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RB 53/00071 Test drilling of sand deposit, secn 142 Hd Willunga - Twin Power Excavations.
Published: 01 Jan 1961 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024
Author: Olliver, J.G.

Further boring has confirmed the presence of 2½ million cubic yards of sand covered by 2 million cubic yards of overburden. The mean clay content of all samples tested from section 142 is 7.6% by weight. Unwashed sand has a slightly higher...

Further boring has confirmed the presence of 2½ million cubic yards of sand covered by 2 million cubic yards of overburden. The mean clay content of all samples tested from section 142 is 7.6% by weight. Unwashed sand has a slightly higher proportion of fines than specified in British Standards for building sand.

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Record No rb5300071
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Stratigraphy North Maslin Sand
    Commodity industrial material
    Notes 
    Notes: 61/01503
Geographic Locality: McLaren Vale;Hd Willunga, secn 142
Doc No: RB 53/00071
    Notes: 61/01503
Geographic Locality: McLaren Vale;Hd Willunga, secn 142
Doc No: RB 53/00071
    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5300071
    Citation Olliver, J.G. 1961. RB 53/00071 Test drilling of sand deposit, secn 142 Hd Willunga - Twin Power Excavations. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5300071

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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