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RB 55/00093 Lower Murray dam sites - Teal Flat report on geological investigations (drill logs in separate report 55/93, main report in 55/93A).
Three potential damsites on the lower Murray River near Mannum were investigated by drilling and geological mapping. Two holes at Site 4 and one at Site 5 showed Tertiary sediments overlying granite bedrock at depth exceeding 24m. Exploration was...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 57/00039 Progress report no. 2 on investigation of Dawesley aeromagnetic anomaly.
Two diamond drillholes were completed over the period January to July 1963 in the initial stages of investigation of the Dawesley aeromagnetic anomaly, aiming mainly to test two IP anomalies 1 mile apart that had been detected on SADM grid line 1000...-
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Published: 30 Aug 1963
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RB 55/00062 Geology of the Mount Barker-Callington area.
The Cambrian sediments in the vicinity of the Mount Barker Creek and about the Callington-Kanmantoo mines have been studied. Evidence is produced to show there is rapid thickening of members above the Inman Hill Formation north of Mount Barker Creek....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 55/00136 Report on site investigation SA Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd site, railway yards, Monarto South.
Two percussion holes were drilled at Monarto South to test foundation conditions at a proposed silo site. The site is underlain by Holocene to Tertiary sediments 12m thick over schist of the Kanmantoo Group.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1962
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RB 58/00057 Progress report no.3 - Investigation of Dawesley aeromagnetic anomaly.
A third diamond drill hole was completed to a depth of 175m at the Dawesley anomaly. It intersected micaceous siltstones, greywacke and schists of the Kanmantoo Group. No significant mineralisation was encountered.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1964
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RB 60/00078 Report on investigation of alternative site for proposed E&WS elevated tank, (Middle River,) Kangaroo Island.
An investigation has been carried out for the E&WS Department at an alternative site for a 250,000 gallon elevated tank. The examination was requested by application on 12th February 1965 in a letter to the Director of Mines. The new site is in...-
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Published: 13 Apr 1965
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RB 49/00084 Preliminary geological report on the Salt Creek site for a pumped storage electricity generating scheme.
Salt Creek traverses Kanmantoo Group greywackes and arkoses striking north and south and dipping 25° east. Patches of Permian sands and clays occur in irregular Permian valleys. At the proposed dam site and to the west the rocks are heavily jointed...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 49/00162 Adelaide Geosyncline and the Kanmantoo Trough, Mount Lofty Ranges South Australia.
The problem of the southern continuation of the Upper Proterozoic Adelaide Geosyncline is discussed. A transverse Cambrian trough and the related unconformity with the Precambrian is described, and its palaeogeographic significance outlined.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 49/00116 Adelaide Geosyncline and the Kanmantoo Trough, Mount Lofty Ranges SA.
The problem of the southern continuation of the Upper Proterozoic Adelaide Geosyncline is discussed. A transverse Cambrian trough and the related unconformity with the Precambrian is described, and its palaeogeographic significance outlined.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 50/00017 Report on road metal quarry, quartzite, secn 5299 Hd Kanmantoo - Mount Barker Quarries.
A road metal quarry in buff quartzites and micaceous sandstones occurs half a mile east of the township of Nairne. The sediments exposed are basal members of the Kanmantoo Group. The beds strike south-south-east dipping 60 to the east. More than...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 45/00151 Report on gold prospect (probably Bullapratta mine), secn 242 Hd Waitpinga, Co. Hindmarsh.
Greywackes and phyllitic slates of the Kanmantoo Series intruded by quartz veins carrying gold and in part lateralised occur in the area mapped. Gold values are too low to warrant further development and it is recommended that permission be granted to...-
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Published: 23 Dec 1957
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RB 47/00090 Progress report on the structural study of granites on the ENCOUNTER military sheet.
There are several granitic stocks along the southern coast of Fleurieu Peninsula, which are emplaced in the folded sediments of the Kanmantoo Group. These stocks are traversed by joints and dykes filled with aplites, pegmatites and quartz which...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1958
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RB 82/00053 Geological assessment of proposed Penneshaw Harbour for Philanderer ferry service.
Well cemented slightly wrathered metasandstone (Kanmantoo Group) occurs at the site of the proposed harbour. Fracture spacings are such that when blasted the rock would form blocks of a suitable size for a breakwater. The rock is considered to be...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1982
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RB 85/00032 Rocks from the Kanmantoo Trough near Sedan Hill including possible equivalents to the Truro Volcanics.
21 specimens of volcanics and felsic gneisses are heterogeneous in both original lithology and the extent of metamorphic and metasomatic alteration. Strong granitic metasomatism may indicate concealed granitoid plutons. Continuation of andesitic...-
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Published: 01 Jun 1985
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RB 76/00147 Explanatory Notes for the CHOWILLA 1:250 000 geological map.
The CHOWILLA 1:250 000 map area lies in the north-western part of the Murray Basin, between latitudes 33° and 34°S and longitudes 139°30' and 141°E. Its eastern boundary is the South Australian - New South Wales state border. The area includes...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1977
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RB 76/00122 Geology of the Kitticoola mine (with appendix on Palmer granite).
37 000 tonnes of gold-copper ore have been produced from the Kitticoola Mine in five phases of mining during its 150 year history. 30 000 tonnes were mined as gold ore, yielding 162 560 grams of gold at an average grade of 5.4 grams/tonne. 7 000...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 76/00140 Structural geology of Kanmantoo Group metasediments between West Bay and Breakneck River, Kangaroo Island, SA.
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Published: 01 Dec 1976
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RB 82/00084 Some comments on Late Precambrian Cambrian stratigraphic nomenclature in the Adelaide Geosyncline. A reply.
Report gives a detailed justification for the author's recently made proposal to erect three members of a new "supergroup" classification level within the published stratigraphy for the Adelaide Geosyncline, an idea which is based purely on observed...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1982
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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 77/00086 Subaqueous deltaic sedimentation of the Kanmantoo Group, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
