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Report on red ochre deposits, Ophthalmia Range, Windell district, North-West Division, Western Australia

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 19/11/2025

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Red ochre of high quality has been produced from deposits in Ophthalmia Range since 1937. The bulk of the production has been derived from one lease, No. 37OH, the deposits on which are the subject of this report. The locality was visited in June, 1944. This reports comprises notes on access, topography, geology, economic geology, and production. A geological plan of the vicinty of the ochre deposits accompanies this report.

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Title Report on red ochre deposits, Ophthalmia Range, Windell district, North-West Division, Western Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/9e88b596-dd82-4da0-a3c1-561d69417266
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Report on red ochre deposits, Ophthalmia Range, Windell district, North-West Division, Western Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/report-on-red-ochre-deposits-ophthalmia-range-windell-district-north-west-division-western-aust