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RB 53/00139 Test drilling of Tertiary sand deposits, sections 139 and 150 Hundred of Willunga.
Published: 01 Jan 1963 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024
Author: Olliver, J.G.

Boring has proved 1½ million cubic yards of basal Tertiary sand under 600,000 cubic yards of overburden to an average depth of 12 feet. The sands lie on an uneven basement of Permian and Proterozoic sediment which shallows to the north. The sand...

Boring has proved 1½ million cubic yards of basal Tertiary sand under 600,000 cubic yards of overburden to an average depth of 12 feet. The sands lie on an uneven basement of Permian and Proterozoic sediment which shallows to the north. The sand has a higher proportion of fines then specified in British Standards for building sand. The average clay content is 11.2% by weight. The sand which is part of the same horizon currently being worked in the Noarlunga, Albert's and Rosewall's sand pits is expected to fulfil local building requirements.

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Record No rb5300139
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor South Australia. Department of Mines
Sponsor Twin Power Excavations Ltd
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    Mine Name
    Stratigraphy North Maslin Sand
    Commodity industrial material
    Notes 
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 115 (1963); p: 160-172  61/01657
Geographic Locality: McLaren Vale;Hd Willunga, secn 139, secn 150
Doc No: RB 53/00139
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 115 (1963); p: 160-172  61/01657
Geographic Locality: McLaren Vale;Hd Willunga, secn 139, secn 150
Doc No: RB 53/00139
    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/rb5300139
    Citation Olliver, J.G. 1963. RB 53/00139 Test drilling of Tertiary sand deposits, sections 139 and 150 Hundred of Willunga. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5300139

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