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Boord, R. A. "Sedimentology of the Cambrian, Upper Kanmantoo Group, Southern Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1985. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arb724.pdf.
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Cannon, Tim P. "Parameters controlling fracturing in the Upper Kanmantoo Group at Coolawang Point, Southern Fleurieu Peninsula /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1994. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SB/09sbc226.pdf.
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Madigan, Tania L. A. "The Rathjen gneiss : constraints on the tectonic history of the Kanmantoo Group around Springton, South Australia /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1988. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arm182.pdf.
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Bollenhagen, Wade J. "The influence of bulk rock MnO on garnet development in metamorphic rock of andalusite-straurolite grade, Kanmantoo, South Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1993. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09S.B/09s.bb691.pdf.
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Smith, Marnie Kate. ""A comparative petrological and geochemical study of garnetiferous rocks associated with base metal deposits in the Kanmantoo Trough : meta-exhalites or synmetamorphic alteration zones?" /." Adelaide, 1998. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SB/09sbs6547.pdf.
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Penglis, Van Darryl. "An investigation of metamorphosed Mafic dyke swarms cross-cutting Adelaidean and Kanmantoo meta-sediments east of the township of Woodside, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09S.B/09s.bp398.pdf.
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Thesis (B. Sc.(Hons.))--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 2000?National Grid Reference Zone 54 Onkaparinga 6628-11 (1:50000). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-84).
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Rajagopalan, Shanti. "Aeromagnetic interpretation of the Kanmantoo Group, South Australia / Shanti Rajagopalan." Thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19036.
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Bibliography: leaves 115-128.xi, 128 leaves : ill., maps (some col.), 1 folded ; 30 cm. + 2 microfiche, 5 maps (folded), appendix and errata in pocket inside back cover.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 1989
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Rajagopalan, Shanti. "Aeromagnetic interpretation of the Kanmantoo Group, South Australia / Shanti Rajagopalan." 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19036.
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Processed.Bibliography: leaves 115-128.
xi, 128 leaves : ill., maps (some col.), 1 folded ; 30 cm. + 2 microfiche, 5 maps (folded), appendix and errata in pocket inside back cover.
Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Adelaide, 1989
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Schiller, Jeffrey Christopher. "Structural geology, metamorphism and origin of the Kanmantoo Copper deposit, South Australia / by Jeffrey Christopher Schiller." 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19902.
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Appendices 5 and 6 are made available in CD-ROM format.Includes copies of articles co-authored by the author during the preparation of this thesis as appendix 7.
14 maps (some folded, some col.); inserted in back pocket.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 242-264).
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[15], 264 leaves : ill. (some col.), maps ; 30 cm. + 1 computer optical disk (4 3/4 in.)
Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
On the basis of the present study it is concluded that there is no firm evidence that the bulk of the mineralisation is pre-metamorphic, although the possibility has not been excluded.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Adelaide University, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 2001
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Schiller, Jeffrey Christopher. "Structural geology, metamorphism and origin of the Kanmantoo Copper deposit, South Australia." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19902.
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Appendices 5 and 6 are made available in CD-ROM format (See 04SuppMaterial).Includes copies of articles co-authored by the author during the preparation of this thesis as appendix 7.
14 maps (some folded, some col.); inserted in back pocket.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 242-264).
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Macintosh of IBM compatible computer. Other requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
[15], 264 leaves : ill. (some col.), maps ; 30 cm. + 1 computer optical disk (4 3/4 in.)
On the basis of the present study it is concluded that there is no firm evidence that the bulk of the mineralisation is pre-metamorphic, although the possibility has not been excluded.
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 2001
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Lyons, N. L. "Evidence for magmatic hydrothermal mineralisation at Kanmantoo Copper deposit, South Australia." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/92910.
