RB 83/00046 Auger drilling of Craigie Plains gypsum deposit no. 2 in 1981. Sections 199 and 120, Hundred Brownlow, County Eyre.
Published: 01 Jun 1983 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

Flour seed gypsum deposit in lunette dune system was investigated by auger drilling of 34 holes up to 9 metres deep. 243 000 tonnes of flour gypsum remain with an average grade of 43% gypsum, which is unsuitable for commercial use, although...

Flour seed gypsum deposit in lunette dune system was investigated by auger drilling of 34 holes up to 9 metres deep. 243 000 tonnes of flour gypsum remain with an average grade of 43% gypsum, which is unsuitable for commercial use, although selectively mined gypsum may be suitable for agriculture.

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Record No rb8300046
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province Murray Basin
Mine Name Craigie Plains Deposit
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    Geographic Locality: Murray Plain;Hd Brownlow, secn 199, secn 120
    Doc No: RB 83/00046

    Geographic Locality: Murray Plain;Hd Brownlow, secn 199, secn 120 Doc No: RB 83/00046

    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/rb8300046
    Citation Morris, B.J. 1983. RB 83/00046 Auger drilling of Craigie Plains gypsum deposit no. 2 in 1981. Sections 199 and 120, Hundred Brownlow, County Eyre. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8300046

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
    Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[139,-34.5],[139.5,-34.5],[139.5,-34],[139,-34],[139,-34.5]]]}
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