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Mount Mitchell. Progress reports and final report to licence full surrender, for the period 20/10/1980 to 19/10/1982.
Exploration was undertaken for lode and alluvial tin mineralisation which might exist within ground adjacent to the abandoned Mount Mitchell tin mine, and also for reef gold in altered granite and dolerites outcropping adjacent to the numerous small...-
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Parabarana. Progress and technical reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 18/5/1972 to 17/5/1974.
Under a joint venture agreement made between North Flinders Mines and Dampier Mining Co. (a BHP Exploration subsidiary), operative over the 7 square mile SML 705 between 14/9/1973 and 14/3/1974, at least 3500 feet of additional appraisal diamond...-
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Glenloth Well. Progress reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 30/3/1973 to 29/3/1974.
Two inclined percussion holes were drilled at the Mount Mitchell tin prospect for a total penetration of 504 feet. The aim was to test a discrepancy between subsurface sample negative tin assay results obtained by the Department of Mines, and good...-
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Published: 21 Feb 1974
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RB 55/00006;Amdel 00126 Accessory minerals of South Australian granites.
The purpose of the work described was to compare and contrast the petrography, accessory minerals, and absolute ages of 25 granitic and allied rock samples collected from widely scattered localities in South Australia. The processes that are...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1961
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RB 52/00094 Field relationships of the Anabama granite.
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Published: 01 Jan 1961
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RB 59/00146 Molybdenum and tungsten in the southeastern portion of Spilsby Island (Sir Joseph Banks Group) 10/12/1964.
Investigations have shown that in the Sir Joseph Banks Group, molybdenite and scheelite are confined to the southern tip of Spilsby Island. The minerals occur in thin irregular veins, in masses of quartz, and as disseminations scattered through...-
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Published: 10 Dec 1964
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RB 79/00136 Geochronological investigations of the Willyama Complex, South Australia.
Attempts to date granites and metamorphics within the Outalpa (Willyaman) Inlier of South Australia were made in order to determine isotopic ages of events within the Proterozoic Olarian Orogeny. Two conformable adamellitic to granodioritic gneisses...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 81/00100 Geology of Hart, Fenelon and Masillon Islands of the Nuyts Archipelago NUYTS 1:250 000 map sheet.
Flow banded, porphyritic acid volcanics (similar in age to the Gawler Range Volcanics) occur on Hart Island. Xenolithic within the volcanics is pink leucogranite, about 1550 Ma. Synchronous with the volcanics are grey, leucocratic alkali granites....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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RB 86/00030 Petrography and properties as a building stone of the Long Ridge granite.
The Long Ridge granite (informal names Sienna Granite, Sienna Brown and Sedan Granite) is fine to medium grained, probably crystallized under shallow cover. 15 samples are described to illustrate false variation, weathering alteration, fracturing,...-
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Published: 01 May 1986
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RB 86/00074 Stuart Highway groundwater investigations geophysics Tarcoonyinna Creek to NT border.
In the search for groundwater over 90 km, 11 potential sites were selected on geological grounds. The Transient EM (TEM) surveys assessed ground resistivity, initially over 2 pre-drilled test areas. Of the other 9 areas, 6 showed favourable...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1986
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RB 86/00079 Specimens of Long Ridge granite collected from current working faces in the Monier Quarry.
Special attention was given to the influence of petrographic features on the quality of the rock as a dimension stone. The specimens included granodiorite, adamellite and granite. Foliation varied from moderate to absent. 5 categories of fractures...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1986
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RB 77/00051;Env 03054 Porphyry style copper/molybdenum mineralization at Anabama Hill and the Cronje Dam copper prospect.
For a project to determine the base metal potential of known copper-mineralised igneous rocks which outcrop in an area located approximately 59 km south-west of Olary, the South Australian Government has completed detailed mapping, geochemical...-
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Published: 17 May 1977
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RB 78/00097 Engenina adamellite and Balta granite of the Mount Woods Inlier.
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Published: 11 Aug 1978
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RB 80/00117 SADME Mount Painter diamond drilling - 1976 - Corelogs and petrographic descriptions.
The southern portion of the Mount Painter Inlier contains large volumes of granitic breccia of uncertain origin. 3 vertical exploratory diamond drillholes were sited near Mount Gee and Mount Painter to determine the depth of this breccia, and to...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1981
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RB 83/00039 Colour variations in the Padthaway green granite.
Origin of the colour variation could not be determined by optical petrography.-
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Published: 01 Jun 1983
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RB 83/00095 Petrography of four specimens of granite from DDH Moomba 1, 70 km southwest of Innamincka.
Zircons from altered granite in basement below the Cooper Basin, between 9353 and 9377 feet, are suitable for uranium - lead isotope dating.-
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Published: 01 Dec 1983
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RB 83/00096 Petrography of twelve samples of basement rocks from Fitzgeralds Dam south of Coober Pedy.
2 varieties of granitoid and 1 altered dolerite in basement inlier have been sheared at low temperature but no evidence of regional metamorphism. Several episodes of shearing have taken place. Zircons from granite are probably suitable for age dating.-
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Published: 01 Nov 1983
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RB 80/00043 Petrographic descriptions of Willyama Complex rocks and Umberatana Group metasediments, southern Outalpa Inlier, Olary Province.
129 samples indicate that 4 deformation phases are present within this dominantly gneissic terrain: D1, D2, D3, and D5.-
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Published: 01 Mar 1980
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RB 81/00002 Petrographic descriptions of Willyama Complex rocks and Umberatana Group metasediments, northern Outalpa Inlier, Olary Province.
Petrology of 174 rocks indicate that 5 deformation phases (D1 - D5) are present within this dominantly schistose domain. Describes many samples which contain gneissosity, schistosity or crenulation.-
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Published: 01 Aug 1980
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RB 81/00004 Geology of islands within the Investigator Group, ELLISTON 1:250 000 map sheet.
Major units present are 2 suites of Middle Proterozoic granite and Middle Pleistocene calcarenite. The older granite suite has an age of about 1585 Ma, while the other suite had intrusive age of 1457 +- 25 Ma. The granites are enriched in K2O and SiO2.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
