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Bauxite in the Wessel Islands and vicinity, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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The presence of bauxite on one of the Wessel Islands was established in 1949 when specimens of laterite collected from various parts of the Arnhem Land coast were analysed. In October, 1951, the writer spent two days on Marchinbar Island and examined several small laterite residuals and part of one large deposit. The characteristics and distribution of the laterite are discussed in this report.

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Title Bauxite in the Wessel Islands and vicinity, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/015d1963-14cd-4683-8836-7de34973ef70
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Bauxite in the Wessel Islands and vicinity, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/bauxite-in-the-wessel-islands-and-vicinity-arnhem-land-northern-territory