RB 63/00082 Report on dolomite deposit near Williamstown, secn 309 Hd Barossa - A.H. London.
Published: 01 Jan 1966 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024

The country rocks consist of Burra Group (Torrensian) formations which have been metamorphosed to dolomite, marble and quartz-mica-schist. The dolomite appears to be of poor quality, easily weathered and it is contaminated with pyrite which has...

The country rocks consist of Burra Group (Torrensian) formations which have been metamorphosed to dolomite, marble and quartz-mica-schist. The dolomite appears to be of poor quality, easily weathered and it is contaminated with pyrite which has been altered to iron oxides. It is concluded that the rock is unsuitable for aggregate, building stone or the preparation of superphosphate.

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Record No rb6300082
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Stratigraphy Burra Group
    Commodity carbonaceous material
    Notes
    Notes: 66/00924
    Geographic Locality: Williamstown;Hd Barossa, secn 309
    Doc No: RB 63/00082

    Notes: 66/00924 Geographic Locality: Williamstown;Hd Barossa, secn 309 Doc No: RB 63/00082

    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/rb6300082
    Citation Warne, K.R. 1966. RB 63/00082 Report on dolomite deposit near Williamstown, secn 309 Hd Barossa - A.H. London. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6300082

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