Absorbent Clay Project. Progress reports for the period January 1994 to January 1996.

Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

Author: Churchman, G.J.;Ferris, G.M.;Keeling, J.L.;McLure, S.G.;Raven, M.D.;Self, P.G.;Slade, P.G.;Kimber, R.W.L.;Taylor, R.M.;Fletcher, S.;Urban, A.J.;Abolins, N.

This project was designed to determine the potential of various clays to absorb harmful or toxic substances present in water intended for human use. The clay samples that were selected for study contain significant amounts of either smectite,...

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Record No	mesac14101
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Earth Sciences Engineering Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Management Environmental Science And Management Environmental Sciences Geochemistry Geology Geophysics Information And Computing Sciences Mineral System Geology Mineralogy And Crystallography Mining Engineering Petrology Petrophysics Physical Geography Policy And Administration Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Quarry And Extractive Resource Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Other
Contributor	South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy;CSIRO. Division of Soils;CSIRO. Division of Minerals
Sponsor	South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy
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Tenement Holder
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Geological Province
Mine Name	Arumpo smectite deposit (NSW);Wyoming bentonite deposits (USA);Matauri Bay halloysite deposit (Northland, NZ)
Stratigraphy	Hindmarsh Clay Keswick Clay Pooraka Formation
Commodity	industrial material
Notes	Notes: The Adelaide Plains clays were found to contain substantial amounts of very fine particles. This property may enhance their adsorption of non-polar organic molecules. Geographic Locality: South Australia;Adelaide Plain;Golden Grove;McLaren... Notes: The Adelaide Plains clays were found to contain substantial amounts of very fine particles. This property may enhance their adsorption of non-polar organic molecules. Geographic Locality: South Australia;Adelaide Plain;Golden Grove;McLaren Vale;Birdwood;Cromer;Woodside;Muloorina;Garford Palaeochannel;Maralinga Doc No: Env 08785 More +
Language	English
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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac14101
Citation	Churchman, G.J.;Ferris, G.M.;Keeling, J.L.;McLure, S.G.;Raven, M.D.;Self, P.G.;Slade, P.G.;Kimber, R.W.L.;Taylor, R.M.;Fletcher, S.;Urban, A.J.;Abolins, N. Absorbent Clay Project. Progress reports for the period January 1994 to January 1996. Departmental Publication - Other https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac14101

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