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RB 49/00084 Preliminary geological report on the Salt Creek site for a pumped storage electricity generating scheme.
Published: 01 Jan 1959 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024
Author: Johnson, W.

Salt Creek traverses Kanmantoo Group greywackes and arkoses striking north and south and dipping 25° east. Patches of Permian sands and clays occur in irregular Permian valleys. At the proposed dam site and to the west the rocks are heavily...

Salt Creek traverses Kanmantoo Group greywackes and arkoses striking north and south and dipping 25° east. Patches of Permian sands and clays occur in irregular Permian valleys. At the proposed dam site and to the west the rocks are heavily jointed and cut by minor faults. No major faults were observed. Water depositing carbonates is seeping from joint cracks at the lower dam site and carbonate bearing members are present in the arkose/greywacke sequence. Weathering appears to be shallow but the water table is low and solution of the calcareous members may have formed cavities. Drilling to test this possibility is recommended.

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Record No rb4900084
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Engineering Geology Publication
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    Stratigraphy Kanmantoo Group
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      Notes: 59/01460
Geographic Locality: Salt Creek;Cape Jervis;Hd Yankalilla
Doc No: RB 49/00084
      Notes: 59/01460
Geographic Locality: Salt Creek;Cape Jervis;Hd Yankalilla
Doc No: RB 49/00084
      Language English
      Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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      Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb4900084
      Citation Johnson, W. 1959. RB 49/00084 Preliminary geological report on the Salt Creek site for a pumped storage electricity generating scheme. Departmental Publication - Engineering Geology Publication. Government of South Australia.
      https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb4900084

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