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RB 60/00082 Coober Pedy Opalfield.
Mapping of the Coober Pedy Opalfield has shown that opal occurrence, although erratic, is not entirely unpredictable. Several groups of workings are present in an area of about 150 square miles. The host rock is a distinctive pink and white...-
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Published: 30 Apr 1965
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RB 86/00069 Precious opal and the weathered profile at Coober Pedy.
The Coober Pedy Precious Stones Field is the largest producer of precious opal in the world. The opal is the product of weathering processes and is localised within the weathered profile. It occurs in early Cretaceous marine claystone of the Bulldog...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1986
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RB 76/00119 Silcrete sediments and stratigraphy.
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 79/00159 Three sections measured in Lower Adelaidean (Proterozoic) rocks, southeastern Curdimurka area.
Stratigraphic sections were measured through the Callanna Beds and lower Burra Group, by tape and air photo enlargement, at the following localities: (1) north-east of Kingston Dam, (2) south-east of Dome Hill and (3) west of Callanna Homestead. At...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 79/00055 Petrographic study of the sediments in seven Officer Basin stratigraphic wells.
Core and cuttings from 7 stratigraphic wells in the Officer Basin were examined principally to develop a depositional model for sediments of pre-Permian age. Evidence from 6 of the wells suggests that an epeiric environment prevailed during ?Cambrian...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 79/00092 Petrophysical data on Wilkinson stratigraphic drillhole no. 1.
Various petrophysical property measurements (total count radiometric, mag susceptibility and specific gravity) were made at 1-metre intervals on samples of stored drill core recovered from the hole depth range 210 m to 710 m (TD) in SADME Wilkinson 1...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1983
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RB 90/00074 Explanatory Notes for the ELLISTON 1:250 000 map sheet.
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Published: 01 Nov 1990
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RB 98/00010 Regolith studies related to the Challenger gold deposit, Gawler Craton, South Australia. Geochemistry and stratigraphy of the Challenger gold deposit - Volume 1: text, and Volume 2: appendices.
The Challenger gold deposit lies in the northern Gawler Craton, South Australia, 750 km NW of Adelaide, and 140 km NW of Tarcoola. A 1.5 km traverse (the regolith line) was chosen for the study of geochemical dispersion and regolith stratigraphy...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1998
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RB 98/00008 Geochemical studies of the regolith at the Mount Gunson copper deposits, Stuart Shelf, South Australia.
The principal objective of the Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Evolution and Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME) Shields Program and the Primary Industry and Resources of South Australia (PIRSA) Regolith Terranes Group in South Australia is to...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1998
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RB 88/00017 Holocene non-tropical coastal and shelf carbonate province of southern Australia.
The southern edge of Australia is the site of non-tropical biogenic carbonate formation over a greater expanse of continental shelf than the Great Barrier Reef. The variety of modern environments and sedimentary facies in this region, and the major...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1988
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Barna. Annual and final reports to licence expiry for the period 30/8/2002 to 29/8/2004.
Exploration for possibly economic small deposits of agricultural grade gypsum conducted on Eyre Peninsula has located several such occurrences within the remnant evaporitic sediments of past Holocene lakebeds, and in related nearby lunette dunes. The...-
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Published: 13 Jul 1905
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Report on dolomite deposits at the Neales River, north-west of Lake Eyre North, SA.
Geological investigations have delineated a dolomite deposit extending at least 8 miles along the lower Neales River and exposed in its banks. An indicated resource of approximately 20 million tons is estimated to be present. It is considered that...-
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Published: 09 Jan 1970
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Ashville. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 4/1/1999 to 3/1/2004.
Exploration for gypsum that may have formed in Holocene salt lakes of the Ashville area, 30 km south of Tailem Bend, comprised field inspections and the completion of 14 push tube coreholes up to 1.67 m deep for a total penetration of 13.02 m. High...-
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North Well Creek. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 15/11/1994 to 14/11/1999.
Exploration, initially for rare metal elements, was carried out in the vicinity of diapiric structures intruded by leucogranite in the area between Arkaroola Village and Umberatana Homestead. Work comprising petrography, rock chip sampling, stream...-
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Published: 07 Feb 1900
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Data release [made at SA Director of Mines' discretion] : Mount Gunson (part of the Mount Gunson Project). Annual reports for the period 15/7/1994 to 17/10/2008 [ Index Part 3 of 4 ].
During the eighth year of tenure, work done on EL 2639 included: - the conduct of infill ground gravity and CSAMT surveys; - geophysical modelling and interpretation of the new survey data; - geological interpretation and refinement of drilling...-
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Lake MacDonnell. Progress reports to licence full surrender, for the period 1/11/1968 to 5/5/1970.
An exploratory drilling programme (23 vertical rotary/NX diamond core holes for a total penetration of 487 feet 10 inches) was carried out during May-June 1969 on the surface of Lake MacDonnell, which covers an area of approximately 4.5 square miles....-
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Published: 26 Feb 1970
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Salt Lake and New Lake gypsum deposits, eastern Kangaroo Island. Geological appraisal and surface mine planning and development reports for the period March 1955 to March 1984.
Recent exploration by CSR for new rock gypsum deposits on Kangaroo Island which might contain material suitable for calcining to make plaster products has located several minor gypsum occurrences in low-lying areas on the eastern side of the island,...-
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Published: 30 Mar 1984
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Gluepot Homestead area, Waikerie district. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 22/5/1984 to 21/11/1984.
A total of 6 test pits and 4 hand auger holes were constructed to extend and delineate the known reserves of seed gypsum at Parcoola, located approximately 40 km north-northeast of Waikerie, and to explore for possible further reserves of higher grade...-
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Published: 29 Mar 1985
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Ramco West. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 23/9/1983 to 10/2/1988.
In an area located west of Waikerie and adjacent to the River Murray, field examination of gypsum bed outcrops and the measuring of strata sections, plus shallow definition drilling (64 holes for a total penetration of 312 m) and backhoe trench...-
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Published: 04 Mar 1988
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Kyancutta. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 6/9/1985 to 5/9/1986.
Marketable quality gypsum was the major commodity sought in Recent salt lakes and marginal dunes of a large swamp in the Kyancutta area. Reconnaissance mapping, plus hand or power auger drill sampling of the near-surface sediments, has identified...-
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