIN

TARANAKIBASIN

Norfolk Island

SOUTHNORFOLK

BASIN

SOUTHNORFOLK

BASIN

Gas hydrates

?

?

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Gas-prone source rock

Oil-prone source rock

Oil & gas-prone source rock

Possible source rock

Gas

Gas show

Gas condensate

Oil seep

Gas seep

Oil & gas seep

Oil & gas

Oil

Oil show

Oil & gas show

Onshore

Offshore

Group

Projected

Gas CO2

Pat - Patricia

Capitals (eg. SKU) =major field

WEST COASTOF NEW

CALEDONIAAgreed Australia - FranceSeabed boundary

Agreed Australia - FranceSeabed boundary

208/588

RIS

ER

ISE

HO

WE

HO

WE

LOR

DLO

RD

NewCaledoniaNewCaledonia

208/588

NO

RF

OLK

RID

GE

TH

RE

E K

ING

RID

GE

NORTHNORFOLK

BASIN

SOUTH

FIJI

BASIN

Lord Howe IslandLord Howe Island590

591

206

207592

593

CHALLENGERPLATEAU

NEW ZEALAND

New

Zealan

d

Exclusive

Eco

nom

ic

Zone

Stewart Island

Macquarie Island

Campbell Island

Auckland Island

CAMPBELL

PLATEAU

Mangaa Fm

Matemateaonga Formation

Giant Foresets