Report on staining tests applied to Cambrian limestones to ascertain extent of dolomitisation (Marker beds in the Cambrian limestone), Wilkatana area.
Published: 01 Jan 1956 Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

6 marker horizons recognised: (1) - White dolomite (approx. 100 thick). Well developed green chloritic mineral along stylolites. High porosity. Frequent Archaeocyathinae. (2) - Uppermost oolite (3-11' thick). Ooliths white in colour, 1/16 inch...

6 marker horizons recognised: (1) - White dolomite (approx. 100 thick). Well developed green chloritic mineral along stylolites. High porosity. Frequent Archaeocyathinae. (2) - Uppermost oolite (3-11' thick). Ooliths white in colour, 1/16 inch diameter. (3 )- Slumped or algal member (17-20' thick). Dark to light grey. Laminae contorted and sometimes brecciated. Porosity very low. (4) - Marly bed (2-5' thick). Light grey, shaley, laminated, cross-bedded, feels powdery. Pyrite on fractures. (5) - Pisolitic ?algal bed (1/2-1' thick). Grey, pisolites up to 2/3 inch diameter, alternating dark and light concentric 1/20 inch layers. (6) - Oolites, calcareous and orthoquartzites. Primary brecciation, lastic origin. Ooliths black, partly silicified, up to 1/6 inch diameter. Tests (described) on 9 samples from bore holes, 2, 4, and 8 showed that upper 200 ft. of Cambrian section is largely dolomitised, while lower portion is also dolomitised, but to a lesser extent. Possibly due to the fact that upper sequence is porous biohermal facies while lower portion is bedded lagoon facies. May also be related to proximity of unconformity surface.

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Record No mesac36545
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
Contributor Geosurveys of Australia Ltd
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Tenement OEL 7
Tenement Holder Santos Ltd
Operator Santos Ltd
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    Geographic Locality: Wilkatana;Torrens Hinge Zone
    Doc No: Env 00131 p: 3-5

    Geographic Locality: Wilkatana;Torrens Hinge Zone Doc No: Env 00131 p: 3-5

    Language English
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    Citation Chase, R.L.;Hammett, P.H.J. 1956. Report on staining tests applied to Cambrian limestones to ascertain extent of dolomitisation (Marker beds in the Cambrian limestone), Wilkatana area. Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac36545

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