RB 84/00062 Petrography of forty two specimens from within and south of the Burra open cut copper mine.

Published: 01 Jul 1984 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

Author: Farrand, M.G.

Includes a discussion about probable processes of mobilisation and recrystallisation of the dolomitic sediments, and describes the evidence found for the presence of a pyroclastic component in many of the non-carbonate sedimentary rock samples.

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Record No	rb8400062
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Earth Sciences Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Petrology Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Regional Geology Sedimentary Petrology Sedimentology Volcanology
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province	Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name	Burra mine
Stratigraphy	Skillogalee Dolomite
Commodity	Shale carbonaceous material copper magnesite
Notes	Geographic Locality: Burra Doc No: RB 84/00062 Geographic Locality: Burra Doc No: RB 84/00062
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8400062
Citation	Farrand, M.G. 1984. RB 84/00062 Petrography of forty two specimens from within and south of the Burra open cut copper mine. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8400062

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