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RB 82/00023 Middle River quartzite quarry, Kangaroo Island, secn 79 Hd Duncan, Co. Carnarvon.
Published: 01 May 1982 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024
Author: Johnson, P.D.

Metasandstone, possibly Inman Hill Formation of the Kanmantoo Group, with steep northerly dip, was quarried for coarse concrete aggregate for the dam and associated works. It resembles quartzite, being very hard with irregular fractures producing...

Metasandstone, possibly Inman Hill Formation of the Kanmantoo Group, with steep northerly dip, was quarried for coarse concrete aggregate for the dam and associated works. It resembles quartzite, being very hard with irregular fractures producing a good particle shape. Large reserves exist west and north of the quarry.

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Record No rb8200023
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province Kanmantoo Trough
Mine Name Middle River Quartzite Quarry
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Commodity industrial material
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Notes: Published as part of paper `Construction material resources of Kangaroo Island. Mineral Resour. Rev. S. Aust., 154 : 5-21
Geographic Locality: Kangaroo Island;Parndana;Hd Duncan, secn 79
Doc No: RB 82/00023
Notes: Published as part of paper `Construction material resources of Kangaroo Island. Mineral Resour. Rev. S. Aust., 154 : 5-21
Geographic Locality: Kangaroo Island;Parndana;Hd Duncan, secn 79
Doc No: RB 82/00023
Language English
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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8200023
Citation Johnson, P.D. 1982. RB 82/00023 Middle River quartzite quarry, Kangaroo Island, secn 79 Hd Duncan, Co. Carnarvon. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8200023

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