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Appendix

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.Appendix 1

1.1 Rock Catalogue : List of samples and their locations.

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Rock Catalogue I I

I -~-~···-------+-:~---:c-~----··------t-::~:--:-=--+~-=-~-.....,..,--------------+-=---------l Cata~~Field # Rock description Rock name AMG • N • AMG - Ei Locality Preparations . 135952 8 laminated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 5452390 303470iSOUTH RIVER PC,TS,PI,R,PD

135953 CS61 laminated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 ____ 5452700 302900 NORTH RIVER PC,TS,H,R 135954 CS72 laminated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 5452700 302900 NORTH RIVER PC,TS,R 135955 CS73 laminated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 5452700 302900 NORTH RIVER PC,TS,R

i---_:_:_:::-=-:--+=-~----~-----'--'-----'--::---:---····--------· ' -·----·---135956 CS10 laminated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 5452400 303500 SOUTH RIVER .PI,R,PD 135957 CS74a laminated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 i 5451020. 303700 NORTH OF ARTHUR BEACH PI,PD

1-----'---i-----+----·-· ···-··----'=::-::-=-:··=-=--=---------r--::-:-:::-=-::=-=-t-:-=-:=-=-=-::-1:-::-:-::::-==:::--:-::':-::--::==-:.._:_:_::____:____;___;_ __ -t=-:-'-=-=-----l 135958 CS63 laminated carbonaceous mudstone iFACIES 1 .. 5452700 '302900 NORTH RIVER PI,PD 1359591CS53 laminated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 ! 5457500 303750 INLAND, ON MARRAWAHRD R,PI,PD 135960 CS9 laminated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 5452400 303490 NORTH RIVER R,PI,PD 135961 CS2 laniinated carbonaceous mudstone FACIES 1 ~----- __ 5452700! 302900 NORTH RIVER -- =-pi'--=,R=-'-.=p-D::--------l 135962 CS4 Quartzarenite, Xbedded FACIES 2 5456750 299220 NORTH LOG POINT H,R

l~~~~~~~==~~lit~=====-Eili~ EE iE;~~~1Jif:f1~ii~==.J.i~~= 135~S14 Quartzarenite, planar bedded . FACIES 2 . 5457700 300000 SW OF BLUFF LIGHTHOUSE R,PC,TS --

t--13~~?2 Quartzarenite, Xbedded FACIES 2 5456600 299300 SOUTH LOG POINT R,H 13S969[CS28 Quartzarenite, Xbedded =~-------~---£ACIES _?_______ __ 5453220 302250 1ST FACIES 2 O.CROP N RIVER_ R,H ________ -135970 CS55 Quartzarenite, Xbedded FACIES 2 5459200 303550 IN QUARRY NTH JIM CROWE H-

r-- ~~~~ti g;~~~=~~~~~;;~:!:~;!~;:~~~~----=---:-~-~~-~~-----. ~:;~;~~ ~~::;~ g~~t~ ;_:_~l~~---: ____ :~:-~J;~~-~~=--~~~ 135973 CS71 __ Qu~~zarenite,_r:!p_e.lem!<s --------------!.~CIES ~---------t5457500i 298850 CRADLE POINT/LOG 10 __ i.R.PC,TS 135974 CS75 jQuartza[enite, XE_~dde~-------- FACIES 2 --~-- 5451350 303850 INLAND O.CROP NEAR DUNES IR,H ---~:~=-~~= 135975•CS76 -fQuartzarenite, Xbedded _________ FACI~~- . 5456650 299220 LOG POINT, LOG 13 ____ 1R,TS,PC ___ ~------

