RB 50/00100 Noarlunga limestone deposit diamond drilling.
Published: 22 Mar 1960 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024

A deposit of limestone situated adjacent to the south bank of the River Onkaparinga, 4 miles NE of Noarlunga, has been tested by diamond drilling to prove its suitability for road building. The good quality of the stone has been confirmed,...

A deposit of limestone situated adjacent to the south bank of the River Onkaparinga, 4 miles NE of Noarlunga, has been tested by diamond drilling to prove its suitability for road building. The good quality of the stone has been confirmed, although the presence of infolded synclinal keels of the overlying slate will influence the selection of a quarry site.

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Record No rb5000100
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor
Sponsor SA Highways and Local Government Department
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Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name
Stratigraphy Brighton Limestone
Commodity
Notes
Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 112 (1961); p: 123-126 (1961).  52/00453
Geographic Locality: Noarlunga;Hd Willunga, secn 56
Doc No: RB 50/00100

Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 112 (1961); p: 123-126 (1961). 52/00453 Geographic Locality: Noarlunga;Hd Willunga, secn 56 Doc No: RB 50/00100

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/rb5000100
Citation Johns, R.K. 1960. RB 50/00100 Noarlunga limestone deposit diamond drilling. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5000100

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Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[138.5,-35.5],[139,-35.5],[139,-35],[138.5,-35],[138.5,-35.5]]]}
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