Widgiemooltha

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Mount
MT MORGAN

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MT EATON

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394 m

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COOLGARDIE

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Killaloe

Mine, abandoned.................................................................................................
Mineral occurrence
Copper..........................................................................................................

Cu

Nickel............................................................................................................

Ni

concealed mafic dyke.................................................................................

Pit.........................................................................................................................

lithological or structural trend.....................................................................

Gravel............................................................................................................

Gr

Macrofossil locality.............................................................................................

Sand..............................................................................................................

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Hinamoa

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CAVE HILL

COWAN

3034

3134

3234

ROUNDTOP

JOHNSTON

BRONZITE RIDGE

NORSEMAN

2933

3033

3133

3233

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YARDINA

YARDILLA

3334

3434

BULDANIA

FRASER RANGE

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3433

2932

TAY

PEAK CHARLES

DUNDAS

3032

3132

3232

SI 51-2
COWALINYA

MOUNT ANDREW

3332

3432

True north, grid north and magnetic north are

shown diagrammatically for the centre of the
map. Magnetic north is correct for 1983 and
moves westerly by approx. 0.1 in about
seven years

1:100000 maps shown in black

1:250000 maps shown in brown

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DIAGRAMMATIC SECTION A_B

LAKE ZOT

KALGOORLIE _ ESPERANCE HIGHWAY

SEA LEVEL

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D.R. KELLY, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MINES

OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

4 km

bm

10
Kilometres

UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION

2 km

Geology by: T.J. Griffin 1981_84

Cartography by the Surveys and Mapping Division, Department of Mines, Western Australia.

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LIA

P. E. PLAYFORD
DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Grid lines indicate 1000 metre interval of the Australian Map Grid Zone 51

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MINISTER FOR MINES

Metres

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TE NNIA

SCALE 1:100000

SEA LEVEL

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BINNERINGIE ROAD

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AUS

HON. JEFF CARR, M.L.A.

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Eyre Highway 10 km

50'

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GEO

RV

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WES

Norseman 27 km

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40'

GRID / MAGNETIC
ANGLE 0.9

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NORSEMAN

SI 51-1

HOPE

Vic.

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DIAMOND ROCK

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GRID
CONVERGENCE
0.7

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LAKE JOHNSTON

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ERAYINIA

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WIDGIEMOOLTHA

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Tas.

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MOUNT BELCHES

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LAKE PERCY

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LAKE LEFROY

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Killaloe gf

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YILMIA

3035

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Qld

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WOOLGANGIE

BOORABBIN

N.T.

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2935

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Cu
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BOORABBIN

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60

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GN
MN

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TN

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121^30'

Tailings retreatment plant..................................................................................

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PENINSULA

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70

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72

EUNDYNIE

Mine (gold unless otherwise indicated)............................................................

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68

F I E L D
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70

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94

Mining locality.....................................................................................................

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20

280

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vertical...........................................................................................................

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Tank......................................................................................................................

Gr

Dam......................................................................................................................

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PENINSULA

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Gr

Playa lake............................................................................................................
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Airphoto lineament

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BEAR

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POLAR

M I N E R A L

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Pipeline.................................................................................................................

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Watercourse ephemeral.....................................................................................

differentiated intrusion.................................................................................

Joint

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igneous pillows............................................................................................

inclined..........................................................................................................

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72

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220

Contour line, 20 metre interval..........................................................................

vertical...........................................................................................................

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80

Sand dune...........................................................................................................

horizontal......................................................................................................

with lineation.................................................................................................

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vertical...........................................................................................................

strike coincident with bedding....................................................................

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Horizontal control; major, minor........................................................................

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inclined..........................................................................................................

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HIGGINSVILLE

Microwave repeater station................................................................................

Foliation, metamorphic

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70

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Townsite gazetted, pop. less than 1000...........................................................

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vertical...........................................................................................................

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Fence....................................................................................................................

inclined..........................................................................................................