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This item is only available electronically.The Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit is located 55km east of Adelaide, on the eastern edge of the Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. It is of Delamerian age and is hosted in the Tapanappa series of the Kanmantoo Group, a pelitic turbidite sequence metamorphosed to amphibolites facies. Models for mineralisation vary from sedimentary exhalative system to epigenetic mineralisation. Despite recent work, the structural evolution of the deposit is largely unknown and this allows for the absence of a definitive model for mineralisation. Detailed face mapping of the 1190RL bench in conjunction with handheld X-Ray Fluorescence Niton gun was adopted to further investigate the relationship between key structural features and element distribution. Micro analysis by petrographic studies, Edax element maps and δ34S isotope analysis was completed to gain understanding into fluid-rock relationships and origin of mineralising fluids. The findings of this study strongly suggest timing of copper mineralisation was associated with the first phase of orogenic extension at 490 ± 3 Ma. The extensional reactivation of compressional D3 shear zones, along with the injection of partially oxidised igneous derived fluids interacting with Fe-rich sediments, allows for the formation of the Kanmantoo magmatic hydrothermal deposit. Sulphur isotope results, and the mapping of magnetite-pyrite-chalcopyrite bearing K-feldspar veins are a very strong evidence of an igneous influence. Cu precipitation is as a result of a cooling oxidised magmatic hydrothermal fluids reacting with Fe in metasediments, and partially interacting with a reducing environment, rather than being directly associated with Fe rich metasomatism. Broad unmineralised zones of chlorite alteration suggest circulation of magmatic hydrothermal fluid with copper mineralisation preferentially precipitating in veins within and adjacent to reactivated D3 shears and D3 antiformal zones.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2012
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Booth, M. "Distribution and mineralogical association of Au at the Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/130472.
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This item is only available electronically.South Australia’s Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit is currently operated by Hillgrove Resources and has an extended history of exploration and production dating back to 1846. However, there is little consensus on the paragenesis and structural controls of the deposit. Empirical work specifically on Au mineralogy and paragenesis has been completed. To investigate the mineralogical and geochemical associations between Au and host mineralogy, drill core samples, grab samples and ore concentrates and tailings have been collected from the East Kavanagh, Central Kavanagh, West Kavanagh, Spitfire and Nugent ore lodes. Petrographic analysis, Mineral Insights Goldsniffer analysis, secondary electron microscopy, mineral liberation analysis (SEM-MLA) and Laser Ablation (LA-ICP-MS) analysis observed and recorded evidence for four textural settings of Au. Two stages of Au development are proposed: early Au (associated with the main economic Cu-bearing hydrothermal fluids) and late Au (associated with retrograde Bi-rich hydrothermal fluids). Variations observed in major and trace element composition reflect changing input from a thermally-anomalous hydrothermal fluid source. The stability field for Au nanoparticles and the rarity of precipitated visible Au supports a late-peak to post-peak metamorphic origin. This study has implications about how Au can be recovered within the Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit. The mineralogy and geochemical characteristics of Au at the Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit can also be utilised as an exploration pathfinder within the greater Adelaide fold belt and the Delamarian-affected terrains at other exploration provinces within the Adelaide fold belt.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 2018
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Kimpton, B. J. "The geological relationship between Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit mineralisation, hydrothermal metasomatism and igneous intrusives." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/130628.
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This item is only available electronically.The Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit has been in episodic operation since 1846, one decade after the capital city of Adelaide was established some 40 kilometres to the NW. Regionally and within the host stratigraphy there exists archetypal evidence of the Cambrian Delamerian Orogeny through a complex structural, metamorphic and intrusive history. Consequently, numerous theories exist within the literature regarding a syngenetic or epigenetic style of mineralisation and the debated contribution, if any, of magmatic hydrothermal fluids. This study has documented numerous felsic intrusive vein sets within the Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit which have been utilised to constrain the role of igneous activity on mineralisation within a wider Delamerian context. Monazite U–Pb ages of felsic veins show that intrusion first occurred at syn-peak metamorphic, syn-orogenic conditions (495.11 ± 2.79 Ma), continuing periodically until post-peak metamorphic, extensional conditions (483.43 ± 2.52 Ma). Intrusions are coeval with mineralisation and are temporally and geochemically analogous to magmatic activity in the adjacent Monarto and Murray Bridge provinces. Analysis of trace elements in monazites identifies the Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit as a syn- to post-peak metamorphic hydrothermal anomaly which, combined with the presence of felsic veins, indicates that mineralisation resulted partly from fluids generated by a pluton at depth. These findings broadly confirm the prospectivity of Delamerian-affected terranes throughout large parts of South Eastern Australia where pervasive intrusive geology exists.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 2018
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De, Pretis D. G. "Application of lithogeochemistry to identify stratigraphic units and provenance of the Kanmantoo Group, Kangaroo Island." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/121115.
