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RB 89/00007 Shellgrit resources, eastern Spencer Gulf, South Australia - 1984 drilling and sampling programme.
Published: 01 Jan 1989 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 07 Nov 2024
Author: Dubowski, E.A.;South, R.J.

A series of arcuate beach ridges, lie within 1 km of the coastline between Port Germein and Tickera. These Holocene ridges range in age from 4400 years to present and are composed of shell fragments. Sporadic production from Hundreds Pirie and...

A series of arcuate beach ridges, lie within 1 km of the coastline between Port Germein and Tickera. These Holocene ridges range in age from 4400 years to present and are composed of shell fragments. Sporadic production from Hundreds Pirie and Wandearah since 1907 totals115 635 tonnes mainly for use as limestone flux. Auger drilling of 309 holes has outlined total reserves of 26.5 million tonnes of shell grit with all but 3.2 million tonnes lying within the 800 metre coastal zone.

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Record No rb8900007
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province St Vincent Basin
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Stratigraphy Saint Kilda Formation
Commodity industrial material
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Geographic Locality: Spencer Gulf;Port Germein;Tickera
Doc No: RB 89/00007
Geographic Locality: Spencer Gulf;Port Germein;Tickera
Doc No: RB 89/00007
Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8900007
Citation Dubowski, E.A.;South, R.J. 1989. RB 89/00007 Shellgrit resources, eastern Spencer Gulf, South Australia - 1984 drilling and sampling programme. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8900007

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