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RB 53/00155 Geological investigation of sulphide mineralization near the tillite-slate contact, Sturt River area.
Published: 01 Jan 1963 Created: 04 Nov 2024 Revised: 04 Nov 2024
Author: Johnson, W.

A zinc sulphide lode with a quartz/calcite gangue 6 to 9 feet true thickness was penetrated by two drill holes in the left abutment of the proposed flood central dam on the upper site in the Sturt River. The lode is in a brecciated tillite...

A zinc sulphide lode with a quartz/calcite gangue 6 to 9 feet true thickness was penetrated by two drill holes in the left abutment of the proposed flood central dam on the upper site in the Sturt River. The lode is in a brecciated tillite believed to be part of a slump breccia. The lode is one instance of wider spread mineralisation associated with the calcareous facies of the upper Sturt Tillite/lower Tapley Hill Slate succession near the contact. A syngenetic origin is put forward for this mineralisation. The calcareous facies of the contact zone is believed to represent an original favourable environment for sedimentary sulphide formation. Further exploration of the lode and of regional mineralisation is recommended.

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    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 115 (1963); p: 47-54. 61/02111
Geographic Locality: Sturt River;Eden Fault;Adelaide metropolitan;Hd Adelaide, secn 21
Doc No: RB 53/00155
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 115 (1963); p: 47-54. 61/02111
Geographic Locality: Sturt River;Eden Fault;Adelaide metropolitan;Hd Adelaide, secn 21
Doc No: RB 53/00155
    Language English
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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5300155
    Citation Johnson, W. 1963. RB 53/00155 Geological investigation of sulphide mineralization near the tillite-slate contact, Sturt River area. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5300155

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