RB 00669 Report on material from alleged offshore seeps and bitumen strandings.
Published: 01 Aug 1900 Created: 15 Nov 2024 Revised: 15 Nov 2024

Examination of discoloured water from alleged off-shore seeps and bituminous material stranded on 2 beaches has revealed that discolouration is due to phytoplankton blooms. The relationship of these to the bituminous material is not established,...

Examination of discoloured water from alleged off-shore seeps and bituminous material stranded on 2 beaches has revealed that discolouration is due to phytoplankton blooms. The relationship of these to the bituminous material is not established, but cannot be overlooked.

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Record No 2020d038098
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Energy Geoscience
Contributor South Australia. Department of Mines
Sponsor General Exploration Co. Australia Pty Ltd
Tenement OEL 22
Tenement Holder General Exploration Co. Australia Pty Ltd
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      Notes: Copy in Env 00013 11//05/00046
      Geographic Locality: Geltwood Beach;Canunda Rocks;Carpenters Rocks Lighthouse;Cape Northumberland;Hd Lake Wangary, secn C
      Doc No: RB 00669

      Notes: Copy in Env 00013 11//05/00046 Geographic Locality: Geltwood Beach;Canunda Rocks;Carpenters Rocks Lighthouse;Cape Northumberland;Hd Lake Wangary, secn C Doc No: RB 00669

      Language English
      Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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      License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
      Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2020d038098
      Citation Ludbrook, N.H. 1900. RB 00669 Report on material from alleged offshore seeps and bitumen strandings. Departmental Publication - Energy Geoscience. Government of South Australia.
      https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/2020d038098

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