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Sandstone from
King Island, King Island municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Island
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Type:Sandstone
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Validity:Believed Valid
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Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view King Island, King Island municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1351958
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1351958:0
GUID (UUID V4):71bdbc83-fad2-4e06-804f-8d39b50b6346
References
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The late Neoproterozoic Grassy Group of King Island, Tasmania: correlation and palaeogeographic significance...a Geological Survey of Tasmania, P.O. Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania, Australia 7018 b Department of Earth...Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia 2109 Abstract There is a very strong lithostratigraphic...diamictite–cap dolostone–shale succession on eastern King Island, and the Marinoan glacials and lowermost Wilpena...lateral continuity of sedimentation between King Island and the Adelaide Rift Complex together with the
Corporate Document (Series)
A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania Geological Survey Bulletin 73 by R. S. Bottrill and W. E. Baker...Baker Mineral Resources Tasmania Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources E>...rossi'oilittes PO Box 56 Rosny Park Tasmania 7018 Phone (03) 6233 8377 Fax (03) 6233 8338 Email info@mrt...gov.au First published in Australia in 2008 by Mineral Resources Tasmania Department of Infrastructure...Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018 www.mrttas.gov.au ©Copyright State of Tasmania, 2008 All rights reserved
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com/locate/precamres Cottons Breccia of King Island, Tasmania: Glacial or non-glacial, Cryogenian or Ediacaran...The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5004, Australia School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University...d Mineral Resources Tasmania, P.O. Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018, Australia b c a r t i c l e i...Accepted 1 June 2009 Keywords: Cottons Breccia King Island Tasmania Neoproterozoic glaciation Cap carbonate...a b s t r a c t The Cottons Breccia of King Island, Tasmania, is a 100-m-thick carbonate-clast diamictite
Report (chapter)
deposits of Tasmania CLIVE R. CALVER Mineral Resources Tasmania, P.O. Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania, Australia...(e-mail: ccalver@mrt.tas.gov.au) Abstract: In Tasmania, Neoproterozoic glaciogenic deposits were laid...late Cryogenian to early Ediacaran. On King Island, north of Tasmania, the Cottons Breccia consists of 50–200...50–200 m of diamictite, conglomerate and sandstone. Limestone and dolostone clasts are abundant in the...in the sequence are dated at c. 575 Ma. In NW Tasmania, two diamictite units are found in the Togari
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their bearing on the early geological evolution of Tasmania L. P. BLACK,1* C. R. CALVER,2 D. B. SEYMOUR2 AND...Minerals Division, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; and Research School of...ACT 0200, Australia. 2 Mineral Resources Tasmania, PO Box 56, Rosny Park, Tas. 7018, Australia. Detrital...sandstones and two Palaeozoic sandstones from Tasmania were dated in order to improve constraints on...considered to be the oldest presently exposed in Tasmania. Typical features of the age distributions of
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dating from the Proterozoic Rocky Cape Group, Tasmania: Links to the Belt-Purcell Supergroup, North America...dating from the Proterozoic Rocky Cape Group, Tasmania: links to the Belt-Purcell Supergroup, North America...dating from the Proterozoic Rocky Cape Group, Tasmania: links to the Belt-Purcell Supergroup, North America...Physical Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, TAS 7001, Australia bMineral Science Laboratory...University of Tasmania, Private Bag 74, TAS 7001, Australia dInstitute us cCentral Resources Tasmania, PO Box
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(2004) 177–191 Mafic volcanic rocks on King Island, Tasmania: evidence for 579 Ma break-up in east Gondwana...Research, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-79, Hobart 7000, Tasmania, Australia Continental Evolution...Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, SA, Australia Received 22 May 2003; accepted 26 August 2004... Abstract The eastern coast of King Island in southeastern Australia exposes a thick, well-preserved...contamination; Large igneous province; Picrite; Rodinia; Tasmania 1. Introduction Deep seismic surveying of continental
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
understanding the early Gondwanan margin in southeastern Australia David H. Moore ⁎, Peter G. Betts, Michael Hall...Geosciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...A.S. Collins Keywords: Gondwana Southeastern Australia Potential field Tectonic history Early Paleozoic...the Proterozoic and early Paleozoic geology of Tasmania, Bass Strait and western and central Victoria...mainland Australia, most notably the prevalence of Proterozoic basement of western and central Tasmania, while
