RB 76/00024 Moorooroo micaceous haematite deposit, secns 845 and 3120 Hundred Moorooroo, Co. Light.
Published: 25 Feb 1976 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

At Moorooroo, coarse grained, micaceous hematite occurs as anastomosing veins up to 70 cm thick which are sub-parallel to the strike of the host metasediments. Quality of the hematite conforms to the high standard required by the paint industry....

At Moorooroo, coarse grained, micaceous hematite occurs as anastomosing veins up to 70 cm thick which are sub-parallel to the strike of the host metasediments. Quality of the hematite conforms to the high standard required by the paint industry. However, the deposit is too small to warrant further exploration.

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Record No rb7600024
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor
Sponsor J. Ningle
Tenement MC 424
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name
Stratigraphy Tapley Hill Formation
Commodity industrial material
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Geographic Locality: Willunga;Delabole Hill;Sellicks Hill;Mount Lofty Ranges;Hundred Willunga, secn 1008, secn 1150, secn 1242
Doc No: RB 76/00024

Geographic Locality: Willunga;Delabole Hill;Sellicks Hill;Mount Lofty Ranges;Hundred Willunga, secn 1008, secn 1150, secn 1242 Doc No: RB 76/00024

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/rb7600024
Citation Conor, C.H.H. 1976. RB 76/00024 Moorooroo micaceous haematite deposit, secns 845 and 3120 Hundred Moorooroo, Co. Light. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7600024

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