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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 60/00090 Middle River Dam, Kangaroo Island. Proposed quarry for concrete aggregate. Geological investigation, 4th May 1965, report.
A possible quarrying site for concrete aggregate, within Upper Cambrian quartzites exposed in a cliff located half a mile downstream from the Middle River Dam site, was previously described briefly in the progress report on Middle River Dam dated...-
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Published: 07 May 1965
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RB 49/00011 Activation of clays (RD 68).
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 50/00030 Geological investigations, Myponga Dam construction phase. Progress report 5. Water loss through glacial sands in reservoir rim and appendix by G. Crawford.
Further drilling and pump testing of the glacial sand aquifer filling the old Permian valley and extending through the reservoir rim has shown it to be of smaller cross sectional area and less permeable than previously thought. There is little danger...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 44/00011 Geological inspection of possible sand pit site, pt section 817 Hundred of Adelaide.
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 44/00063 Myponga Dam Project - Geological investigation of the tunnel route on the proposed pipeline from the reservoir.
Detailed geological examination of the area in the vicinity of the proposed tunnel has shown that, provided suitable precautions are taken, there are no geological factors which will prevent the successful construction of a tunnel through the ridge...-
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Published: 02 May 1957
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RB 44/00058 Activation of Birdwood kaolin clay.
Birdwood Kaolin Clay was subjected to the normal methods of acid leaching and acid salt roasting, but did not produce a sufficiently activated product for use as a decolourising agent.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 41/00134 Mineral investigations in the Mount Painter region. Progress report.
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Published: 06 Jan 1956
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RB 42/00073 Chemical beneficiation of white clays.
Chemical Beneficiation has been examined as a means of improving the whiteness of clays from Tea Tree Gully, Mount Crawford and Birdwood. It has been concluded that such treatment would be uneconomic for these clays.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 46/00199 Activation of clays, part 2.
Several clay samples were examined for possible activity in the decolourizing of mineral oils. Of those which responded to acid treatment, two were from local sources, and the others from remote areas beyond Port Augusta. The two local clays could...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1958
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RB 45/00107 Activation of clays. Part one.
Cation exchange capacities of some local clays have been determined by a method which measures the adsorption of methylene blue. It is shown that the method is not altogether satisfactory. Acid leaching experiments on three local clays and one New...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1957
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RB 46/00063 Third report on soil samples collected from Lake Alexandrina area - CSIRO.
An additional 12 samples were examined mainly to establish the depositional environment of the black Poltalloch clays. No marine foraminifera were found in six of the clay samples, but the microfauna of the sample taken at 63"-66" indicates deposition...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1958
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RB 46/00174 Recovery of mica from Radium Hill flotation tailing.
The possibility of producing mica concentrates from Radium Hill flotation tailings has been investigated. A concentrate has been produced in the laboratory and its value to consumer industries will be investigated.-
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Published: 01 Mar 1960
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RB 48/00128 Report on groundwater prospects, section 97 Hd Wanilla - A.E. Gameau.
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Published: 01 Jan 1959
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RB 48/00056 Recovery of beryllia from beryl (RD 86).
The use of several reactants for the decomposition of beryl ore, for the recovery of beryllia is described. By sintering mixtures of beryl, limestone, and soda ash at high temperatures, followed by acid leaching, almost total dissolution of the...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1960
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RB 77/00009 Construction materials investigation Redcliff petrochemical site, sections 12, 18, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 102, 134 Hd Winninowie, Co. Frome.
Materials suitable for concrete aggregate, railway ballast, road base course, protection of salt field sea wails and rock fill will be required should construction of the petrochemical plant and appurtenant works proceed at Redcliff, 25 km...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 77/00015 Oodla Wirra palygorskite deposit, MC 789, Rocla Industries Ltd, secn 132 Hd Coglin, Co. Herbert.
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 78/00069 Devils Chimney micaceous hematite deposit, sections 45, 46, Hd Minburra, Co. Herbert.
Very tight folding and remobilization of the Sturtian Holowilena Ironstone has produced a massive ironstone blow and small lenses of micaceous haematite. The haematitic quartz rock is not suitable for pigments, and lenses of haematite of pigment...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 79/00129 Explanatory Notes for the FROME 1:250 000 geological map sheet SH54-10 international index.
The FROME 1: 250 000 geological sheet is located between latitudes 30° S and 31° S and longitudes 139°30' E and 141° E and covers most of the area between the northern Flinders Ranges and the New South Wales border. Its southern and northern limits...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 79/00132 Dolomite aggregate deposit, Crystal Brook, secn 736 Hd Crystal Brook - Highways Department.
Two deposits comprising gently dipping dolomitic sediments of the Skillogalee Dolomite were located during reconnaissance for construction materials for the Crystal Brook bypass. The southern deposit, 4 km northeast of Crystal Brook, was subsequently...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
