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RB 49/00187 Mount Gambier building stone.
Published: 01 Jan 1961 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024
Author: Mansfield, L.L.

The limestones outcropping in and around the Mount Gambler district, have been known as coralline, polyzoal, or bryozoal limestones, but are now generally referred to as the Gambler limestones. They have been the main building material for the...

The limestones outcropping in and around the Mount Gambler district, have been known as coralline, polyzoal, or bryozoal limestones, but are now generally referred to as the Gambler limestones. They have been the main building material for the district for approximately 100 years and latterly have gained markets much further afield.

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Record No rb4900187
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Tenement
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Geological Province
    Mine Name
    Stratigraphy Gambier Limestone
    Commodity limestone
    Notes 
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 112 (1961); p: 116-122
Geographic Locality: Mount Gambier;South-East;South Australia
Doc No: RB 49/00187
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 112 (1961); p: 116-122
Geographic Locality: Mount Gambier;South-East;South Australia
Doc No: RB 49/00187
    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/rb4900187
    Citation Mansfield, L.L. 1961. RB 49/00187 Mount Gambier building stone. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb4900187

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
    Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[139.5,-38],[141,-38],[141,-37],[139.5,-37],[139.5,-38]]]}
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