135976iCS23_ .Quartzarenite, b~~~~a sa_mple______ ~~ACIES ~ 5456600 299300 JUST STH LOG POINT ---+R--···---~····-------·--1 1359771CS25 Mudstone in sth fa~J!__________ F~GI~S 2 __ ?453220 302250 SOUTH AUST.PT, IN FAULT ____ PC,T~---------135978 CS6 Sandstone interbed, green _ iFACIES 3 BASE UNIT 5457270 299350 COAST NEAR ISLAND PT. H 135979 CS6B White silicified mudst, mudcracks FACIES 3 BASE UNIT 5457270 299350 COAST NEAR ISLAND PT. R

Mesoproterozoic Rocky Cape Gp correlate

AMG from Bluff topographic 1:25000 sheet (3045) Page 1 135952-135998

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Catalog# Field#. Rock~~_!!_cription __ Rock name AMG-N AMG-E Locality '---··---···

COAST NEAR ISLAND PT. 135980 CS6C 1 __ JLne sst \A/l~~!.r:!_rnudc_r:_~~-~_9!n mudst_ _____ 1 ~CIES 3 BASE UNIT 5457270 299350 135981 CS6D1 Pale, fine layere_<!_'!IJ:JSi~~~~ed mud~~-- FACIES 3 BASE UNIT 5457270 299350 COAST NEAR ISLAND PT. -----· ---"

135982 CS7 A Pale buff, silt laminated mudstone FACIES 3 BASE UNIT 5457270 299400 COAST NEAR ISLAND PT. ·--1---

FACIES 3 BASE UNIT 135983 CS7C1 •Green silicified mudcracked mudstone 5457270· 299400.COAST NEAR ISLAND PT. 1359a4jCS7C2 iGreen silicified mudcracked mudstone FACIES 3 BASE UNIT 5457270 299400 COAST NEAR ISLAND PT. 135985: CS7C3 . Green silicified mudcracked mudstone FACIES 3 BASE UNIT 5457270 299400 COAST NEAR ISLAND PT. 135986 CS31. !Mudstone intraformational conglomerate [FACIES 3 INTERMEDIA1 5457550 299800 REST AWAY PT.

. - 1--------135987 i CS32 Mudstone/sst sedimentary breccia FACIES 31NTERMEDIA 5457610 299920:BERECHREE PT.

··-- --------····---·-----------135988 CS33 Fine sst with intra~las~ mudstone layer FACIES 31NTERMEDIA 5457610 ·299920 BERECHREE PT. 135989.CS38 White cherty dolomitE? _______________ FACIES 31NTERMEDIA 5458120 300400 LINFOOTPT.

-135990. CS40 Flat ebble cong, white with hem. FACIES 3 End-member 5458100 300280 LINFOOT PT. 135991 CS41 silicified green silt laminated mudstone FACIES 3 End-member r 5458100 300280 LINFOOT PT. -- -------135992 CS42 Pale army green mudstone FACIES 3 End-member i 5458100 300280 LINFOOT PT. 135993 CS43 White crse sst, with flat intraclast layer FACIES 3 End-member 5458100 300280 LINFOOT PT. 135994 CS45 . Buff silicified and well cleaved mudstone FACIES 3 End-member 5458010 300200 UNFOOT PT. 135995 i CS50 i Dark green, grey sandston~ FACIES 3 Intermediate 1- 5457500 299450 ISLAND PT. 135996 CS51 Silicified green grey med. sandstone FACIES 31ntermediate J 5457500 299450! ISLAND PT. 135997 • CS52 lnterlam sst and mudst with mudcrks FACIES 3 Intermediate J 5457500 299450 ISLAND PT. 135998 1 CS78 • Quartzarenite med. grained white FACIES 31ntermediate J 5457500 299450 ISLAND PT.

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AMG from Bluff topographic 1 :25000 sheet (3045) Page2

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Preparations ----~-----

R R

--~-------

R,PC,TS -~F----

R R,PC,TS R,PC,TS R,PC,TS,H

~---~----

PC,R,TS R R,PC,TS,PI, PD R,PC,TS ----- --R,H --

.R, PI,PD R

--

R,PC,TS R,PC,TS H

..

