Cowell Jade Province: rock sample petrographic descriptions.

Published: 01 Jan 1990 Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

Author: Flint, D.J.;Dubowski, E.A.

A collection of Amdel petrographic reports providing raw data for a petrogenetic study of Cowell area jade specimens and related host rocks carried out by SADME, aimed at determining geological controls on the distribution of high quality nephrite jade deposits. The Amdel reports are cross-indexed to 139 SADME thin section numbers and related rock sample identification numbers.

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Record No	mesac32383
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Engineering Geochemistry Geology Historical Geology Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology Information And Computing Sciences Marine Geoscience Mineral Exploration Mineral Resource Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Mineral System Geology Mineralogy And Crystallography Petrology Policy And Administration Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Regional Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentology
Document Type	Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor	Amdel Ltd;South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy
Sponsor	South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy. Geological Survey Branch;Cowell Jade Pty Ltd
Tenement	ML 3426 ML 5308 EL 74 EL 455 ML 4807
Tenement Holder	Jade (Aust.) Pty Ltd
Operator
Geological Province	Cleve Subdomain Gawler Craton
Mine Name	Cowell Jade Province;Cowell nephrite deposit;Miltalie nephrite deposit
Stratigraphy	Katunga Dolomite Minbrie Gneiss Warrow Quartzite
Commodity	gemstone industrial material jade
Notes	Notes: Contains Amdel reports nos GS2405/81, GS3146/80, GS2477/83, GS2476/83, GS5231/83, GS5930/84, GS6238/84, GS2622/87, GS6795/5G, GS3786/81, GS2477/83 and GS4653/85. Includes a copy of related SADME RB 85/20: Farrand, M.G., April 1985. "The... Notes: Contains Amdel reports nos GS2405/81, GS3146/80, GS2477/83, GS2476/83, GS5231/83, GS5930/84, GS6238/84, GS2622/87, GS6795/5G, GS3786/81, GS2477/83 and GS4653/85. Includes a copy of related SADME RB 85/20: Farrand, M.G., April 1985. "The genesis of jade and host rocks in DDH14 at Outcrop 15, Cowell Jade Province, South Australia". Geographic Locality: Cowell;Mount Geharty;Secn 12, secn 13, Hd Miltalie;Secn 113, Hd Minbrie Doc No: Env 08267 Drillhole: Cowell Jade DDH14 - DDH17;(17663);(17664);(17920);(17924) Drillhole Unit No: 6230 00449;6230 00450;6231 00168;6231 00169 More +
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/mesac32383
Citation	Flint, D.J.;Dubowski, E.A. 1990. Cowell Jade Province: rock sample petrographic descriptions. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac32383

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