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Report on the geology of the Kowen district, Australian Capital Territory

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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The Kowan District occupies the north-eastern lobe of the A.C.T., to the north-east of Queanbeyan. The purpose of the survey was to determine the general geology and structure of the Kowen District as part of a planned mapping of the whole of the A.C.T. In addition a search was made for commercial occurrences of rock suitable for use as a building stone. Field work was extended over most of January and February, 1949. Igneous intrusions were plotted directly onto aerial photographs where possible. Strikes of beds and faults and other suitable information were measured by prismatic compass and dips and pitches were measured by Abney level or clinometer compass. Information was then plotted on a Federal Territory feature map. A full account of this survey work and its findings is given in this report. Descriptions of specimens and geological plans of the district are appended.

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Title Report on the geology of the Kowen district, Australian Capital Territory
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/27255227-358c-4674-9e71-b2aadaecb6cb
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Report on the geology of the Kowen district, Australian Capital Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/report-on-the-geology-of-the-kowen-district-australian-capital-territory