Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
Authors: Malcolm Bocking
Date Published: February 2018
Number of Pages: 8
Abstract:
This paper recognises that the Permian sequence of the Sydney Basin formed at a time the basin is indicated by polar wander curves to have been very close to the South Pole. That same Permian sequence contains some evidence for sometimes subtle Polar and Glacial impacts. In particular, Arctic Holocene geomorphological features, such as eskers, and ephemeral lacustrine environments, provide possible analogues for elements within the Permian coal measures and adjacent strata of the Sydney Basin. This paper also suggests more evidence for repeated climate change should become apparent with closer inspection of Sydney Basin strata.