RB 88/00050 Volcanic and sedimentary rocks from the Wirrulla region, Gawler Craton, South Australia.
Published: 01 Aug 1988 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 07 Nov 2024

Volcanic rocks from the Wirrulla region include dacites, rhyodacites and rhyolites. They comprise both magmatic and pyroclastic types, and are similar to the Gawler Range Volcanics. Sedimentary rocks from the same region include quartz...

Volcanic rocks from the Wirrulla region include dacites, rhyodacites and rhyolites. They comprise both magmatic and pyroclastic types, and are similar to the Gawler Range Volcanics. Sedimentary rocks from the same region include quartz sandstones and mudstones, but almost all have been modified by pedogenic processes to form silcrete, calcrete and laterite. Dominantly sandy lithologies with zircon may be Garford Formation, while shaley siltstones and mudstones with microfossils may be Pidinga Formation.

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Record No rb8800050
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Sponsor SADME Regional Geology Branch
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Geological Province Gawler Craton
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Stratigraphy
Commodity sandstone
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Geographic Locality: Wirrulla
Doc No: RB 88/00050

Geographic Locality: Wirrulla Doc No: RB 88/00050

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8800050
Citation Farrand, M.G. 1988. RB 88/00050 Volcanic and sedimentary rocks from the Wirrulla region, Gawler Craton, South Australia. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8800050

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