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RB 37/00092 Report on Poonindie brick clay deposit, section 123, Hundred of Louth.
The investigation which is the subject of this report was carried out in response to a request from Mr. E.L. Mitton, Accountant, on behalf of Millers Lime Ltd. The property is owned by J.Hallett & Son Ltd., freehold, with mineral rights alienated...-
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Published: 30 Apr 1954
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RB 44/00076 Report on groundwater prospects, Section 84, Hundred of Laffer.
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Published: 24 Apr 1957
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RB 44/00068A Report on groundwater prospects, Section 84, Hundred of Laffer.
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Published: 24 Apr 1957
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RB 84/00010 Torrens Island sand resource, secn 453, Hd Port Adelaide, Co. Adelaide.
The deposit is worked for filling sand, but is suitable for replenishment of beaches, and with beneficiation, for glass and foundry. Reserves, based on 110 auger holes, are 835 000 tonnes (indicated) and 270 000 tonnes (inferred).-
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Published: 01 Feb 1984
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RB 85/00002 Quaternary stratigraphy between Saint Kilda and Outer Harbour with special reference to excavation conditions in Barker Inlet.
Cores taken from Barker Inlet and previous subsurface information, are used to interpret the shallow subsurface stratigraphy. Significant Holocene accumulation has taken place at Outer Harbour, Torrens Island, and the Saint Kilda intertidal flats....-
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Published: 01 Jan 1985
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RB 86/00024 Sediment organism zonation and the evolution of Holocene tidal sequences in southern Australia.
Regressive intertidal sequences, with well developed zonation of flora and fauna, occur extensively around the margins of the 2 major SA gulfs and within small embayments along the exposed coastline of Eyre Peninsula. This paper summarises and...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1986
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RB 77/00045 Excavation conditions in the St Kilda boat channel.
Likely excavation conditions during the proposed deepening of the boat channel at St. Kilda were investigated by drilling and seismic refraction surveys. Results showed 2 to 3 m of St. Kilda Formation (loose shelly sand) overlying up to 0.2 m of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 87/00108 Shellgrit resources, eastern St Vincent Gulf - Port Gawler to Port Wakefield.
Series of beach ridges are of Holocene age, ranging in age from 6600 years to present and composed predominantly of shell fragments, average 78% calcium carbonate. Total recorded production from the deposits is 1.16 million tonnes. Auger drilling of...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1987
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RB 85/00054 Site investigation in the vicinity of the Dean Rifle Range, Port Adelaide Estuary.
Vibrocores from the samphire marshes south of the North Arm of the Port River are used to interpret the shallow subsurface stratigraphy. 2 marine sequences of Holocene and Late Pleistocene age, consist of saturated, unconsolidated and largely...-
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Published: 01 Oct 1985
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RB 88/00003 Coastal Quaternary stratigraphy mollusca.
Mollusca recovered by Vibrocore drilling in Holocene sediments of the Saint Kilda Formation in 9 shallow bays on the far west coast are identified and the extent to which they reflect the tidal to supratidal environments in which they were deposited...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
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RB 78/00075 Mangrove Swamp investigation. Port Augusta Power Station.
Investigation of cause of mangrove dieback, which is probably due to highly saline ground water.-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 77/00036 Shallow refraction seismic survey, St Kilda boat channel.
A shallow refraction seismic survey was conducted along the causeway adjacent to the boat channel at St. Kilda, during its exposure at low tide. The aim of the survey was to determine the thickness of the St. Kilda Formation consisting of shelly sand,...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1977
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RB 80/00132 Redcliff Point Seismic Survey.
A seismic refraction survey at Redcliff Point on Spencer Gulf has confirmed the existence of a trough up to 450 m deep and 3.5 km wide, oriented north-south beneath the western portion of the promontory. Two internal refracting horizons have been...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1980
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RB 94/00009 Soils, stratigraphy and engineering geology of near surface materials of the Adelaide Plains.
Metropolitan Adelaide is founded on a wide variety of soils that overlie sediments and rocks. Some of the soils and sediments react to seasonal and human-induced changes in water content with marked changes in volume. The black earths and...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1996
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RB 89/00062 Stratigraphic investigation of the Gillman development site, Port Adelaide estuary.
Drill core from samphire and mangrove marshes north of Gillman - Wingfield are used to interpret the shallow sub-surface stratigraphy of the region. A Holocene marine sequence up to 8 metres thick overlies Late Pleistocene alluvial (Pooraka Formation)...-
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Published: 01 Aug 1989
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RB 90/00027 Quaternary evolution of the Robe Naracoorte coastal plain - An excursion guide.
The Robe-Naracoorte coastal plain provides a unique record of Quaternary sea level changes through the preservation of a large number of shoreline sequences corresponding to repetitive sea level high-stands. This record has resulted from a combination...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1990
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RB 89/00007 Shellgrit resources, eastern Spencer Gulf, South Australia - 1984 drilling and sampling programme.
A series of arcuate beach ridges, lie within 1 km of the coastline between Port Germein and Tickera. These Holocene ridges range in age from 4400 years to present and are composed of shell fragments. Sporadic production from Hundreds Pirie and...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1989
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RB 90/00013 Offshore sand prospects for metropolitan beach replenishment interpreted from shallow seismic profiles.
Shallow penetration, high resolution seismic profiling, with simultaneous sea floor coring found large areas of sea floor to be barren of unconsolidated Holocene sediment, or to be unsuitable for beach replenishment. Four prospects are identified...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1990
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RB 91/00063 Construction sand deposits in the Port Lincoln area. Report no. 2.
About 87 percent of Port Lincoln's construction sand is obtained from the coastal zone about 20 km north of the city. The remainder, from Strawberry Hill, contains about 10% fines and is blended with clean sand from Louth Bay to meet specifications....-
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Published: 01 Jul 1991
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RB 92/00023 Land subsidence and sea level rise in the Port Adelaide estuary, South Australia.
Significant anthropogenic land subsidence within the Port Adelaide estuary of up to 0.7 metres is inferred from the Holocene stratigraphy and associated radiocarbon dates on materials that act as palaeo-sea level indicators. Principal contributing...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1992