135952-135998

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Appendix 2.2

2.2.1 : Thin Section Description - Facies 1

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Petrographic Description

. Specimen No. : '3 l.ut\~ ~ lk~ I Locality/Facies : "Ju~f. s.~ of ..w~ '£Wf:f .

HAND SPECIMEN:

BINOC: MICROSCOPE : -+ -+1-Ht\i S.ecn oYJ

Sorting : .. N\.d".A. s.o-r4-~ ';'\- ·~lV;clMc.A ~«s

Bimodal : J s;tt-o.-..l -vwrJ. ~

Diagram -:

Grainsize : O.O(.:ZS' ~ o. oooo"' .... _

(max.diam) :- o.o,~t.(~·-~c..:itt-J

(min. diam) : o. oooc. · Texture : s\l.t.

Round ness.:·. ~~ •. :~ L\­

Composition·: 11.-1-"'-lL"\b.~rc:o"'S, lwl'oC.CO I ct~

Cernen1t type : ~ ~ sv""~

f'I'\~'JC

= 1 OOOfc,

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THIN SECTION :

Bulk Composition :

Quartz ~ types : J~~ ~ 6J, .. e "-'-71>-, ~"'~c..(.~~(~ ifle.W;.rthu E!!J':;-hli . -r

Feldspar:

Rock fragment types : -• ~fkl"'J • •

M1cas: su->ctlef~~, ... ~""""f)""~ilfl~, ~k.l~)

Heavy Minerals : :z;~ ,-x ,.,.,·r 5111 1~

Matrix·~ type: ~- ~ "~"""'"· ·~(t'C'i'o.L.<lmtc...J ,p' ' • . . - ~

Cement -·type : sit;~~~~ ~s"?

Others ·(porcfsity'"?).: -:t,__ ;.d~s~~--;:-c;u;-~;~ l~.

INTERPRETATION :

Provenance (soume) : • ()nd.W.cl.l!. erjn 071 nw:l '1/z.tJI"CiiYU -;. ~ hL i"Y>S.tfw ,..vf__,.z._., WJK

ittflud.P-po~- evid.enCJtcf l¢fl!t.._s lYldutf"fm~ ~ <~.tJ"\,.H tette>.ent ~~..,...,. s:oi.LA"~. 'I/Iu • .uron:. afi- <t oiiY-~'1~ J,;~J... pueR.n~ of. -lt.e fJrct;ro fJfl'-S -wlvd-~? -t~

f..h kidsf'<K' ,_ silf..::;... ~ "'~ cc;u..'C4. -

~ f-,.,., SO\.t.Fa., . ~-Deposition : ·

h d.Aifn..cr {~ "'~ 8'oi:J.;.d.. ~dd.""':J tcr-e<;er1+ .... J..ICII'I~ c.t.Ut'&11- &c~. "'fk ~

s,7t tayv<- e.m:tiJ2. fJ.e. /tWd tc:y'V ~''J r~ rey&JOir ficus of '~f'cd of ..R.cil'rttulf ,...._ ~~Jj

f Kls;a t.~i1 mmor a .. n•.ot.vd: suJ,~f.

C(jcl .-c, lew ~(Jj, f'IW~ -u,,.; s()l'.fi"!J (ycui'J SoA>'j) >

..

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·t00°/o .. :c.t \ ~.i

Possible Environment- Lo"".~' sA.df fA?VirtJ(J~ ~ N.bau. aAd S.fD-nrii.V·/:;a..uz_

- CciMd k. Ttl fi"Ckcletl ~ &11/tYOYJ -liAr J?hlth·daJ. N:1 /ddspan, s~ rw~ ,..of /{J.~Nt41

Diagenesis : ~ .,, . .1 _~; L.,.,.. _ .L. · •

- Slric,. ~-" (ftu;cf0 ~o~A4~ ~Cl T'« C,...... .... ~: ~ · c~ "-re 6e.e.... ~ f.o ~;,.. ol' l.IU'IiU SJft"c.. ~+ · .

f .1. '·~·' • · ) r~ f.1,1k1 iH. s.1i.(J:f;. "-JtiiWit.l /. P.t ~, F~.,.J ~ic-s, or1wJ ,1- ltua~ d"~ (lsi~ - ,.~._t.c,,.ll .. ~ *+!-"rf ~ ..

