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Report on micro examination of a core sample from Cape Range No. 1 well, Shot-Hole Canyon, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 10/01/2026

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On 28th September, 1954, West Australian Petroleum Pty. Ltd. forwarded a short length of core from a depth of about 3,880 feet in Cape Range Well No. 1. In hand specimen the rock is dark brownish grey in colour and is dense and tough. Fragments of wood and of a pelecypod shell are present. A micro-palaeontological examination of the rock yielded interesting information as to the age of the beds the well penetrated at this depth. This section of the rock and of the fragment of wood were cut, and portion of the rock was crushed in the hope of finding micro-fossils.

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Title Report on micro examination of a core sample from Cape Range No. 1 well, Shot-Hole Canyon, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/4fc515f0-3285-40d8-a8bc-0c28fff2ebbb
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Reference Period 24/11/2025
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https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/report-on-micro-examination-of-a-core-sample-from-cape-range-no-1-well-shot-hole-canyon-exmouth