Report (issue)
Bulletin 72 The Geology and Mineral Deposits of Tasmania: a summary DEPARTMENT of INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY...ENERGY and RESOURCES Mineral Resources Tasmania Tasmania TASMANIA SIMPLIFIED GEOLOGY LAUNCESTON Sm ...intruded by Jurassic dolerite. Pg Granite (King Island). MIDDLE DEVONIAN– EARLY CARBONIFEROUS Dg ...Wickham Orogeny Polyphase deformation (mainly King Island) Schist, phyllite, amphibolite & blueschist with...orogeny (cf. Tabberabberan Orogeny of mainland Australia). MIDDLE DEVONIAN LATE CAMBRIAN– EARLY DEVONIAN
Report (issue)
Bulletin 72 The Geology and Mineral Deposits of Tasmania: a summary DEPARTMENT of INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY...ENERGY and RESOURCES Mineral Resources Tasmania Tasmania TASMANIA SIMPLIFIED GEOLOGY LAUNCESTON Sm ...intruded by Jurassic dolerite. Pg Granite (King Island). MIDDLE DEVONIAN– EARLY CARBONIFEROUS Dg ...Wickham Orogeny Polyphase deformation (mainly King Island) Schist, phyllite, amphibolite & blueschist with...orogeny (cf. Tabberabberan Orogeny of mainland Australia). MIDDLE DEVONIAN LATE CAMBRIAN– EARLY DEVONIAN
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Magnetite-Scheelite Skarn Mineralization at Kara, Northwestern Tasmania: Evidence from Mineral Chemistry and Stable Isotopes...Research, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-79, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia Abstract The Kara magnetite-scheelite...located 40 km south of Burnie in northwestern Tasmania. The major orebodies at Kara are hosted by the...or separated from it by the Ordovician Moina Sandstone. At least four paragenetic stages of skarn formation...located 40 km south of Burnie in northwestern Tasmania at latitude 41°18' S and longitude 145° 48' E
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia Publication details, including instructions for...http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/taje20 Fragmented Tasmania: the transition from Rodinia to Gondwana a a...Environment, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia Published online: 22 Oct 2014. To cite this article:...Moore, P. G. Betts & M. Hall (2014): Fragmented Tasmania: the transition from Rodinia to Gondwana, Australian...Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2014.966757 To link to
Report (issue)
RESOURCES TASMANIA Tasmania GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 71 The petroleum potential of onshore Tasmania: a review...Hobart 7001. MINERAL RESOURCES TASMANIA, PO BOX 56, ROSNY PARK, TASMANIA 7018 ISBN 0 7246 4014 2 PUBLISHED...As a result the Crown in Right of the State of Tasmania and its employees, contractors and agents expressly...petroleum potential of onshore Tasmania: a review. Bulletin Geological Survey Tasmania 71. 2 Petroleum Potential...Potential of Onshore Tasmania CONTENTS SUMMARY… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
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RESOURCES TASMANIA Tasmania GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 71 The petroleum potential of onshore Tasmania: a review...Hobart 7001. MINERAL RESOURCES TASMANIA, PO BOX 56, ROSNY PARK, TASMANIA 7018 ISBN 0 7246 4014 2 PUBLISHED...As a result the Crown in Right of the State of Tasmania and its employees, contractors and agents expressly...petroleum potential of onshore Tasmania: a review. Bulletin Geological Survey Tasmania 71. 2 Petroleum Potential...Potential of Onshore Tasmania CONTENTS SUMMARY… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tectonostratigraphic context within the Grassy Group, King Island, Australia: A rift-related gravity slump deposit N...Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia School of Natural and Built...Environments, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia a r t i c l e i n f o Article...Keywords: Neoproterozoic glaciations Palaeogeography Tasmania Tectonostratigraphy Volcanic rifted margins a...(Ediacaran: 586–572 Ma) Grassy Group, exposed on King Island, Tasmania. This formation has been widely interpreted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dating and the Proterozoic history of King Island, southeast Australia* R. F. BERRY1{, O. H. HOLM AND D....Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia. Central Science Laboratory...Laboratory, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 74, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia. The Proterozoic stratigraphy...stratigraphy of Tasmania has some common aspects with South Australia but the Wickham Orogeny (760 Ma) has been...to clarify the age relationships in western King Island, which is the key area for the definition of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/precamres Proterozoic metamorphism in Tasmania: Implications for tectonic reconstructions Ron...Deposits, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia Central Science Laboratory...Laboratory, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 74, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia a r t i c l e i n f...Keywords: Proterozoic Tasmania Metamorphism Rodinia AUSWUS a b s t r a c t Tasmania forms an enigmatic...within the Neoproterozoic history of Australia. While now part of Australia, it was closer to East Antarctica