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CA-~ 0 L SC·01"'\

Petrographic Description

••' ~~(2~~

Sp~cimen No.: 12 Locality/Facias: la,w,,,,,o.kcl. ~d-k~ Cl) LOG:lI I· .. ..

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram : v;!>~ IT' -. Colour (fresh): lij~~lLt'Je:ta-1~ ~j)oC\

I-','k. ~u $~!.~ II~dc.Jlowl l~~t~~

(wea!h),: -~~""~~k~j

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----.:.(~'--7F. .' ~.

Induration: WeLl ""d.tvaAu( (n.04-~~ J"III:f-",,~,,) . ~----­ ---------. ,'. r'

Sed. Structs: :~~:='1~ Wd~ C~~lt~~. D;~~s

- "I(Illd.,u IC:f CNV "-~~~ ~hv-c.<!. -ps s.v-o'i-e,.r - ...

-..I

SINOC. MICROSCOPE: . vY-J:4. &d2.iS 5c~~~JsSorting: ~ ~or+~ 11\ ea~ ~

U·-~etJ(..

&9,l<f( ~~ +w:>Bimodal: ~ l~ ~ """t- fo\.~.,IA

c£ii~~' ~1. -.--.01­a~ ~ -liVV'tl.Grainsize : co~~dl-" -~

( • '~i\-l­(max.diam) : 0.0061 "'.....

(min. diam) ::7 rJ, ooo~ . c;:'llf-

Roundness : ­

Composition :'flA.o.rb ~ ..i'+ 'boo/o~",-··c..ar

Cement type: - I'""~ is cJ.Oj % : :<'0%")

= 100%

T Q Clan:

Q 100

F ~X,fie 'o~A( , 0 F R R

100%

CLASSIFICATION: 1oa..-.lR.ct. InIJ--cJ.,.uk ~~).~ ~C'.kdI ~<"4 ~o-Aeol, J~

'o.tM1't", sdt , cl~ 1\4evtv'l" ~ lM-I-\/.e.

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THIN SECTION:

Bulk Composition :

Quartz - types : -~(X:t fII;,t ~ 2fJ%

Feldspar: -

RockJragment types: ­

Micas: ~tilt 7"1. O~.,r /~ ~ urOlih~ c/J.d;,(e I>'l2!f ~,.." ~~ fHiel1>J. .~-f#14- e"Jt~1al.l 'r!" -~ l' " U (J'd,,"- (/

Heavy Minerals: - ~t{

Matrix'- type: -sut'uk. tr.nN.odcrfze(CI>\'\s IU'd Dl!. (T 60171. _ B-ro~ ...:- t>\o.Ac.. Celour

1~1.~: {JII£, ,$. lI&\... ­,~-

'0" •

Others (porosity?)':' '\h~k-~~~-~~~'~-'(~,~i1d .:.~.,~~) ~I <:::~t...

11100% I

---r~

INTERPRETATION:

Provenance (source) : 7. i),/)o~Cfln.'c-~akricd ~ {l,f)YW\...{ ra;y... of­

or[J~rnu .. - si/I- is -/urlflWvS.

Deposition :

~rnelm.t! i/l UAJte/lA f1tJl ct>f»£ rJraol;'j ~-s-l-ru~.'.I? ~r~~p, bJ (AS(,i~ <>pedk ::1t~';~7 ('~UfLr Of "'jcl.-n;C "'-~~t'...n!J 'Hltd- re-~r.JJ-- I~ d.(J·rr,..o_~ Df 01-­

~

Y('fJ) ~ siIf-G~ a"Ci. F"IUk;i~J (~_

Mixed ~ I.()~ 9~/''c:=. ~ J ar..eJ. ~ ~ite~

~rl er..er[J!:J 1f1~ r;ot1ed- d.L(~iJf,~.

