Progress report on the palaeontology of the Cambrian sequence encountered in SADM Minlaton stratigraphic bore 1.

Published: 06 Jun 1957 Created: 28 Oct 2024 Revised: 07 Dec 2024

Author: Daily, B.D.

Reports describe the various Cambrian biostratigraphic horizons encountered in the bore, making comparisons and correlations with the Cambrian elsewhere in the Adelaide Geosyncline, particularly at Mount Scott Range, Sellicks Hill, Curramulka, The Hummocks, Wirrealpa, Kulpara and Ardrossan, and commenting briefly on the regional structure and oil potential of the Cambrian units. The author proposes a new stratigraphic name, Ramsay Limestone, for the lower Middle Cambrian limestone formation originally found outcropping in and around section 112, Hundred of Ramsay, about 4 miles south of Curramulka. The new stratigraphic unit is defined in terms of a characteristic faunal assemblage, and has now been identified in cores from between 620 and 725 feet depth in the SADM Minlaton Stratigraphic Bore 1, based on analysis of the contained fauna.

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Record No	mesac3480
Topic	Geoscientific Information
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Category Type	Biological Sciences Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Ecology Energy Energy Exploration Engineering Environmental Science And Management Geology Mineral System Geology Paleontology Petroleum System Geology Physical Geography Resources Engineering Sedimentology Stratigraphy Surfacewater Hydrology
Document Type	Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
Contributor	South Australian Museum
Sponsor	South Australia. Department of Mines
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Geological Province	Stansbury Basin
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Stratigraphy	Kulpara Formation Parara Limestone Ramsay Limestone
Commodity	limestone
Notes	Notes: Includes author's note on Lower Cambrian algal limestones found in the SADM Clinton Stratigraphic Bore, with respect to their relationships to the Cambrian Kulpara Limestone and Precambrian Pound Sandstone, as evidenced by outcrops and... Notes: Includes author's note on Lower Cambrian algal limestones found in the SADM Clinton Stratigraphic Bore, with respect to their relationships to the Cambrian Kulpara Limestone and Precambrian Pound Sandstone, as evidenced by outcrops and borehole intersections in the Flinders Ranges and on Kangaroo Island. Geographic Locality: Yorke Peninsula;Minlaton;Curramulka;Port Clinton;Hd Ramsay, secn 210;Hd Clinton, secn 336 Doc No: Env 00048 Drillhole: SADM Minlaton Stratigraphic Bore 1;(syn. SADM Minlaton 1);SADM Clinton Stratigraphic Bore;(syn. SADM Port Clinton 1) Drillhole Unit No: 6428 00004;6529 00003 More +
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Citation	Daily, B.D. 1957. Progress report on the palaeontology of the Cambrian sequence encountered in SADM Minlaton stratigraphic bore 1. Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac3480

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