Turee Creek Group

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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.

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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

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Pilbara Craton contains Turee Creek Group