Possible Environment ­~ow ~ /;J. ~r;.e.) d/.;fr,J, (~ N.OBtieA) I::a~/Y))

Diagenesis:

? StJfM Nl£IuM-Orr... rtJrd.frnJ IYL /'Yt{ed7bfl Iyl'~ dR()-JO'~ 4- So~ c..oNo(~

~ ~I- of chf.olk ..y1d SVI'ii1e (cll..A.j ~

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CMOL ~<-OiT

Petrographic Description

Specimen No.:. 6I. Locality/Facies: N+k Ar+\.......( aNtY" /L-.~ si 'f­5Cl>~ .~ ...••~1'CoI'1.(~ (I)

.-­HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram : 1\04- ';~ ""~-v-'"'~ Ii-; 100ClU

Colour (fresh): LI~V lrj~ t.~~~ ~s_;;;==::::~§. ~._.=J'/Jf't:~~~~~

~ .i 4~"'f lit(weath) : L~~N • ... ~ 1;,jU-6~(e;.ud?)

Induratlon: ~ ~~. ~~ ;.Jd.l~"'-IN'_~

Sed. Structs: DlS~ ~~t4-i-".~~c~h, Su;(.fo<diYlj ,,~ ~~(~~)

V. -..tfIaJJ. <: 'VIW\ scrJ.£ $tel. ~~. ' .

( w'

BINOC. MI~J~_OSCOPE :

Sorting : ~~__ s

Bimodal: J'(r\.l~':.

Grainsize : l4:lat'ses,;H- ~ d.~

( • )~'jl..t(max.diam) : ~ (l·O/..

(min. diam) : :. QOoo6>k>

Roundness : ~ ') ...hro~~~.

Composition: 9uaJf2-~~~ I:.COJvU I~ 5Cl'/.,

Cement type : M~ -~ % : 5"0"'/0

= 100%

T Q Clan:

