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RB 60/00068 Mintabie Opalfield.
Published: 01 Jan 1967 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024
Author: Hiern, M.N.

A brief inspection of the workings, situated 120 miles west-northwest of Oodnadatta, showed that both precious and common opal occur in arenaceous sediments which have been affected by the Tertiary laterite forming process. Mining and living...

A brief inspection of the workings, situated 120 miles west-northwest of Oodnadatta, showed that both precious and common opal occur in arenaceous sediments which have been affected by the Tertiary laterite forming process. Mining and living conditions are less attractive than at either Andamooka or Coober Pedy. Further mapping is required to establish the age of the host rock, which may be either lower Palaeozoic or Mesozoic.

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Record No rb6000068
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Mine Name Mintabie Opal Field
    Stratigraphy
    Commodity gemstone
    Notes 
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 122 (1967); p: 33-36 65/00451
Geographic Locality: Mintabie
Doc No: RB 60/00068
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 122 (1967); p: 33-36 65/00451
Geographic Locality: Mintabie
Doc No: RB 60/00068
    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/rb6000068
    Citation Hiern, M.N. 1967. RB 60/00068 Mintabie Opalfield. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6000068

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