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Petrographic descriptions of tillites and associated rock from Central Australia.
5 rock samples collected from Ngalia Basin and Georgina Basin Proterozoic glacial sediment outcrops in the region north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory are described.-
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Published: 14 Nov 1977
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Marne River. Progress and final reports to licence expiry/renewal for the period 17/6/1971 to 16/6/1972.
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Pualco West. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 26/10/1972 to 25/10/1973.
Reconnaissance and detailed bulk loam sampling undertaken to look for diamonds or kimberlite indicator minerals in the vicinity of the Pualco Anticline, plus spectrographic analyses of the derived heavy mineral concentrates for gold and base metals...-
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Published: 12 Dec 1973
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RB 37/00038 Geology of the Jervis and Yankalilla military sheets. Explanation of the geological maps.
The geological maps of the Cape Jervis - Yankalilla area at the scale of 1 inch to 1 mile has been prepared for publication by the South Australian Mines Department in 1953. The related field work was carried out during the years 1952 and 1953, using...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1954
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RB 54/00055 Summary report on the investigation of the Razorback Ridge deposit (Braemar Iron Formation).
Sturtian glacial sediments south of Yunta contain haematitic and magnetitic siltstones (banded iron formation) and haematitic and magnetitic tillites formed by chemical deposition of magnetite euhedra in a finer grained haematite groundmass. Both...-
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Published: 09 Mar 1962
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RB 51/00017 Diamond drilling, Prince Alfred copper mine.
Sediments in the area consist of blue dolomitic flaggy and laminated slates and grits, and are equated with the Sturtian Series of the Adelaide System. Copper lodes occur parallel to the beds, which dip between 50-70°W. During the period March to July...-
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Published: 08 Aug 1960
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RB 50/00030 Geological investigations, Myponga Dam construction phase. Progress report 5. Water loss through glacial sands in reservoir rim and appendix by G. Crawford.
Further drilling and pump testing of the glacial sand aquifer filling the old Permian valley and extending through the reservoir rim has shown it to be of smaller cross sectional area and less permeable than previously thought. There is little danger...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 50/00153 Selwyns Rock.
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 44/00063 Myponga Dam Project - Geological investigation of the tunnel route on the proposed pipeline from the reservoir.
Detailed geological examination of the area in the vicinity of the proposed tunnel has shown that, provided suitable precautions are taken, there are no geological factors which will prevent the successful construction of a tunnel through the ridge...-
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Published: 02 May 1957
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RB 79/00138 Late Proterozoic (Adelaidean) tillites of the Adelaide Geosyncline. In: Earths, pre-Pleistocene glacial records. Hambrey, M. and Harland, W.B. (Eds).
Two major Late Proterozoic glaciations, separated by a thick interglacial interval of the order of 3000 m, are recorded in the Adelaide Geosyncline of South Australia. The earlier, Sturtian, succession includes two major glacial phases according to...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 83/00075 Roger Corner seismic refraction survey for Aberfoyle Exploration Pty Ltd.
A seismic refraction survey at Roger Corner, near Yorketown on Lower Yorke Peninsula, has profiled pre-Permian bedrock and several other shallower refractors. The survey was carried out at the request of Aberfoyle Exploration Pty Ltd, licensees of EL...-
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Published: 15 Aug 1983
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RB 81/00084 Late Palaeozoic Coolardie Formation, Polda Basin.
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Published: 01 Nov 1981
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RB 85/00042 Shallow refraction seismic survey Christmas Cove, Kangaroo Island.
In the construction of marina, the results suggest that, apart from small areas, blasting should not be required if the material to be excavated is similar to that removed for the deepening of the cove at Cape Jervis.-
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Published: 01 Aug 1985
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RB 83/00037 Excursion guides B1, B2 and B4, geology of the Adelaide region. Reprinted from Fourth International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, Adelaide, August 1982.
Excursions focussing on the Precambrian, Cambrian and Permian geology were designed to cover the range of time when it is believed that South Australia and Antarctica were in juxtaposition.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1983
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RB 79/00115 Byilkaoora 1. Well completion report.
SADME Byilkaoora no. 1 was drilled on the northeastern margin of the Officer Basin, in the Mt Johns Range, with the principal objective of coring a complete stratigraphic section of the Observatory Hill Beds. Good hydrocarbon source-rock potential...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00080 Revised lithostratigraphic correlations of Late Adelaidean sequences in the Kimberley region, Western Australia.
Adelaidean (late Precambrian) sequences in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia, contain undisputed evidence of glaciation. In the East and West Kimberleys, only a single major glacial epoch is represented, but in the MOUNT RAMSAY area, there are...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 79/00097 Fossiliferous Lower Devonian boulders in Cretaceous sediments of the Great Australian Basin.
During 1977-78, 32 fossiliferous Lower Devonian quartzite boulders were discovered entrained within Mesozoic sediments along the south-western margin of the Great Australian Basin. Previously only 2 specimens of such rocks had been discovered in South...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1979
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RB 79/00100 Sand deposit, Mount Compass sections 323, 423, Hd of Nangkita.
An estimated 40,000 tonnes have been mined from a Permian sand deposit situated near Mt Compass. Reserves totalling 8.0 million tonnes are indicated. Overall, the sand is too fine grained to warrant the establishment of a washing plant to produce...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 81/00033 Nitschkes sand deposit, Mount Compass, sections 205, 206, Hundred of Nangkita.
Reserves of Permian sand in excess of 2.0 million tonnes were indicated by drilling of 5 auger holes. Most of the sand is too fine grained for structural concrete, and is unsuitable for glass and foundry use. Some of the sand is suitable as garden...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 79/00087 Geochemical sampling of the Sturtian tillite and basal Tapley Hill Formation, Copley.
In a sampling programme carried out over the Sturtian Merinjina Tillite and basal Tapley Hill Formation strata on parts of the COPLEY 1:250 000 mapsheet area, 684 soil samples and 71 rock samples were collected at 25 m and 12.5 m intervals along 24...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
