RB 48/00013 Gypsum deposits, near Maninee and Kopi.
Published: 01 Jan 1960 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024

A short survey of gypsum deposits at Lake Yaninee and Kopi indicates that the best gypsum is at Kopi. Here a large dune immediately west of the rail siding contains an estimated minimum of 44,000 tons. The dune is composed largely of pale brown...

A short survey of gypsum deposits at Lake Yaninee and Kopi indicates that the best gypsum is at Kopi. Here a large dune immediately west of the rail siding contains an estimated minimum of 44,000 tons. The dune is composed largely of pale brown seed gypsum of over 90% purity, overlain by a few feet of white flour gypsum.

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Record No rb4800013
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Commodity gypsum
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    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 110 (1960); p: 106-107
    Geographic Locality: Eyre Peninsula
    Doc No: RB 48/00013

    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 110 (1960); p: 106-107 Geographic Locality: Eyre Peninsula Doc No: RB 48/00013

    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/rb4800013
    Citation Forbes, B.G. 1960. RB 48/00013 Gypsum deposits, near Maninee and Kopi. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb4800013

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
    Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[135,-34],[136.5,-34],[136.5,-33],[135,-33],[135,-34]]]}
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