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This item is only available electronically.Geochemical data, including Nd isotope ratios, were used to help establish stratigraphic correlations between Kanmantoo Group sedimentary rocks on the mainland and Kangaroo Island, as well as constrain their provenance. Whole-rock geochemistry of the Kangaroo Island and mainland Kanmantoo Group varied, with little consistency, suggesting a mixed sediment source. The Talisker Formation however has a distinctly higher abundance of mafic detritus compared to other Kanmantoo Group formations. Initial Nd data from the Kangaroo Island Kanmantoo Group is between -12 to -15, compared to those from the mainland which range between -9 and -12 (Turner et al. 1993). The Nd data are similar to basement of the Gawler Craton and east Antarctica (Prydz Bay), which are two possible source terrains for the sediments. Palaeocurrent data on Kangaroo Island indicate a southern provenance. The Nd values of Prydz Bay charnockites and felsic gneisses at around 500 Ma are similar to that of the Kangaroo Island Kanmantoo Group. Results from the outcomes of this study suggest that the Kanmantoo Group was derived from a mixture of sources, including the Gawler Craton, west Antarctica (Ross Orogeny) and Adelaidean rocks. However, there appears to be a dominance of sediment from the east-Gondwana Orogenic belt in east Antarctica.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 2008
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Randabel, J. P. J. "The geology of the Snug Cove area, north west coast Kangaroo Island, South Australia." Thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/87108.
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This item is only available electronically.On the north west coast of Kangaroo Island in the vicinity of Snug Cove a major shear - the Snug Cove Shear Zone (SCSZ) has been recognised. The Snug Cove Shear Zone trends east-west in the area but is believed to strike inland to the east. The lithologies in the area were highly foliated and recrystallised in the shear zone but are gently folded outside of it. The lithological descriptions of Daily & Milnes (1971, 1973) were used to determine the stratigraphic position of the Snug Cove rocks; they are most likely to be within the Tapanappa Formation. Flattening strains in the area were low and the strain ellipsoid was oblate to spherical - a result of high recrystallisation. Kinematic indicators indicate a top to the north sense of shear throughout the shear zone. Strain variations in the shear zone are illustrated by the presence of high strain mylonitic zones in between lenticular relatively less deformed zones and the anastomosing nature of the mylonitic foliation. The relationship between the SCSZ and the nearby West Bay Syncline is due to the reactivation of a preexisting fault such that the SCSZ is located on the normal limb of the fold and not on the overturned limb as expected. The localisation of stress to create a ductile to semi-ductile shear zone is attributed to the buttressing effect of the Gawler Craton. Regionally, more than one deformation can be proposed on the basis of foliation relationships in porphyroblast schist. D1 was folding and cleavage development; D2 was crenulation and metamorphism; D3 was shear zone development.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1992
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Pluckhahn, D. "The Palmer Granite: geochronology, geochemistry and genesis." Thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/87543.
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This item is only available electronically.Various igneous bodies have intruded the Palmer area throughout the Delamerian Orogeny. The earliest, the Rathjen Gneiss, intruded either before or during D1 which gave it the prominent foliation. D1 was also responsible for crenulations in migmatite veins throughout the area. These crenelated migmatite veins are in areas folded by D2 mesoscale folds. Some pegmatite veins are also folded by D2 folds. The Palmer Granite intruded during D2 as is seen by shearing in a semi-crystalline state and a tectonic foliation that has been folded. The ballooning of the granite during emplacement deforms the surrounding sediments and the pre-granite folds hence their axes lie parallel to the contact of the granite. The effect of the granite intruding during the deformation has lead to the axis of the D2 folds forming after the granite to have a degree of randomness about their axis. Migmatite grade was reached again after the intrusion of the granite causing melt veins to develop to disrupt the foliation. D3 formed a regional syncline of the area combined with some small scale folding within the granite, however a foliation did not form. The emplacement of the granite and some other igneous bodies throughout the area has been controlled by using the bedding plane of the Kanmantoo. The geochemical trends throughout the Palmer Granite is formed by two different groups fractionally crystallising zircon, amphibole and biotite. This results in a decrease of normally incompatible elements. The two groups form by one group from a homogeneous source and the other a heterogeneous source. The xenoliths crystallised from a mafic magma. The amphibolites form two groups according to their differentiation and genetic relationship. They both form by fractional crystallisation however U and Pb are decreasing cannot be explained by this. Another possible mechanism is liquid un-mixing. To tie all of the groups together a model of a mafic pluton that crystallises the xenoliths as a chilled margin. The mafic magma evolves some of the Palmer Granite whilst turbulently convecting hence homogenising the magma. A magma recharge forms the more evolved mafic and this forms more Palmer Granite which convects in a laminar fashion forming heterogeneities. Part of the mafics evolve enough to be caught up in the Palmer Granite and as it does not crystallise zircons all the fractional crystallisation of the Palmer Granite must have occurred in the mafic plution.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1993
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Harvey, L. M. "Examination of an aeromagnetic anomaly over the Talisker Mine area on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia." Thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/119293.
