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RB 76/00011 Torrens River Valley. General and environmental geology.
A summary of the geology and geomorphology of the Torrens Valley west of the Gorge, has been compiled and the engineering and environmental characteristics of the geological materials present have been assessed. The oldest rocks in the Adelaide area...-
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Published: 06 Feb 1976
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RB 76/00008 Monarto new town. Proposed city centre. Geotechnical investigations report no. 2.
Engineering geological investigations consisting of cable tool drilling of 10 holes up to 15.25m deep, penetration testing and seismic refraction surveys were completed at the proposed CBD of the Monarto city centre. Drilling encountered thin...-
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Published: 02 Feb 1976
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RB 76/00054 Engineering soils survey, Smithfield East.
The proposed subdivision is underlain by an upper horizon of expansive dark brown silty clay 0.30 to 0.60m thick, above a red-brown silty clay both units being part of the Pooraka Formation. The red-brown silty clay is recommended as a foundation...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00059 Foundation investigations, ETSA workshops, Angle Park.
The proposed workshop site is underlain by at least 30 m of stiff clay and sand of the Pooraka and Hindmarsh Clay Formations. A surface layer, up to 0.80 m thick, of fill (mostly boiler ash and cinders) overlies the clay. An allowable bearing capacity...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00069 Proposed northern power station, Playford South site, Port Augusta. Preliminary geological and botanical investigations.
An investigation has been carried out at a possible site for the proposed Northern Power Station. Its purpose has been to provide data for an Environmental Impact Statement. The work has involved geological mapping with drilling and sampling, seismic...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00075 Regional bore survey, Counties Manchester and York.
From July 1973 to February 1975, a reconnaissance stream sediment sampling survey was undertaken on the western half of the Cambrai 1 :63, 360 sheet (Figure 1) which is the Cambrai 1;50 000 geological sheet area, and covers the Cambrai A and Cambrai C...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00091 Monarto brick clay investigation - Monarto Development Commission.
Reconnaissance sampling and exploratory drrilling have been undertaken to locate suitable brickmaking clay for the proposed city of Monarto. Samples from exposures and boreholes in Quaternary and Tertiary sediments and in weathered bedrock have been...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 76/00107 Stratigraphy and engineering geology of the Monarto designated area - Monarto Development Commission.
Drilling of 25 cable tool holes to depth up to 20.1m in the designated area for Monarto New Town illustrates the nature, distribution and thickness of Quaternay and Tertiary sediments. The main tertiary units are the marine fossiliferous limestone of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1976
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RB 2007/00006 The geology and mineral potential of the PORT AUGUSTA [mapsheet] area, eastern Gawler Craton.
The PORT AUGUSTA 1:250,000 mapsheet area covers the north-eastern part of the Eyre Peninsula, the northern Spencer Gulf and the south-western Flinders Ranges, and extends from latitude 32°00'S to 33°00'S and longitude 136°30'S to 138°00'S. The main...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2007
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RB 2015/00028 Modbury North Catena Study in metropolitan Adelaide: geology, regolith, soils and gilgai; their mineralogy, geochemistry, landscape evolution, geomechanics, and implications for civil engineering.
During the early to mid-1980s, the SADME (SA Department of Mines and Energy) Engineering Division collaborated with CSIRO Soils Division to jointly sponsor a major geomechanics project, investigating metropolitan Adelaide’s problem soils and near...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2016
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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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RB 2012/00004 MARREE, South Australia, [geological map] sheet SH54-5. South Australia. Geological Survey. 1:250 000 Series - Explanatory Notes.
The MARREE mapsheet area includes the south-western portion of the Strzelecki Desert plus parts of the Tirari Desert, north-western Flinders Ranges and north-eastern Willouran Ranges, between latitudes 29 to 30 degrees S and longitudes 138 to 139...-
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Published: 01 Apr 2012
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RB 2009/00001 Explanatory Notes for [the] CALLABONNA 1:250 000 Geological Map, sheet SH 54-6.
The CALLABONNA map area includes the southern end of the Strzelecki Desert and the north- eastern Flinders Ranges, between latitudes 29° to 30° S and longitudes 139° 30' to 141° E. Cameron Corner adjoins New South Wales and Queensland in the...-
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Published: 01 Oct 2009
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Oakbank - Quondong Vale and Oakvale (part of the Oakvale Project). Joint second partial surrender report, for the period 3/12/1997 to 22/2/2001.
Exploration for possible buried Tertiary heavy mineral sands occurrences consisted of an interpretation of remote sensing data, followed by the conduct of two reverse circulation aircore drilling programmes (28 holes, total 892.5 m). The first...-
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Balah (part of the Oakvale Project). Final report at licence full surrender, for the period 3/12/1997 to 23/7/1999.
25 vertical open RC/aircore holes (total penetration 1077 m) were drilled during heavy mineral sands exploration of an area stretching from 10 km to 100 km north-northeast of Morgan. The target Pliocene Loxton-Parilla Sand was found to be barren of...-
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Absorbent Clay Project. Progress reports for the period January 1994 to January 1996.
This project was designed to determine the potential of various clays to absorb harmful or toxic substances present in water intended for human use. The clay samples that were selected for study contain significant amounts of either smectite, kaolin,...-
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ExpNotes YARDEA: Explanatory Notes YARDEA, SI 53-03.
The YARDEA 1:250,000 scale regional geological map area straddles the southern margin of the Gawler Ranges on northern Eyre Peninsula. The only major township within the area is Minnipa, with Kimba and Wudinna both located immediately south of the...-
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ExpNotes MARREE: Explanatory Notes MARREE, SH 54-05.
A new generation, second edition MARREE 1:250 000 scale geological map and its explanatory notes have been published. These documents represent the conclusion of the Geological Survey of South Australia's latest geological mapping program (1993 to...-
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ExpNotes ELLISTON: Explanatory Notes ELLISTON, SI 53-06.
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Oakbank, Balah, Sergeant's Dam and Record Dam (Basin Minerals' Oakvale Project). Joint annual reports plus joint final report at the latest licence's full surrender, for the period 3/12/1997 to 1/4/2004.
Heavy minerals in the Pliocene Loxton - Parilla Sands marginal marine sequence of the western Murray Basin were the targets of exploration in an area 130 km north of Renmark. During March 1998, a trial 571 line km low-level aeromagnetic survey was...-
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Published: 02 Jun 2004