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Pioneer

graded bedding...........................................................................................

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70

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sedimentary..................................................................................................

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70

Railway, abandoned...........................................................................................

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Fold showing plunge

Cleavage

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COWAN

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50'

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60N

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Railway, with siding............................................................................................

inclined..........................................................................................................

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g

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og

Track (many exploration and logging tracks not shown)...............................

Shear zone..........................................................................................................

Bedding

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Fault inferred or concealed...............................................................................

Younging indicator

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Formed road........................................................................................................

minor fold......................................................................................................

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LAKE

Highway with national route marker; bridge....................................................

interpreted.....................................................................................................

anticline.........................................................................................................

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td

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Mineral field boundary........................................................................................

accurate........................................................................................................

syncline.........................................................................................................

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Mile Rocks

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Twenty Five

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32^00'

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Geological boundary

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HIGHWAY

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D U N D A S

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COOLGARDIE _ ESPERANCE

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Eundynie D

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70

Pioneer

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80

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Ultramafic schist

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80

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70

Hidden Secret c

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84

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T
(Wingarnie)

Gr

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75

Metakomatiite

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80
80

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Fifty Mile Rock

30

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86

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346 m

Eundynie

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70 gf

HAYES HILL

Mafic schist, metabasalt, metadolerite and amphibolite

Metamorphosed high-Mg basalt, with some pillows and variolitic textures

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EUNDYNIE

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75

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340

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g
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Metamorphosed mafic and ultramafic intrusive rocks

Metadolerite
Metagabbro
Metaperidotite and metapyroxenite

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Schist derived from dacitic and rhyolithic volcanic, sub-volcanic and volcaniclastic sedimentary rock

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Metamorphosed felsic volcanic rock

Metamorphosed dacite and rhyolite agglomerate and tuff

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FIFTY MILE TANK GNEISS

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Fairplay

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Quartzo-feldspathic gneiss
Quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, augen gneiss, minor monzogranite
Quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, deformed pegmatite veins, augen gneiss

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Higginsville
Pumping Station

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80

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Pelitic and psammitic metasedimentary rocks with metaconglomerate, chert and metamorphosed felsic volcaniclastic sedimentary rock
Metamorphosed felsic volcaniclastic rock, mainly sedimentary
Metamorphosed conglomerate and coarse sandstone; includes felsic volcaniclastic rock
Slate and metamorphosed shale
Chert
Metamorphosed sedimentary rock breccia

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70

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dyb
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70
70

70 65

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80
80

gi

Granitoid rock
Monzogranite porphyry and granodiorite porphyry
Granitoid rock hornfelsed by the Binneringie Dyke
Unfoliated monzogranite and granodiorite
PIONEER GRANITOID COMPLEX: foliated porphyritic monzogranite and gneiss with pegmatite and quartz veins
Pegmatite
WIDGIEMOOLTHA MONZOGRANITE: foliated porphyritic monzogranite

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70

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320

84

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dyb

dyb

DISTRICT

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dyb

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COWAN HILL

70

BINARONCA ROCK

88

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dyb

dyb

b ch

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300

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dyb

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ngp

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386 m

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Dykes: g, gf, gp, descriptions as below

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F I E Lb D

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Cu

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379 m

90

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02

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Higginsville

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75

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Redross Ni

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320

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SOUTH
LAKE EATON
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80

60

40

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94

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NORTH
LAKE EATON

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50

60

60

70

300

300

40'

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g

320

70

bm

320

96

Quartz vein

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gf
gh
gi
gn
gp
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od

75

300

sh

sf

Mafic and ultramafic dykes, undeformed; dyb _ Binneringie Dyke

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fs

fs

sf

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South D

70

dy

bituminous siltstone; poorly indurated, laterized cap

04

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25

bm

Reel D

45

ou

ch

Eundynie Group: sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, spongolite siltstone, calcareous sandstone, bioclastic calcarenite,

