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Dating of samples from the Yorke Peninsula palaeochannel.
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RB 38/00087 Report on results of test boring in a brick clay deposit at Golden Grove.
Geological mapping of seven contiguous mineral claims at Golden Grove held by the SA Builders' and Contractors' Association revealed three areas of potential brick clay. A programme of test boring was carried out to define the deposits and obtain...-
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Published: 26 Oct 1954
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RB 60/00022 Palynological observations on Eocene sediments from two bores in the northern Adelaide Plains.
Microfloras from Eocene marine and non-marine sediments, intersected in two deep bores in the Adelaide Plains Basin, can be placed within two distinct assemblage units. The correlative value of these as time-stratigraphic units is discussed.-
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Published: 03 Feb 1965
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RB 60/00039 New AMP building, Adelaide. Foundation stratigraphy.
A foundation test bore 200 feet deep, drilled at the site of a new Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP) building to be constructed on the south-western corner of North Terrace and King William Street, has intersected a Cainozoic sedimentary...-
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Published: 03 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00051 Stratigraphy and micropalaeontology of three deep bores, Hd Port Gawler.
Three relatively deep bores, drilled recently on the northern Adelaide Plains in the Hundred of Port Gawler, about 20 miles north of Adelaide, have intersected useful complementary sections of the Cainozoic succession, ranging from 560 feet to 1148...-
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Published: 15 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00055 Auger boring of Hackham clay deposit.
Near horizontally bedded Upper Eocene sediments comprising Blanche Point Marls, Tortachilla Limestone and South Maslin Sands, have been test bored at Hackham in the Noarlunga Basin, in the search for a bentonite - type clay deposit which might provide...-
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Published: 16 Mar 1965
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RB 60/00103 Phosphate reconnaissance sampling, Willunga and Noarlunga sub-basins.
Reconnaissance sampling of coastal and inland exposures of the Tertiary succession in the Willunga and Noarlunga sub-basins of the Saint Vincent Basin indicates that the P205 content of the sediments is below the average of normal marine carbonates. A...-
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Published: 25 May 1965
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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 86/00023 Geological investigations for construction sand - Mid North of South Australia, 1984 and 1985.
Production of construction sand between Port Pirie, Booleroo Centre, Jamestown and Yacka has averaged 11 000 tonnes / year for the past 6 years with- 49% from Holocene stream channels- 34% from an abandoned Pleistocene stream channel- 9% from crushing...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1987
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RB 86/00086 Bowmans coal deposit. 1986 drilling programme data report.
Drilling within preferred mining area of the deposit was undertaken to obtain coal quality and tonneage data.18,100 mm diameter cored holes (554 metres) and 18 open holes (3138 metres) were drilled to delineate optimum mining area (6529 : 4 MW558 -...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1986
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RB 87/00133 Port Gawler 3. Well completion report and revision of the geology around Port Gawler.
312 metres of Cainozoic overlie Precambrian bedrock : ABC Range Quartzite (312-587 metres) conformably overlying finer-grained Brachina Formation (587-682 metres). The drilling and former seismic data permitted reinterpretation of bedrock structure...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1987
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RB 78/00013 Northern Adelaide Plains gas storage study. Barabba gravity low.
The Barabba Gravity Low in the Northern Adelaide Plains has been interpreted as a southerly dipping trough-like depression in Precambrian bedrock, infilled with Tertiary and covered by a blanket of Quaternary sediments. All margins of this feature are...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1978
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RB 79/00003 Fine tailings investigation. Drilling of tailings dams and the results of laboratory evaluation. Report no. 2, Gawler.
A total of 0.5 million cubic m of fine tailings, weighing 0.7 million tonnes, and averaging 44.8% solids, are impounded in 10 tailings dams at three sand deposits near Gawler, 35 km north-east of Adelaide. The dams are still in use, and pose a major...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 77/00123 Eocene to Miocene stratigraphy of the Willunga Embayment. Notes on Ostracoda from Willunga Embayment boreholes WLG 38, WLG 40 and WLG 42.
The Willunga Embayment of the St. Vincent Basin is one of the classic areas of Cainozoic geology in South Australia with published studies dating back over the past century. This present study reassesses the geology of the Middle Eocene to Early...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1979
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RB 98/00011 Regent Gardens aquifer storage and recovery. Report, 1995.
The aquifer storage and recovery scheme at the Regent Gardens housing development became operational during 1995. Water quality monitoring of the wetland/detention basin was undertaken to determine the relationship between turbidity, suspended...-
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Published: 01 Feb 1998
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RB 99/00011 Physical properties of construction sands from the Adelaide area.
In response to a request for assistance from the State Heritage Branch, a suite of 56 sand samples has been collected from all major currently producing sand pits in the outer metropolitan area. Physical properties including grain size, grain...-
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Published: 01 May 1999
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RB 97/00014 Aquifer storage and recovery, MFP Australia, The Levels. Progress report no. 1.
Mines and Energy South Australia (MESA) was commissioned by MFP Australia to undertake an investigation into the feasibility of establishing an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) scheme at The Levels site. The programme is being carried out in two...-
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Published: 01 Mar 1997
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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 93/00050 Andrew's Farm storm water recharge project. Palaeontological analyses.
Palynological and dispersed cuticle analysis of drill core and cutting samples from exploration wells at Andrew's Farm housing development, Munno Para, has dated the subsea depth interval 99 - 171 metres as Middle to late Middle Miocene. The top of...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1993
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RB 89/00074 Industrial and non metallic minerals - Operations in South Australia.
This data package discusses mining and processing operations of the major non metallic and industrial mineral commodities in South Australia and is of interest to those in the industry and to manufacturers and suppliers of a range of machinery and...-
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Published: 01 May 1989
