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RB 85/00060 Petrography of some building materials from the Murray Basin near Morgan, South Australia.
Published: 01 Oct 1985 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024
Author: Farrand, M.G.

The lithological characteristics and the load bearing capacity of sandstone and limestone quarries in the Norwest Bend Formation are very varied. The differences are attributed as much to the postlithification leaching of matrix and framework as...

The lithological characteristics and the load bearing capacity of sandstone and limestone quarries in the Norwest Bend Formation are very varied. The differences are attributed as much to the postlithification leaching of matrix and framework as to variation in the environment of deposition.

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Record No rb8500060
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Tenement
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province Murray Basin
Mine Name Ramco Quarry;Blakes Quarry;Dunesi Quarry;McLellands Pit
Stratigraphy
Commodity
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    Geographic Locality: Morgan
Doc No: RB 85/00060
    Geographic Locality: Morgan
Doc No: RB 85/00060
    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/rb8500060
    Citation Farrand, M.G. 1985. RB 85/00060 Petrography of some building materials from the Murray Basin near Morgan, South Australia. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8500060

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