Borabi-1
Gulf of Papua
Queensland Plateau
Pasca A1
Pasca C1 Anchor cay 1
Pliocene
to
recent
Pliocene
to
recent
Eocene
mesozoic
4000
DSDP 209
Pleistocene
Miocene
Late oligocene
Late
eocene
Middle
eocene
Middle-late
pliocene
0
100
200
300
400
3000
2000
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
1000
0
Reef limestone
Conglomerate and sandstone
Calcareous ooze
Echinoderm limestone
Sandstone
Shale
Cor/Bryo/foram
limestone
TD 2878m
TD 2953m
TD 3623m
TD 4267.5m
TD 344m
Early
miocene
Middle
miocene
Late
miocene
Miocene
Eocene
Mesozoic
Heron
Holocene
Pleistocene
Pliocene
TD 223m
TD 183m
TD 575m
Wreck
Michaelmas
Great Barrier Reef
0
100
200
Depth (m)
Reef limestone
Calcareous quartz sandstone
Quartz sand and sandstone
Calcarenite
Foraminiferal
limestone
Nodular chert
Terrigenous sand
Capricorn Basin
Aquarius 1
Quaternary
Late
Early
Pliocene
Late
miocene
Middle
miocene
Early
miocene
Late
oligocene
Early
tertiary?
Depth (m)
Limestone
Volcanics
Conglomerate
Sandstone
Claystone
Marl
TD 2658m
23/OQ/136
0
1000
2000
2600
Capricorn 1A
TD 1710m
a
c
d
b
Great Barrier Reef: Origin, Evolution, and Modern Development, Figure 8 Details of drill holes on the northeast Australian margin.
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Gulf of Papua
Queensland Plateau
Pasca A1
Pasca C1 Anchor cay 1
Pliocene
to
recent
Pliocene
to
recent
Eocene
mesozoic
4000
DSDP 209
Pleistocene
Miocene
Late oligocene
Late
eocene
Middle
eocene
Middle-late
pliocene
0
100
200
300
400
3000
2000
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
1000
0
Reef limestone
Conglomerate and sandstone
Calcareous ooze
Echinoderm limestone
Sandstone
Shale
Cor/Bryo/foram
limestone
TD 2878m
TD 2953m
TD 3623m
TD 4267.5m
TD 344m
Early
miocene
Middle
miocene
Late
miocene
Miocene
Eocene
Mesozoic
Heron
Holocene
Pleistocene
Pliocene
TD 223m
TD 183m
TD 575m
Wreck
Michaelmas
Great Barrier Reef
0
100
200
Depth (m)
Reef limestone
Calcareous quartz sandstone
Quartz sand and sandstone
Calcarenite
Foraminiferal
limestone
Nodular chert
Terrigenous sand
Capricorn Basin
Aquarius 1
Quaternary
Late
Early
Pliocene
Late
miocene
Middle
miocene
Early
miocene
Late
oligocene
Early
tertiary?
Depth (m)
Limestone
Volcanics
Conglomerate
Sandstone
Claystone
Marl
TD 2658m
23/OQ/136
0
1000
2000
2600
Capricorn 1A
TD 1710m
a
c
d
b
Great Barrier Reef: Origin, Evolution, and Modern Development, Figure 8 Details of drill holes on the northeast Australian margin.
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