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RB 60/00070 Opal deposits in northern South Australia.
Published: 01 Jan 1967 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024
Author: Hiern, M.N.

The location, mining history and geological settings of opal deposits located in far northern South Australia (Mintabie, Granite Downs, Lambina, Earina Hill and Welbourn Hill) are briefly described. The prospectivity of Tertiary lateritic...

The location, mining history and geological settings of opal deposits located in far northern South Australia (Mintabie, Granite Downs, Lambina, Earina Hill and Welbourn Hill) are briefly described. The prospectivity of Tertiary lateritic sediments occupying current day drainage divides is emphasised.

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Record No rb6000070
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: 37-39. 65/00451
Geographic Locality: South Australia;Granite Downs;Welbourn Hill
Doc No: RB 60/00070
    Notes: Published by SADM in: Mining Review, Adelaide. No. 122 (1967); p: 37-39. 65/00451
Geographic Locality: South Australia;Granite Downs;Welbourn Hill
Doc No: RB 60/00070
    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/rb6000070
    Citation Hiern, M.N. 1967. RB 60/00070 Opal deposits in northern South Australia. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6000070

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