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RB 84/00010 Torrens Island sand resource, secn 453, Hd Port Adelaide, Co. Adelaide.
The deposit is worked for filling sand, but is suitable for replenishment of beaches, and with beneficiation, for glass and foundry. Reserves, based on 110 auger holes, are 835 000 tonnes (indicated) and 270 000 tonnes (inferred).-
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Published: 01 Feb 1984
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RB 85/00002 Quaternary stratigraphy between Saint Kilda and Outer Harbour with special reference to excavation conditions in Barker Inlet.
Cores taken from Barker Inlet and previous subsurface information, are used to interpret the shallow subsurface stratigraphy. Significant Holocene accumulation has taken place at Outer Harbour, Torrens Island, and the Saint Kilda intertidal flats....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1985
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RB 86/00024 Sediment organism zonation and the evolution of Holocene tidal sequences in southern Australia.
Regressive intertidal sequences, with well developed zonation of flora and fauna, occur extensively around the margins of the 2 major SA gulfs and within small embayments along the exposed coastline of Eyre Peninsula. This paper summarises and...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1986
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RB 88/00003 Coastal Quaternary stratigraphy mollusca.
Mollusca recovered by Vibrocore drilling in Holocene sediments of the Saint Kilda Formation in 9 shallow bays on the far west coast are identified and the extent to which they reflect the tidal to supratidal environments in which they were deposited...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
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RB 94/00009 Soils, stratigraphy and engineering geology of near surface materials of the Adelaide Plains.
Metropolitan Adelaide is founded on a wide variety of soils that overlie sediments and rocks. Some of the soils and sediments react to seasonal and human-induced changes in water content with marked changes in volume. The black earths and...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1996
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RB 89/00062 Stratigraphic investigation of the Gillman development site, Port Adelaide estuary.
Drill core from samphire and mangrove marshes north of Gillman - Wingfield are used to interpret the shallow sub-surface stratigraphy of the region. A Holocene marine sequence up to 8 metres thick overlies Late Pleistocene alluvial (Pooraka Formation)...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1989
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RB 95/00005 Proposed marina at Kingston (South-East). Hydrogeology and assessment of the impact on local groundwater resources.
The Lacepede District Council is considering a proposal for the construction of a marina and associated infrastucture in Maria Creek, Kingston (South-East). The proposal includes two options, A and B, with Option A sited closest to existing town...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1995
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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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Malcolm Plains. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 22/12/1989 to 21/12/1993.
Possible economic deposits of filter-grade diatomite and of agricultural grade gypsum within Holocene lacustrine sediments in the Cooke Plains Embayment and Waltowa Swamp areas, located immediately east of Lakes Alexandrina and Albert respectively,...-
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Lake Greenly, Lake Malata. Progress and final reports to licence expiry for the period 6/9/85 to 5/9/86.
TARGET: Potentially commercial gypsum, salt or silica occurrences in Holocene paralic lakes and marginal dunes, in an area immediately north-east of Coffin Bay. EXPLORATION: Bulk sampling of lacustrine evaporitic sediments and related aeolian deposits...-
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RB 00811 Redcliff Project: geological setting and preliminary assessment of environmental factors.
This report has been compiled at the request of the Redcliff Steering Committee to assist in the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. It relies almost entirely on work carried out by Departmental officers and private consultants during...-
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RB 00750 Natural gas pipeline, Moomba-Adelaide - Port River crossing, Taperoo. Geological investigations. Progress report no. 1. Design stage.
A cable tool drilling investigation of the proposed route of the Moomba - Adelaide natural gas pipeline beneath the bed of the Port River at Taperoo was carried out to determine the nature of the soil horizons in which the pipeline will be buried, and...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1900
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RB 2022/00001 Resource potential review for lime sand on Kangaroo Island.
This document aims to establish an appropriate geological framework and resource potential baseline for DEM's knowledge about lime sand on Kangaroo Island (KI), by showing and discussing what new lime sand resource areas are available, based on the...-
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Published: 01 Feb 2022
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RB 67/00060 Royal Park High School geological investigations. Progress report no. 1, design stage, section 442 Hd Yatala - Public Buildings Department.
There is no abstract created for this record-
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Published: 01 Jan 1968
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RB 73/00070 Fossiliferous marine and non-marine Cainozoic rocks from the eastern Eucla Basin, South Australia.
Outcrop and subsurface samples taken from various sources, that represent all the Cainozoic marine formations of the eastern Eucla Basin, have been studied. The current stratigraphic knowledge of these formations in SA is summarised. A marine...-
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Published: 14 Mar 1973
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RB 73/00085 Preliminary notes on the geology of the eastern margin of the Eucla Basin, FOWLER 1:250 000 sheet area.
This report deals with the stratigraphy and economic geology of an area on the eastern margin of the Eucla Basin and the western margin of the Gawler Block. The area is centred upon the FOWLER 1:250 000 map area. The stratigraphic section of the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1973
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RB 74/00151 Construction sand resources, Port Lincoln area, South Australia.
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 2000/00013 Australian Clay Minerals Society Inc. 17th Biennial Conference, Adelaide, 10-12 April 2000: Field Guide for post-conference tour, 13-14 April 2000 - Yorke Peninsula clays and carbonates, copper mines, desert loam soils and mangroves.
This tour is concerned with aspects of the soils, geology, landforms, clays and mining on Yorke Peninsula, and likewise for the northern Adelaide Plains which are separated from the Peninsula by Gulf St Vincent. Both of these regions are among the...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2000
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RB 2014/00006 Geology of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet (6432).
The revised digital geology map of the Cultana 1:100 000 map sheet and accompanying geological descriptions in this report are the first components of the 2nd edition PORT AUGUSTA 1:250 000 map sheet to be completed. The subject map sheet occupies the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 2014
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ExpNotes LINCOLN: Explanatory Notes LINCOLN
The LINCOLN 1:250,000 scale regional geological map area covers southern Eyre Peninsula and includes numerous islands lying off its eastern, southern and western coasts. The region encompasses a complex geological history and contains a variety of...-
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