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c

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M I N E R A L

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80
80

70

70

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40

l
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dy

32sh
0

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sh

ku

20

70

70

g s
g

70

360

Cu

Paris

sh

sh
ts

75

20

sh

bm
70
80

sh

ku

LAKE ZOT

70

C O O L G A R D I E

ku

98

60

fs

fs
od

55

06

od
a

ku

fs

sf

sh

es

es

80

dy

50

30

l
fs
es

sh
o

sh

sh

l sh

es
ch
b

sf
s
sh

ts

gf

gw

l
s

fs

ku

gf

sf l

ch
ch
ku

60

gf

gw

bm

70

bm

c
g

gf
bm

00

bm

60

20

bm

08

bm

fs

Maynards D

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td

70

70

gw

ku

es

gw

sh
sh

ou

80

bm

ku

ku

75

70

80

ku

TERTIARY

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20

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Marloo D

og

Saline and gypsiferous evaporite interbedded with clay and sand in playa lakes
Quartz sand and gypsum dune deposits adjacent to playa lakes

Colluvium; gravel, sand and soil; includes laterite fragments

Laterite; mainly iron-rich and carbonate nodule types; silcrete and calcrete

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l

ch

td

10

ku

ku

sf

bm

sf

65
65

ts
td

og

fs

bm sh
b
sh

ts

es

sh

60

sf

bm

ch

bm
s

c
od

og
ku

s
a

levee

02

s
b ch s

gf

80
80

sh

od

45

sf

12

fs
bm

ku

gf

ku

75

gw

c u
s

70

ku

sh

sf

70

Ni

sh
od

fs

bm

Wannaway

ku

c
fs

sf

60

Dardie Rocks

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sh

c
dy

75

70

s
s

65

sf
40

0
32

Franks Find 2 km

Gr

c
l

70

70

od

fs
g

ku

Gr

es

b
ch

ts
l

es

sf
ku

fs

75

ku

b
s es
sh

ku

sf

sh
c
l

sh

c
360

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s

Alluvium; clay, silt, sand and gravel in stream channels, flood plains and small fans on lake margins

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30

ts

g
bm

70

80

QUATERNARY

14

70

td

31^30'

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Square D

70

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04

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02

ROA

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a
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GIE

00

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c
l

AY
HIGHW

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80

bm

gf

ERIN

70

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ANCE
ESPER

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BINN

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04

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80

gf
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96

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dy

369 m

Edwin

Kay D

65

EDWIN

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IE _
GARD
COOL

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gw

Loves Find

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ku

gf

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Peter D

320

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30

gw

gw

30

300

06

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94

92

90

ku

sh a

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80

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gw

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ft

65

88

td

326 m

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80

75

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70

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bm b

320

bm

70

86

c
l

30

20

300

u
BLACK
kNOB

80

75
75

gf

08

70

84

82

td

ts

320

gf

Mount D

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g

td

Gr
ts 70
td

sh fs

od

10

c
g

s70

ku

ku

ft
65

70

80

bm

ku

60

65

Cardiff Castle

gp

60

s es

88

sh
ku
ch

70

80

78

76

ts

19

60

gp

gw

gf 70

c b

45

CAINOZOIC

70

td
fs

60

fs

sh

60

25

70

74

72

70

68

fs
sh

bm

30

45

bm

a
b

60
45

12

ku

65

70

ou
og

122^00'

Kambalda 40 km

PROTEROZOIC

66

64

62
70

300

60

ku

50'

40'

Widgiemooltha 1 km

58

31^30'

SHEET 3234

ARCHAEAN

121^30'

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Binneringie 10 km

AUSTRALIA 1 : 100000 GEOLOGICAL SERIES

4 km

Topographical base supplied by the Division of National Mapping, Department of Resources

and Energy (1975) and modified from geological field survey (1984).
Published by and available from the Geological Survey of Western Australia, Department of
Mines, 100 Plain Street, Perth, Western Australia.

SHEET 3234

FIRST EDITION 1988

Western Australia 1988