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RB 74/00029 Scout drilling for brick clay in the Willunga Basin and shale at Clarendon - Southern Clays Pty Ltd.
Published: 01 Jan 1974 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024
Author: Scott, D.C.

Thirteen scout auger holes were drilled in the Willunga Basin and a further six holes in the Clarendon area to locate clay and shale deposits suitable for brick manufacture. Abundant Pleistocene clay in the Willunga-Aldinga area may not be...

Thirteen scout auger holes were drilled in the Willunga Basin and a further six holes in the Clarendon area to locate clay and shale deposits suitable for brick manufacture. Abundant Pleistocene clay in the Willunga-Aldinga area may not be suitable due to the presence of carbonate. Weathered Precambrian shale in the Clarendon area is suitable with blending.

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Record No rb7400029
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Stratigraphy Ochre Cove Formation
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    Geographic Locality: Aldinga;Clarendon;Hd Willunga, secn 200, secn 383;Hd Kuitpo, secn 201, secn 758, secn 738;Hd Noarlunga, secn 706, secn 1417
Doc No: RB 74/00029
    Geographic Locality: Aldinga;Clarendon;Hd Willunga, secn 200, secn 383;Hd Kuitpo, secn 201, secn 758, secn 738;Hd Noarlunga, secn 706, secn 1417
Doc No: RB 74/00029
    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7400029
    Citation Scott, D.C. 1974. RB 74/00029 Scout drilling for brick clay in the Willunga Basin and shale at Clarendon - Southern Clays Pty Ltd. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7400029

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