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RB 51/00134 Oraparinna barite mine.
Published: 01 Jan 1962 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024
Author: Nixon, L.G.B.

Lower Cambrian, Marinoen and Sturtian Series sediments are folded into a north easterly pitching syncline contained in a composite faulted wedge, with its apex directed towards the south west. Barytes occurs in veins occupying steeply dipping...

Lower Cambrian, Marinoen and Sturtian Series sediments are folded into a north easterly pitching syncline contained in a composite faulted wedge, with its apex directed towards the south west. Barytes occurs in veins occupying steeply dipping tension fractures in the Purple Shale formation immediately beneath the A.B.C. Quartzite. The main vein mapped on number 3 level averages 8 feet in width over a length of 345 feet. Near the south end of the drive on this level the bottom of the vein was mapped itching 52 degrees towards 50 degrees. Reserves are estimated at 430 tons per vertical foot. Available reserves would be dependent on mining methods.

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Record No rb5100134
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Tenement ML 2933
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    Mine Name Oraparinna Barite Mine
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    Notes 
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 113 (1962); p: 10-15. 59/01428
Geographic Locality: Oraparinna
Doc No: RB 51/00134
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 113 (1962); p: 10-15. 59/01428
Geographic Locality: Oraparinna
Doc No: RB 51/00134
    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/rb5100134
    Citation Nixon, L.G.B. 1962. RB 51/00134 Oraparinna barite mine. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5100134

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