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This item is only available electronically.A N-E striking elongate aeromagnetic anomaly is observed over the Talisker Mine area, on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula, which has character and amplitude similar to an anomaly observed at Delamere (several kilometres to the north) found to be caused by magnetic Brachina Formation. Geological and geophysical techniques have been used to determine if the rock type at Talisker is also magnetic Brachina Formation, why there is a gap between the two anomalies, and why the anomaly at Talisker ends near the south coast. Geological mapping, microscopy and petrologic studies have been used in conjunction with local ground magnetic surveys and modelling procedures, to reveal magnetic Brachina Formation as the cause of the anomaly at Talisker. Mapping has shown the anomaly to be the result of a sliver of magnetic Brachina Formation caught up within a local zone of intense deformation that extends for at least 1500m across strike, and which outcrops on the coast. The Brachina Formation is sheared out against Cambrian Backstairs Passage Formation to the south, forming the southern end to the anomaly. To the north, the Brachina Formation suffered deeper erosion during Permian times, and is covered by a greater thickness of non-magnetic cover which causes the apparent gap in the aeromagnetic anomaly.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 1989
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Bollenhagen, W. J. "The influence of bulk rock MnO on garnet development in metamorphic rocks of andalusite-staurolite grade; Kanmantoo, South Australia." Thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/109466.
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This item is only available electronically.An outcrop of meta-pelitic schist from near the township of Kanmantoo, South Australia, was chosen to demonstrate the effect that increased bulk MnO content has on metamorphic assemblage development. From bulk composition and petrological analyses it is observed that the presence of small amounts of MnO in high XFe pelitic rocks correspond with the development of garnet. The incorporation of Mn into the KFMASH model system describes the existence of garnet with andalusite and staurolite that KFMASH does not predict. Furthermore it is shown that modal abundances of garnet are proportional to bulk MnO rock contents, enhancing the prediction that MnO causes an expansion of all garnet-bearing assemblages. This allows for the description of the numerous appearances of the garnet mineral in rocks that have calculated temperatures and pressures, for which it is not predicted to exist at.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 1993
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Franklin, H. D. "Spatial analysis and systematics of discrete extensional structures in the vicinity of the Kanmantoo Cu-Au mineral deposit, South Australia." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/128769.
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This item is only available electronically.The Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit, situated 55 km south-east of Adelaide, is hosted in the Tapanappa Formation of the Kanmantoo Trough. Recent evidence supports an epigenetic mineralising model for the deposit with respect to the Delamerian Orogeny of ~514 to 490 ±3 Ma. The Delamerian deformation event is the oldest portion of the Tasmanides, a 20 000 km orogenic belt along the eastern palaeo-pacific margin of Gondwana. Mineralisation of the Kanmantoo deposit has been linked with post-Delamerian multi-phase extension in east dipping normal faults. The final stages of extension resulted in non-mineralised north dipping normal faults and proximal discrete fracturing. Structural analysis of geology centred on the Kanmantoo deposit has classified a systematic set of extensional fracturing, developed in- the Kanmantoo deposit and in the region surrounding the deposit for >5 km radius. The fracture set trends east-west and dips steeply to the north with a recorded mean orientation of 75/359°. Fractures are characteristically not offset by shearing, strike for tens of metres, have variable frequency, and alterations influenced by fluid migration. Petrographic and geochemical analysis (SEM)in this study has defined a regionally distributed fracture-hosted albitic alteration, which is relatively enriched in Na, Ca, Al and depleted in Fe, Mg and K. A late stage extensional setting is supported for the development of the discrete sub-vertical fracturing.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 2009
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Barrett, L. "The structural geology of the Rapid BaySecond Valley area, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia." Thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/128629.
