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RB 91/00011 Saint Francis Granite of the southwestern Gawler Craton.
Volcano-plutonic rocks of the Nuyts Archipelago represent a discrete phase of felsic magmatism at about 1630 Ma. Associated with the Nuyts Volcanics are grey alkali granites, leucogranites and leucoporphyries - here defined as the Saint Francis...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1991
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RB 2019/00025 Gold mineral systems and exploration strategies for [finding them within] the Gawler Craton, South Australia
Previous classification of gold deposits in the Gawler Craton grouped occurrences into either Archean orogenic deposits, or intrusion-related deposits associated with the Hiltaba Suite intrusive event (Central Gawler Gold Province). In this study, the...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2022
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RB 2015/00014 Chief Government Geologists' excursion, 2015.
This report contains the excursion guide for the field trip which was held as part of the Chief Government Geologists' Meeting convened in South Australia on 23rd and 24th March 2015. The focus of the field trip was to see rocks of the Gawler Range...-
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Published: 01 May 2015
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RB 2016/00010 U-Pb geochronological data from drill holes Nundroo 3 DDH and Nundroo 2 DDH, Fowler Domain, western Gawler Craton.
This report details newly acquired Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP) U-Pb isotopic data for three samples from two drill holes in the Fowler Domain of the western Gawler Craton. During the late 1980s,stratigraphic drilling done by the...-
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Published: 01 Jul 2016
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RB 2012/00013 Reconnaissance LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb geochronology of crystalline basement outcrops on the FOWLER 1:250 000 mapsheet.
Zircon crystals found in eleven samples of granitic to gneissic rocks collected from the FOWLER 1:250 000 mapsheet area have been analysed via uranium-lead radiometric dating methods, using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry...-
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Published: 01 Oct 2012
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Insights into tectonic evolution of the western Gawler Craton - Childara bedrock drilling.
The understanding of the tectonic evolution of the western Gawler Craton has been greatly enhanced by recent drilling in an area of poor basement exposure. Fifty-eight air-core holes (totalling 2140.5 m) were completed near Ceduna on the CHILDARA...-
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RB 2020/00026 PACE Copper Gawler Craton Airborne Survey, Region 6, Gairdner - enhanced geophysical imagery and magnetic source depth models
This report presents the results of a study jointly conducted by the Geological Survey of South Australia and CSIRO Mineral Resources which aimed to enhance the expression of geological structure in geophysical images and to derive depth to magnetic...-
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Published: 01 Oct 2020
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Gawler Province regional geology 3D Model (3D version 1).
The Gawler Province 3D Geological Model is the second product of PIRSA's early 3D modelling trials conducted using 3D GeoModeller software. The work began with identifying the statigraphic units that were to be modelled. Due to the regional scale of...-
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PACE Copper Gawler Craton Airborne Survey, Region 5, data package.
During fine weather intervals within the period 21 June to 30 September 2018, the southern half of the CHILDARA 1:250k map sheet area and the onshore two-thirds of the STREAKY BAY 1:250k map sheet area were flown under contract to the SA Government...-
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RB 2020/00020 Gawler Craton Airborne Geophysical Survey Region 5, Streaky Bay – Enhanced geophysical imagery and magnetic source depth models.
This report presents the results of a study jointly conducted by the Geological Survey of South Australia and CSIRO Mineral Resources which aimed to enhance the expression of geological structure in geophysical images and to derive depth to magnetic...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2020
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RB 2012/00019 Geochemistry of pre-1570 Ma mafic magmatism within southern Australia: implications for possible tectonic settings and timing of major mineralisation events in South Australia.
Geochemical and isotopic data from mantle-derived mafic rocks provide important constraints on our understanding of the composition and evolution of the lithosphere through time. Since the lithosphere is sensitive to tectonic processes such as...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2012
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RB 2015/00029 What lies beneath the western Gawler Craton? [Eucla-Gawler Seismic Survey line] 13GA-EG1E Seismic and Magnetotelluric Workshop 2015. Extended abstracts [of technical presentations].
This compilation of written and associated oral papers that were presented for the “What lies beneath the western Gawler Craton? 13GA-EG1E Seismic and Magnetotelluric Workshop 2015” is an important step in building our geological understanding of one...-
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Published: 01 Dec 2015
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RB 90/00059 Palaeoproterozoic St Peter Suite of the western Gawler Craton.
A suite of intrusives (St Peter Suite - new name) along western Eyre Peninsula displays a wide range in composition, texture and relationships. The features are typical for mingling and mixing of felsic and mafic magmas, with U-Pb geochronology...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1990
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RB 90/00060 Palaeoproterozoic Nuyts Volcanics of the western Gawler Craton.
U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Nuyts Volcanics yielded an age of 1627 +/- 2 Ma, supporting a previous dating of 1631 +/- 3 Ma. The major and trace element compositions, as well as the presence of a tectonic fabric, suggest that the Nuyts Volcanics...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1990
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Bull 055 A geochronological framework for the Gawler Craton, South Australia
This bulletin contains geochronological data and interpretations from the Gawler Craton of South Australia that have been completed by Mark Fanning of The Australian National University, by Geological Survey of South Australia personnel, and by...-
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RB 2007/00008 CHILDARA, South Australia, [geological map] sheet SH53-14. South Australia. Geological Survey. 1:250 000 Series - Explanatory Notes.
The CHILDARA 1:250 000 map area is located on the western Gawler Craton, an ancient crystalline shield comprising Archaean, Palaeoproterozoic and Mesoproterozoic metasediments, volcanics and granites that has been tectonically stable since 1450 Ma...-
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Published: 01 May 2007
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RB 2016/00012 Magmatic processes of the St Peter Suite, Gawler Craton: New U-Pb geochronological data and field observations.
The St Peter Suite has been previously interpreted to have formed in a subduction-related setting; however, there are limited data with which to assess this interpretation. This report comprises two parts. The first is a summary of Sensitive High...-
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Published: 01 Oct 2016
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RB 2015/00025 Zircon U-Pb geochronology from selected Paleoproterozoic igneous rocks of the Gawler Craton by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
This technical report presents laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) U-Pb zircon geochronology data for 15 rock samples derived from locations spread across the Gawler Craton. The purpose of the subject dating project...-
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Published: 01 Sep 2015
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The Eyre Peninsula Project, and in part the Corrobinnie Uranium Joint Venture. Joint annual reports for the period 29/12/2008 to 31/12/2013.
During the sixth year of the project, licensee Adelaide Resources did not do any exploration directed at gold or base metals that might possibly occur on the subject tenements. However, its joint venture partner Quasar Resources undertook significant...-
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Published: 05 Mar 2014
