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RB 91/00019 Kanmantoo Trough geological investigations Karinya Syncline detailed geochemical surveys.
Results of earlier regional soil sampling conducted by SADME across the Karinya Shale, plus tectonic/structural considerations, had identified 3 prospect areas, Frankton, The Gap and Accommodation Hill, for follow-up mapping, soil sampling, and the...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1991
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RB 91/00074 Potential field survey of the Stonefield anomaly and a geophysical appraisal of the Sandleton 1:50 000 map sheet area.
Areas of high mineral potential within Adelaidean basement lying beneath deep Recent and Tertiary Murray Basin cover, have been interpreted in the poorly known Sandleton 1:50 000 map area. The interpretation has outlined the magnetic fabric, variously...-
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Published: 01 May 1992
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RB 91/00070 Rocks from Truro-Frankton lamproite province.
Specimens from the south-west of the province are similar to those in the rest of the province, except that an alkali amphibole with anomalous optical properties occurs, both in lamproite blocks from the diatreme, and in an outcrop near a crocidolite...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1991
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RB 95/00043 Synsedimentary mineralisation in the Kanmantoo Trough. Geological Society of Australia, SA Division. Field excursion, 18 September 1994.
The metamorphic rocks to be examined on the field excursion have been assigned to the Tapanappa Formation (Early Cambrian Kanmantoo Group), a generally monotonous sequence of greywackes with narrow siltstone partings. This formation hosts most...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1995
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RB 96/00001 Mineral exploration and development in South Australia.
This mineral promotional brochure reviews significant historical developments in South Australia's mineral industry and canvasses the currently recognised mineral potential within the State, for the benefit of local and overseas interested companies...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1996
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RB 97/00015 Angas Strathburn prospects. Comparison of mobile metal ion versus standard soil geochemistry.
A Mobile Metal Ion (MMI) geochemical survey was conducted over known Pb-Zn-Ag-Au mineralisation within Cambrian Kanmantoo Group metasediments of the Tapanappa Formation at the Angas prospect near Strathalbyn, South Australia. A similar survey was...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1997
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RB 90/00057 Outcrop and drill core from the Truro-Frankton zone of lamproite-alkaline intrusion.
A few of the submitted rock specimens are of metasediments, but the majority are of members of the alkaline-lamproite suite under investigation in the area. All the lamproites carry phlogopite phenocrysts, amongst which it is possible to distinguish...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1990
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RB 91/00023 Geological investigations and drilling, Parndana area Kangaroo Island, 1989- 1990.
During the period December 1989 to March 1990, exploratory drilling undertaken by SADME Mineral Resources Branch over the northern part of Kangaroo Island investigated the potential for base and precious metal mineralisation within rocks of the...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1991
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RB 91/00026 Lake Alexandrina groundwater investigation and basement core project. Well completion report.
Nine observation wells were drilled in the SW Murray Basin between Goolwa and Salt Creek to monitor groundwater levels and salinity in the confined Renmark Group / Buccleuch Group aquifer. The area of interest is underlain by the Padthaway Ridge of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1991
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RB 91/00025 Mount Rufus 1. Well completion report.
Fully HQ/NQ cored SADME stratigraphic drillhole Mount Rufus 1 was sited on the western margin of the Karinya Syncline to investigate the nature of the Adelaidean - Early Cambrian Normanville Group contact, and the mineral potential of the area. It...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1991
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RB 91/00029 Kanmantoo Trough geological investigations, Karinya Syncline, Truro lamprophyres.
A lamprophyre province has been identified in the Truro area comprising numerous dykes and at least one diatreme. The regional extent of the province has not been determined. The lamprophyre dykes, of the calc-alkaline suite and classed as minette,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1991
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RB 91/00027 Progress report on a measured reference section at Red Creek for the Kanmantoo Group in the Karinya Syncline.
The Red Creek section is proposed as a reference section for the Heatherdale Shale, Truro Volcanics, Carrickalinga Head Formation and Backstairs Passage Formation for the Karinya Syncline area of the Kanmantoo Trough. To date, 934 metres have been...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1991
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RB 91/00028 Miscellaneous specimens from the Truro-Frankton area.
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Published: 01 Feb 1991
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RB 92/00069 Kanmantoo Trough investigations. Lady Jane mine.
The Lady Jane Gold Mine, located 8 km NE of Callington, consists of an arsenic and gold rich quartz vein lode, within the Cambrian Tapanappa Formation. Arsenopyrite was reported to be the principal ore mineral, with supergene copper in places. The...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1992
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RB 93/00053 South Australian resources. Technical sessions. Abstracts.
Abstracts include: Conference presentation summary for the 1993 MESA BARTON and Colona drilling programmes (both forming part of the South Australian Exploration Initiative) - [technical rationale, planned drillholes and preliminary results]....-
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Published: 03 Dec 1993
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RB 94/00028 South Australian record of a Rodinian epicontinental basin and its mid-Neoproterozoic breakup (+/-700 Ma) to form the Palaeo-Pacific Ocean.
The Neoproterozoic Adelaidean System and overlying Cambrian rocks are a thick succession of terrestrial and shallow marine sediments that were deposited on older continental crust near the eastern edge of the exposed Precambrian rocks in Australia....-
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Published: 01 Aug 1994
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RB 88/00080 Petrography of core samples from DDH Kongolia S1 drilled by North Broken Hill Ltd near Sedan, SA.
The core includes metasediments which may be equivalent to Kanmantoo Group. Regional foliation from the Delamerian Orogeny has been overprinted by thermal recrystallisation associated with massive plutonic intrusion. Metasomatic activity is of...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1988
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RB 90/00049 Interpretation of the Stilepen magnetic anomaly, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
The Stilepen Magnetic Anomaly is a reversely polarized EW trending feature of unknown origin, located near the Cygnet-Snelling Fault Zone and at the intersection of some major discontinuities. Geological data indicates near surface Kanmantoo Group...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1990
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RB 90/00047 Rocks from a possible lamproite diatreme near Truro, South Australia.
Specimens collected from a circular geomorphological feature near Truro are interpreted as products of the alkali metasomatism of syenite, gabbro and dolerite. It is suggested that they may be xenoliths in a lamproitic diatreme.-
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Published: 01 May 1990
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RB 91/00092 Metallic mineral occurrence trends on Kangaroo Island - An interpretation of MINDEP data.
Metallic mineral occurrence summaries entered into the MINDEP data base were reviewed to determine whether sufficient detail is being entered to categorise the occurrences and define mineral trends. Four distinct mineral assemblages were identified...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1991