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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Turee Creek Group canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic group ⓘ
sedimentary rock sequence ⓘ
approximateAgeMa 2200–2100 ⓘ
associatedWith Great Oxidation Event ⓘ
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 ⓘ
isExposedIn outcrops of the Hamersley Basin ⓘ
lithology banded iron formation ⓘ
carbonate rock ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ
siltstone ⓘ
locatedIn Western Australia ⓘ
overlies Hamersley Group ⓘ
partOf Hamersley Basin ⓘ
linked to: Hamersley Range
preserves evidence of atmospheric evolution ⓘ
evidence of early Earth surface environments ⓘ
records changes in ocean redox conditions ⓘ
glacial–interglacial cycles ⓘ
region Pilbara Craton ⓘ
researchInterest Precambrian atmospheric evolution ⓘ
Precambrian glaciation ⓘ
banded iron formation genesis ⓘ
stratigraphicUnitOf Hamersley Province ⓘ
linked to: Pilbara region
timeSpan Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ
underlies Wyloo Group ⓘ
usedFor reconstruction of Paleoproterozoic atmospheric oxygen levels ⓘ
reconstruction of Paleoproterozoic climate ⓘ
study of early marine ecosystems ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pilbara Craton → contains → Turee Creek Group ⓘ
Hamersley Group → underlies → Turee Creek Group ⓘ