Geology · Western Australia
Western Australia Bedrock Geology (1:100k)
Western Australia bedrock in detail, over the exposed goldfields.
What it shows
Interpreted bedrock geology for Western Australia at 1:100,000, from the Geological Survey of Western Australia, painted in the survey's own per-unit colours, so different rocks read as clearly different colours. This is the detailed version of the solid rock beneath the cover, far finer than the 1:500,000 statewide map. It only covers the ground where bedrock is exposed, about a third of the state, focused on the Yilgarn and Pilbara cratons where the gold is, so it has gaps over the sand-covered country. Stack it on top of the 1:500,000 Western Australia bedrock geology to get the finest available detail everywhere, and hide it to fall back to the full-state map underneath. The coloured areas are rock units; the lines are mapped contacts and faults. Tap a unit for its rock type and lithology, or a line for the structure. Use it to read the goldfields at working scale.
Putting this on your map
Taking a layer from the Library onto a stack, and tuning how it draws, is a short guided tour on your own map.
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