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RB 65/00117 Tantanoola dolomite deposit at the Up-and-Down Rocks - SA Silicates Co. Pty Ltd.
Published: 01 Jan 1969 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024
Author: Tarvydas, R.K.

At Up-and-Down Rocks the Gambier Limestone has been irregularly dolomitised. The deposit supplies about 10 000 tons of dolomite a year for the manufacture of sheet glass. It is pale brown to pink, and varies from very hard rock to loose sand; all...

At Up-and-Down Rocks the Gambier Limestone has been irregularly dolomitised. The deposit supplies about 10 000 tons of dolomite a year for the manufacture of sheet glass. It is pale brown to pink, and varies from very hard rock to loose sand; all varieties are acceptable provided the grade exceeds 17.4% MgO. In an area to the south, south-east and east of the present workings, diamond drilling has revealed 1 400 000 tons of dolomite under 80 000 cubic yards of overburden. Drill core samples of this reserve have an average weighted composition of 18.23% MgO, and Fe2O3 ranges from 0.08% to 0.42%.

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Record No rb6500117
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Stratigraphy Gambier Limestone
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    Notes: Published in Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no=127, p: 104-112 62/01140
Geographic Locality: Tantanoola;Hd Hindmarsh, secn 195, secn 200
Doc No: RB 65/00117
    Notes: Published in Mineral Resources Review, South Australia, no=127, p: 104-112 62/01140
Geographic Locality: Tantanoola;Hd Hindmarsh, secn 195, secn 200
Doc No: RB 65/00117
    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6500117
    Citation Tarvydas, R.K. 1969. RB 65/00117 Tantanoola dolomite deposit at the Up-and-Down Rocks - SA Silicates Co. Pty Ltd. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb6500117

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