Report (chapter)
stratigraphic subdivision of Cryogenian successions of Australia in a global context KATHLEEN GREY1*, ANDREW C...of Western Australia, Department of Mines and Petroleum, 100 Plain Street, Western Australia, 6076 2 Centro...3 Mineral Resources Tasmania, PO Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018, Australia *Corresponding author...gov.au) Abstract: Cryogenian correlation in Australia is based on an extensive data set from the Centralian...widely recognized across Australia and seems to have potential globally. Australia has extensive Cryogenian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BELT SYSTEM IN TASMANIA P . L . F . C O L L I N S a n d E. W I L L I A M S Tasmania Geological Survey...of Mines, p.o. Box 56. Rosny Park, Tasm. 7018 (Australia) (Accepted for publication January 13, 1986 )...in Tasmania. In: E. Scheibner (Editor). Metallogeny and Tectonic Development of Eastern Australia. Ore...Ore Geol. Rev., 1 : 153--201. In western Tasmania, Precambrian sedimentary sequences form the basement...deposits. Pre-Middle Devonian rocks of western Tasmania differ, for most part, from those in the northeast
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Depositsof Tasmania M. SOLOMON GeologyDepartrnent,G. P. 0., Box252C, Universityof Tasmania,Hobart, Tasmania7001...Tasmania7001, Australia Abstract The major operatingmetallic ore depositsof Tasmaniaare (a) volcanic-hosted...Renisonand Cleveland;and (d) scheelite-skarn depositsat King Islandand Kara. The massive sulfidedeposits are...mineral- reconstruction of the land masses around Tasmania just prior to the openingof the TasmanSea in... 1971). Unfortunately the relationshipbetween Tasmania and adjacentpartsof the Tasmanfold belt in earlier
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
magnetite–scheelite skarn mineralization at Kara, Northwestern Tasmania: implications for ore genesis Blackwell Singoyi...Research, UniÕersity of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-79, Hobart, 7001 Tasmania, Australia b b Geological SurÕey...located about 40 km south of Burnie in northwestern Tasmania. The deposit consists of a number of orebodies...or separated from it by the Ordovician Moina Sandstone. At least four paragenetic stages of skarn formation...located about 40 km south of Burnie in northwestern Tasmania at latitude 41818X S and longitude 145848X E ŽFig
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/precamres The Adelaide Geosyncline of South Australia and its significance in Neoproterozoic continental...Industries and Resources, South Australia, Box 1671, Adelaide 5001, Australia Abstract The Adelaide Geosyncline...Neoproterozoic to Middle Cambrian basin complex in South Australia with a record of at least five major successive...of which, according to the SWEAT hypothesis, Australia was a part juxtaposed against western Laurentia...transgressive–regressive cycles. Local growth faulting in South Australia, and mafic volcanism in western New South Wales
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Victoria, PO Box 500, East Melbourne, Vic. 3002, Australia. Aeromagnetic and field data suggest that meta-igneous...coast of central Victoria at Waratah Bay, Phillip Island, Barrabool Hills and inland near Licola, are continuous—beneath...Proterozoic/Cambrian igneous rocks in King Island and Tasmania. This correlation is supported by a pre-Early...to widespread post-Tyennan sediments in western Tasmania. During Late Ordovician and Early Silurian deformation...surveys, Bass Strait, King Island, Lachlan Fold Belt, mineralisation, Proterozoic, Tasmania, tectonics, Tyennan
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Arthur Lineament and surrounding area, northwest Tasmania* O. H. HOLM,† A. J. CRAWFORD AND R. F. BERRY Centre...Ore Deposit Research, University of Tasmania, Tas. 7005, Australia. The Arthur Lineament is a Cambrian...high-strain metamorphic belt that transects northwestern Tasmania and forms the eastern margin of the Mesoproterozoic...Ma) Togari Group of the Smithton Trough and King Island. In contrast, amphibolites of the allochthonous...similar to the Precambrian granites exposed on King Island (760 ± 12 Ma). The Bowry Formation granitoids
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Links between the Qilian-Qaidam block and SE Australia, and the reconstruction of East Gondwana Author:...Links between the Qilian-Qaidam block and SE Australia, and the reconstruction of East Gondwana, Precambrian...between the Qilian-Qaidam ip t block and SE Australia, and the reconstruction of East cr Gondwana...Geology, Curtin Ac ce p University, Perth 6845, Australia Corresponding author: Shuguang Song sgsong@pku...have compositions similar to present-day ocean island basalt (OIB) or continental flood basalts. The
 
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