Publication Name: Eromanga Basin Symposium Summary Papers (1982)
Authors: K.W. Riley, J.D. Saxby
Date Published: November 1982
Number of Pages: 14
Abstract:
Since being discovered in 1966,the Julia Creek oil shale deposit has been noteworthy for its high vanadium content. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of vanadium distribution and geochemistry, not just at Julia Creek, but throughout the Eromanga Basin. Samples of organic-rich sediments and weathered surface material from widely separated sites in the Cretaceous Toolebuc Formation have been investigated. Two similar samples from the southern Carpentaria Basin are also included. Specific objectives have been to examine the distribution of vanadium, the association of vanadium with carbonaceous material and the composition of the organic matter itself.