Q 7~~

F 2~/Q

A o F R R

,.-- 1OOo/~

CLASSIFICATION: I~~~-b~~, t1.I.od.v~e~'-Aet.wo..koll.~4~oiW) ~~doli'o\

~~~ .{ot~l ~I If, ~ ~'I ,,~raAa. k,4i4e . .

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THIN SECTION :

'~f ; ~~~c.::. ~~ c.

Bulk CompOsition :

Quartz - types: l.V'J.W~ e,~~ QJ~o\~

'<,pr.Feldspar: "f-

Rock fragment types: 'i

Micas: cJJ.c.,ik. ~,,~~ - ~I'U--~ ~~ /:J IJ-. (~~ rev:t!.n...-U,~ 20%� . . (7~slrlk.)

Heavy Mmerals: - doo4 tlf"'~ C:;O(O�

Matrix- type: -cl~ M~ - NI/-£. .... ~t 'l1(Oov-J UUl.-.-.A- 2~/o

Cement - type: y

Others(Ji)ro-s'ify1r:-~~~'lk~':~"':~ ~; _._- ­

'r100%:~

INTERPRETATION:

lk/os,./-roYt<:t1 eNfdJ iwIe ~ c ~

~(,(ffJ, ~.~ ~ "..,~ .s'~'. -c....r~0->"

Pr i}.C/I1'tQ M.lol. -~ 1(/1- w;,,;,u-. UIO.oU.J j. Mieg "'tdrYY I ~~

IJJ . ~ '- ~

(.laM f.a.uLA. C<-<1'f'erI1- ff)./l-ens -01 cLew; ).. ",12C/"1{!"~ '. ;rcrirJUJ -- cl ,or - J (j?- 'V f.. / _', !cdJ ou:f: -~()I'~'f';'J IS ~' t7/ _~:...Io-\-'-r I

.5:n..dihUS ~/f it. lau<n ~ 4W11';""-I~ inkaclClJ/j ~t2/W __ ./' ~ v - -~" i..J rWLn 'J..... .

(11 -,-SI"",,- _­Possible Environment -. -n" So.-ImJ J..i~ ~JY?

~ /;Y/f;lttl ~ 01- &«I,~~ ~low WCJ..Ate.. baS-f, I.ow~8J ~vr.-o",~

sn"l:dl ~~ pldS-ts /olti;,/u,.I~r IYUfiS"', '~r C1.... --_ tc-0c.4. /'",d-dkt Jter ? Diagenesis : SUif.

SffClfJld C#I"(J.~ sAow<.. -- hloU'ia,/ Ht'#. ~cvA'O~, "Iv.;-, (.Jy:.s~«.Jecf ftw~~)

frm,iYlJ <;"..~S_

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CMOL ';COTT Petrographic Description

• ~ I'tr~ ~,'«I"'" •Specimen No.: , 3 Locallty/Facies ~ ~ Sa tt s+O.-.t.

. k96a 11,.-(1) l : .• " . • i:." ~...". '_ .. t

:2., .......� HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram:�

Colour (fresh): ~~ r , ~?-¥>

"

1"-1 "(:\a')~_-,"(weath): I~ vu- ~., _~(vv· .

Induration: ~- I'Y\.lIduoJc.

Sed. Structs: "Q. !a.¥YJ~flS I ~-v"lS Tht-ra.~cAA5.ts) dis-~ ~~

:-; l ~~) '. 0fjQ1fb.kcL fo~. : ,�

- ~.~,~~--.. .. I ,~- ~

. BI NOC. MICROSCOPE:

s� 'r.c~crlSorting: f'oo<':J� , . , Bimodal: M. I I I�

Grainsize: Y"fO, si Ir rJ.c",iY'<Jlt ~

\ tYl!J I I-~

(max.diam): o. OOb'2-(j)..cl"s~?) Si/It I ..~

~

IjrM~ l~!.(min. diam) :O.()ooCk.� Texture: ~~~ (~~~})

Roundness : cla.c;~cVI!. sLlIo~vJa..:-_~L

-';> ~':k...... ~ q~~~ ~

Composition: 9~? ""' ~'llt - c{as!-s - 10% ? ~. Cement type: fYI~ - ~{S;d~ %: 90°1..�

= 100%�

T a Clan:� /\ a

'7 F�

A o F R R�

100%

CLASSIFICATION:� 0~ )N\oetv~ 'M~~ I 'poo~ s.or~) ~w on~~...�

01" ",,~c.,lasft., <;\ It ) s\ H-M~Y I +ud<;. W\1e:�

~

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THIN SECTION:

..._- .-.... _. \ . ~ ;..­

Bulk Composition :�

Quartz - types: ~e~, rnUMti"lffl~ 20<7/.�

Feldspar: --­

Rock fragment types: -­

Micas: ~k.~J~ I I~~s~~k '>5"/0�

Heavy Minerals: Zi~~ h-jl Iflref V'lT'fu-/'eJ. <~(q

