Turee Creek Group
E910825
The Turee Creek Group is a sequence of ancient sedimentary rock formations in Western Australia that preserves evidence of early Earth surface environments and atmospheric evolution.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic group
ⓘ
sedimentary rock sequence ⓘ |
| approximateAgeMa | 2200–2100 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Oxidation Event NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
dropstones
ⓘ
glaciogenic deposits ⓘ iron formation intervals ⓘ stromatolitic carbonate ⓘ sulphidic shale ⓘ varved sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
glaciomarine
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ shelfal ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Paleoproterozoic ⓘ |
| hasScientificField |
geochemistry
ⓘ
paleoclimatology ⓘ sedimentology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | multiple formations ⓘ |
| hasTypeLocality | Turee Creek area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExposedIn | outcrops of the Hamersley Basin ⓘ |
| lithology |
banded iron formation
ⓘ
carbonate rock ⓘ conglomerate ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia ⓘ |
| overlies | Hamersley Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hamersley Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
evidence of atmospheric evolution
ⓘ
evidence of early Earth surface environments ⓘ |
| records |
changes in ocean redox conditions
ⓘ
glacial–interglacial cycles ⓘ |
| region | Pilbara Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Precambrian atmospheric evolution
ⓘ
Precambrian glaciation ⓘ banded iron formation genesis ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Hamersley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSpan | Paleoproterozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Wyloo Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstruction of Paleoproterozoic atmospheric oxygen levels
ⓘ
reconstruction of Paleoproterozoic climate ⓘ study of early marine ecosystems ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.