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A reported occurrence of petroleum on Jindare station, south-west of Pine Creek, Northern Territory

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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In March of this year Mr. A.E. Hawker, of Jindare, forwarded to Canberra a small bottle containing water and a yellowish, oily substance which had formed a coating on the inside of the bottle. Microscopic examination of part of the coating proved the presence of globules of oil and also revealed Desmid algae. It seemed probable that the oil had been derived from the decomposition of algae or other recently dead plants. However, as the locality from which the sample was taken lies within a belt of Cambrian limestone, it was possible that the oil had its origin in this rock. While recently engaged in field work in the Northern Territory, Mr. C.J. Sullivan and the writer examined the localities where oil was said to occur. This report comprises an account of the field observations and geological notes made during the examination.

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Title A reported occurrence of petroleum on Jindare station, south-west of Pine Creek, Northern Territory
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/426c64dc-6e52-4a78-bcef-1fce85e658d0
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "A reported occurrence of petroleum on Jindare station, south-west of Pine Creek, Northern Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/a-reported-occurrence-of-petroleum-on-jindare-station-south-west-of-pine-creek-northern-territo