RB 75/00011 Monarto construction sand investigation progress report no. 1, Tepko sand deposit - Monarto Development Commission.
Published: 01 Jan 1975 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

Reconnaissance auger drilling for construction sand to supply the proposed new city of Monarto was carried out in the Tepko-Mannum and Hartley-Monarto South areas in 1974 The programme consisted of 79 holes 0.6m to15m deep for a total of 451m....

Reconnaissance auger drilling for construction sand to supply the proposed new city of Monarto was carried out in the Tepko-Mannum and Hartley-Monarto South areas in 1974 The programme consisted of 79 holes 0.6m to15m deep for a total of 451m. Grain size analyses and petrographic examinations showed the sand to be suitable for construction purposes.

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Record No rb7500011
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province
    Mine Name Tepko Sand Deposit
    Stratigraphy
    Commodity industrial material
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    Geographic Locality: Monarto;Mannum;Hartley
    Doc No: RB 75/00011

    Geographic Locality: Monarto;Mannum;Hartley Doc No: RB 75/00011

    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7500011
    Citation Pain, A.M. 1975. RB 75/00011 Monarto construction sand investigation progress report no. 1, Tepko sand deposit - Monarto Development Commission. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7500011

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