Hercules
Australia· TasmaniaUnknown
Overview
Massive, irregular lenses. Series of small lenses of sheets and pods, 100 m x 100 m x 5-10 m, strike N-S, dip 60?-70? E. Two sections: Hercules and Mt. Read 200 m apart. Remobilization into anticlinal fold hinges and along the eastern limbs of the dragfolds. Extensional basin in an arc-continental collision zone.
Geological Context
Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc
Resources & Operations
Operator: 0
Production Start: 1900
Data Provenance
Source: USGS MRDS