The Arckaringa Basin is an endorheic basin in Australia. It is in size and is located in South Australia. "Arckaringa Basin," Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE), Government of South Australia, Last modified February 27, 2013, /www.pir.sa.gov.au/
The basin surrounds the town of Coober Pedy in northern South Australia. It located in the north of the Gawler Block.
Structure The basin structure features an elevated central platform. There are both glacigene sediments deposited in the upper Carboniferous and Permian coal measures which are mostly covered by Mesozoic sediments. The Boorthana Formation in the east bears diamictite.
The eastern boundary of the basin contain some outcrops of pavements which prove glaciation. Infills in the Arckaringa Basin are dominated by mass flow deposits.
Resources Reports as of February 2013 estimate that the oil-bearing shale of the basin may contain between of petroleum or petroleum equivalent."$20 Trillion Shale Oil Find Surrounding Coober Pedy 'Can Fuel Australia,'" The Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia), January 24, 2013, www.adelaidenow.com.au/
Footnotes
Further reading Adam Taylor, "Shale Oil Bonanza Reaches Australia With '$20 Trillion' Discovery," Business Insider, January 24, 2013.