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RB 79/00025 Possible western outlet for an ancient Murray River in SA. A discussion.
Published: 01 Jan 1979 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024
Author: Harris, W.K.;Lindsay, J.M.;Twidale, C.R.

In a recent paper Williams and Goode (1978) proposed that the ancestral Murray River in South Australia debouched into Spencer Gulf in the region of the mouth of the River Broughton, just south of Port Pirie, during the Eocene and/or late Middle...

In a recent paper Williams and Goode (1978) proposed that the ancestral Murray River in South Australia debouched into Spencer Gulf in the region of the mouth of the River Broughton, just south of Port Pirie, during the Eocene and/or late Middle to Upper Miocene. We dissent from this view point, and suggest that there are alternative explanations for the features observed.

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Record No rb7900025
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Geographic Locality: Port Broughton;Port Pirie;Murray River;Spencer Gulf
Doc No: RB 79/00025
    Geographic Locality: Port Broughton;Port Pirie;Murray River;Spencer Gulf
Doc No: RB 79/00025
    Language English
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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7900025
    Citation Harris, W.K.;Lindsay, J.M.;Twidale, C.R. 1979. RB 79/00025 Possible western outlet for an ancient Murray River in SA. A discussion. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb7900025

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