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RB 56/00053 Ediacara Mineral Field.
Published: 01 Jan 1963 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024
Author: Nixon, L.G.B.

This paper deals briefly with the geology and mineralisation of the Ediacara Mineral Field, which is located about 300 miles north of Adelaide in the Mount James Range. The field was discovered some time prior to 1872. Total recorded production...

This paper deals briefly with the geology and mineralisation of the Ediacara Mineral Field, which is located about 300 miles north of Adelaide in the Mount James Range. The field was discovered some time prior to 1872. Total recorded production for the field amounts to a few hundred tons of lead and 36 tons of copper. Re-mapping of the field during 1961-62 led to its classification as a Mississippi Valley type deposit. Diamond drilling has partly outlined the spread of mineralisation and confirmed its stratiform distribution. Sources for the metals are suggested and various possible mechanisms of deposition are described.

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Record No rb5600053
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Mine Name Ediacara Mineral Field;Greenwood Mine;Black Eagle Mine;Morish Mine
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    Notes: 61/00940
Geographic Locality: Ediacara
Doc No: RB 56/00053 p: na
    Notes: 61/00940
Geographic Locality: Ediacara
Doc No: RB 56/00053 p: na
    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/rb5600053
    Citation Nixon, L.G.B. 1963. RB 56/00053 Ediacara Mineral Field. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5600053

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