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Beach sands investigation: an investigation of the variations in the...
Results are given of investigations carried out to detect any variation in the relative proportions of the several heavy minerals in heavy concentrates separated out from beach... -
Radioactive surveys, Katherine - Darwin region: annual report for 1953
As a result of the field activities of the Bureau during 1953 regional geological maps have been prepared for the Rum Jungle district, the Katherine-Edith River district and the... -
Notes on a geological sketch map of Coronation Hill area, Northern Territory
The area shown in the accompanying geological sketch map, No. NT63/9, was surveyed in 1953. The mapping was carried out by using a grid marked out with improvised survey pegs at... -
Petrological examination of samples of rocks from the south-east end of...
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Dolomite problem
There are many modern and ancient opinions on the origin of dolomite, and the general opinion on the geological and geochemical side is that the origin of the dolomites is not... -
Report on examination of specimens of mill products from mines at Broken Hill
In connection with the search for uranium in Australia samples of mill products from producing mines have been examined for radioactivity by the Bureau. Amongst these were... -
Annual report 1955 - petrological and chemical laboratory
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Mount Elliott mine, Selwyn, Queensland
The period 7th to 28th January, 1951 was spent at Selwyn by the writer: approximately one week was spent in preparing a semi-regional map at a scale of 1 inch to 400 feet; one... -
Open cut coal investigations, Cessnock Muswellbrook region, Parnell's Creek...
This report contains an account of the open cut coal investigations in the Cessnock Muswellbrook region. The area herein reported on is of 1.29 square miles, in the Parish of... -
Testing of cores from Australian Associated Oilfields (N.L.) Well No. 2,...
Six wax-sealed samples of cores were received with a request that they be tested for porosity, permeability and oil and water content. Testing was carried out by Messrs. N.V.H.... -
Preliminary report on the petrology and petrography of limestones from the...
This preliminary report deals with examination and classification of Ordovician, Middle and Upper Devonian limestone samples collected in the Fitzroy Basin during August,... -
Notes on opal-bearing surface rocks in the Northern Territory with reference...
Geological work in the Territory since 1946 has provided more information on the composition of the so-called "porcelianite" which occupies much of the higher ground in the... -
Microexamination of rock samples from the Kimberley area, Western Australia
This report describes the results of a microexamination of four rock samples from the Kimberley area. -
Notes on lateritisation and the origin of opal in Australia
In 1946 and 1947 the writer had excellent opportunities to study the effect of lateritisation in the course of geological reconnaissances in Northern Australia. From field... -
Mineralization in the Cobar-Nymagee province and its significance
In the recent past, geologists have been inclined to confine their study to the structural traps and openings which localize individual ore shoots and have tended to neglect... -
Geological observations on Heard Island (Geological observations on Heard...
During the summer of 1947, an expedition was despatched to Heard Island with the object of landing a party to spend about twelve months there. Geological work was undertaken by... -
Notes on heavy mineral beach sands in Dampier Peninsula, north-western Australia
The discovery of the heavy mineral deposit here described was made by the writer during the 1950 field season in Dampier Peninsula, when geological mapping of the area was... -
Heavy mineral investigations of three bores in the Roma district: interim report
The following is a summarised account of an investigation into the heavy mineral content of thee bores (Nos. 2, 3, and 4), put down by the Roma Blocks Oil Company. The positions... -
Heavy mineral investigations of three bores in the Roma district, Queensland
This report is a summarised account of an investigation into the heavy mineral content of three bores, put down by the Roma Blocks Oil Company. The positions of the bores and a... -
Organic petrography of Proterozoic shales from northern Australia
The Exploring for the Future program is an initiative by the Australian Government dedicated to boosting investment in resource exploration in Australia. As part of the...