RB 78/00086 Andamooka Opalfields. A geological guide for the opal prospector.

Published: 01 Jan 1978 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

Author: Olliver, J.G.;Carr, S.G.;Conor, C.H.H.;Scott, D.C.

During May - September 1978, 66 shafts were sunk under subsidised mining programmes to encourage testing of new areas. The new fields of Stans Hill and Yarloo West were established subsequent to the discovery of opal in Shafts 17 and 49.

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Record No	rb7800086
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Earth Sciences Engineering Geology Historical Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Mineralogy And Crystallography Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Resources Engineering
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province	Eromanga Basin
Mine Name	Andamooka Opal Field
Stratigraphy	Marree Subgroup Namur Sandstone
Commodity	gemstone
Notes	Geographic Locality: Andamooka Doc No: RB 78/00086 Geographic Locality: Andamooka Doc No: RB 78/00086
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/rb7800086
Citation	Olliver, J.G.;Carr, S.G.;Conor, C.H.H.;Scott, D.C. 1978. RB 78/00086 Andamooka Opalfields. A geological guide for the opal prospector. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7800086

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