RB 89/00065 Black Hill Norite Complex.
Published: 01 Jun 1989 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 07 Nov 2024

The Cambro-Ordovician Black Hill Norite inlier protrudes through Tertiary marine sediments of the Murray Basin about 85 km east of Adelaide. Available evidence suggests that the complex may be a layered mafic-ultramafic intrusive suite with...

The Cambro-Ordovician Black Hill Norite inlier protrudes through Tertiary marine sediments of the Murray Basin about 85 km east of Adelaide. Available evidence suggests that the complex may be a layered mafic-ultramafic intrusive suite with potential to host platinum group element (PGE) and chromite mineralisation. This data package summarises previous exploration work and includes aeromagnetic and geological maps, drill logs, geochemical data, petrology, geological appraisal of economic potential, and description of geological models of mineralisation in platinum group elements. Proposals for on-going exploration are also included. The exploration model now proposed is that outcrop at Black Hill represents the top of a large layered mafic-ultramafic intrusion, geologically similar to other PGE and chromium-bearing layered intrusions such as the Bushveld Complex (South Africa), Stillwater (USA), and Munni Munni (WA). The potential for mineralisation is based on the inlier's proven enhanced concentration in PGE and chromium, and on concepts of sulphur saturation, first and second stage melts, and partitioning coefficients.

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Record No rb8900065
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Stratigraphy Black Hill Norite
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    Geographic Locality: Black Hill
    Doc No: RB 89/00065
    Drillhole: North Broken Hill Ltd (NBH) DDH S1 - S19;(75562 - 75580)

    Geographic Locality: Black Hill Doc No: RB 89/00065 Drillhole: North Broken Hill Ltd (NBH) DDH S1 - S19;(75562 - 75580)

    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/rb8900065
    Citation Farrand, M.G.;McCallum, W.S.;Gerdes, R.A. 1989. RB 89/00065 Black Hill Norite Complex. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8900065

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    Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
    Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[139,-35],[139.5,-35],[139.5,-34.5],[139,-34.5],[139,-35]]]}
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