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This item is only available electronically.Whilst the geology of the Rapid Bay-Second Valley area is known to be both structurally and stratigraphically complex, previous workers (Daily, 1963; Evans 1987; Drayton, 1963; Campana and Wilson, 1955) have been unable to agree on many aspects of the area. Neoproterozoic and Cambrian aged sediments were first deposited in an extensional basin, which was formed due to lithospheric thinning, and associated subsidence (Jenkins, 1986, 1990). These rocks have then been subjected to at least one phase of deformation, the Cambro-Ordovician Delamerian Orogeny (Offler & Fleming, 1968; Thompson, 1970). Listric extensional faults were formed both before and during sedimentation of the rocks, which has created narrow zones of weakness that the subsequent compressional event has exploited, creating thrust faults (Flottman et al., 1994). Structural mapping of the area has revealed that it is transected by two thrust faults and is intensely folded in places. Structural data has been collected during eight weeks of field work and has been compiled into a 1:10 000-scale geological map which accurately represents the area. A computer-generated three-dimensional model has been created for the area, based on this map, and cross and profile sections constructed from the data collected. The model was constructed using Vulcan™ software. Strain analysis has also been conducted on many of the folds in the area.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 1995
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Smith, M. K. "A comparative petrological and geochemical study of garnetiferous rocks associated with base metal deposits in the Kanmantoo Trough: meta-exhalites or synmetamorphic alteration zones?" Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/111846.
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This item is only available electronically.Garnetiferous rocks show a spatial association with several base metal deposits in the Early Cambrian Kanmantoo Trough. These rocks include coticules (garnet-quartz rocks) and banded iron formation (BIF) and are hosted by pelitic metasediments of the Tapanappa Formation. Petrological and geochemical investigations have been made of garnetiferous rocks associated with the Scotts Creek Ag-Pb-Zn and Angas Pb-Zn deposits and in the vicinity of the Kanmantoo Cu deposit. Geochemical features indicate variations between coticules from the three localities but general similarities with coticules from Broken Hill, N S. W. BIF from the Kanmantoo area is also comparable to the equivalent lithologies in the Willyama Complex, at Olary and Broken Hill. Geochemical diagrams (Fe-Mn-(Co+Cu+Ni), Al/(Al+Fe+Mn ) vs Fe/Ti, Ti02 vs Al203 and chondrite-normalised rare earth element (REE)) for coticules and iron formations suggest variable contributions of detrital and hydrothermal components. The hydrothermal component, is generally 30 to 50 wt. percent for coticules, and >70 wt percent for BIF. The stratigraphic position, layer parallel banding and unusual geochemistry suggest the coticules associated with Scotts Creek, Kanmantoo and Angas deposits are exhalative in origin, and may be termed "meta-exhalites". The Kanmantoo BIF appears to have formed from high temperature submarine hydrothermal fluids and metalliferous sediments analogous to those of the Red Sea and the East Pacific Rise. Coticules and BIFs are indicators of hydrothermal activity and may be local guides to base metal mineralisation. The Mn content of garnet in coticules reflects proximity to Pb-Zn ore, and may be a useful exploration tool.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 1998
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Crowhurst, P. V. "The geology, petrology and geochemistry of the Proterozoic inlier, south of Myponga, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia." Thesis, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/119710.
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This item is only available electronically.The study area is located within the Yankalilla-Myponga Proterozoic lnlier, approximately 60km south of Adelaide. The basement rocks are comprised of a mixture of metasediments and intrusives. The metasediments predominantly comprise of quartz-biotite gneisses and schists. They are intruded by basic dykes, pegmatites and an aplite/microgranite. The basic dykes have oceanic basalt affinities and could originally have been formed during an 'aborted rifting' event, but the more felsic rocks are more likely to lie within plate granites. The origin of the 'Houghton' granulite is difficult to ascertain, because it has a varied internal composition and is closely comparable to a diorite and a shale. The basement inlier rocks are found within the overlying unconformable upper Proterozoic Adelaidean System. They have undergone at least four phases of deformation and metamorphism. Mineral assemblages found in the rocks indicate metamorphism reached at least upper amphibolite facies. The maximum pressure and temperature conditions were calculated from microprobe data. They range from 8-10 kb at 550 -650 C. U-Pb isochron dating was performed on the aplite/microgranite of the area and was found to be 1578+\-22Ma ,which places a minimum age on the inlier rocks. This date obtained and the deformation processes recognized are comparable to other basement rocks in South Australia; noticeably the Gaw1er Craton and the Olary Province. This may indicate a homogeneous terrain once spanned most of South Australia during the lower Proterozoic.
Thesis (B.Sc.(Hons)) -- University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, 1988