Matrix- type: ~c.iJe 7d'l. . '-"

Cement - type: - ~silitA. ~+- ;.... ~~ Lt"!• ._-_.'_."--.__._--.--" .... .... .. _.. . ..._.. " .- . _ ..-~--

Others (porosity?) : Or~~ ~ ~t1J..-l.1" ~ 5"{~ ,., o' .. '::'.-j1 OO~C 'l-r c"

../:. ... ~.

INTERPRETATION: M~

l~~x' Provenance (source) : ~ -?

CletS~ ~ S:OIWL ~......... r 1\jX< ~ ""CM.lINl"'-~

Mo..~ '>:0 ~ 1\'lf..t..c.ACl~~.

~rr"- ~...", ~s,,~~

... ,",," SQftu\(.~ !;'U ,-r."'~~ f'~

. ...""",,-,.,,1% ~...".."""

-.. -wJ.\vs~~q..nk.~e.. ~~ .. _. ~~tp.iL"

~1~1 ~ •Deposition : ;;!n.. \n a,I'" t")t=: 01 ....!". \. ?::

~A-I.is:

~ \!,o-K.<;o~ i!. ~oorJ .fL:>...l~~ ',~ f~t,

- rV" INi)', lIIcWl'j CD-«<»ilI.0 S.,.A,~.I ~ rtas.~

\.-.l~'" ~ ';:'0 c Cas:1;.:ve. IV L'l-I.,';...... ,�

Q\-licit J ~. ~~ t:Ufo5.i~. - a.s.s.oc.iokol ",,'4.,�

~.

l-u~:cl~~-~ ~j...,G-I s~ e.~..e.~,

Possible Environment ­~~+. or s~_b-rs:i'Y\, -tl..o-f- re.ee.i'JeJ , ....... pvY &0-­ S~rw'IS.

) or fu sro-".,..... ~I-}

'-I\.vtI~S .�

Diagenesis :� s;r.crA ,cm"I'- p-.. '¥l ~y, s..�

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Almendix 2.3�

2.3.1: Palaeocurrent data

2.3.2: Rose diagrams of palaeocurrent

plots from specific local areas.

2.3.3: Thin section descriptions - Facies 2�

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ILocation Current direction I !

-i--------­

X beds ripples I

i I

I I Bluff Point East 359 I Cant.

313 Xbeds Ripples 171 85 110 54 280 289

65 96 8th Bluff LOG3 84 303

271 291 51 109

309 290 289 277

8 Aust Point 99 341 134 105 131 548 River Ga 107 47 113 Gardiner pt 12 125 123

91 133 351 339 133 Near Bridge 321 309 107 8 River Inland 359 23 dunes 113 89

135 Gutters 50 121 52 85 80 95

107 facies 3 xbeds 45 82 49 N 8ilt LOG 300

116 309 114 i

153 :

10 8th Ar River 100 ,

i , -­

18,50 8th LH 273 -­

282 i 307 i 321 i 286 277 : !

262 , !

I !

289 !

338 ! ;

281 i I I

61 i i ;

i 306 321

! , I I

!

i ! I I

51 8th LH 53 317 ! I

!

33 45 i ! I 294 i i I

52 LH near 61 I i 118 I

I I 1 305 i I

59 I i

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-~. , "'O'oc-wn"IMWW� -;rod t .6L •• ..ea·p~' ~.lnO)~T:l

6[' °.:IlSW:lyn••v: lSW.W�,\L'U· ...,....

.'01 • '''ea'p~i Jlwl~~l;:) 1" °·.:)U1Il.:llWA .:IIwyn:).:II1:l _~. 0' '1·0 .~II1I~YD••V: 111I."

tt, ",o·oc........)1�,,'0 ••:)lI1Il.J'WA JI.Y~.J'l;:)

.~( ••...-a·p~1 JI.lft.:)Jl l;:)n. 1 ("0 .~U1I:llu.'1 111I....

_1'0 ••:)n12:WA Jl·l~Jl_l;:)

0.' ~

., "

\ ..... r ~'II1~ "11.11 .~

.-. •~. n "t'n--..pmN "('n-m.y......." .·...-a·pu .z.t~Jll~ .n •....-a.p~• .z.tn"Jll~

St· 0 .~....~t ....'1 -.... Lt'·°.~-~tn••'1 _ ...'L.°••:.J1ftl.z..a. .z.t~Jll~ (L'O ••D_l.z.A Jlwtft:)Jll~.,. . Ott ...

1i ., I

'\"

pu_ Q.I.q~.J'otI

• ~Dlo, 1 U1M nn18

·:I1u• .Jw.~~WnO

~."1'. q~no, .~

01

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r fH1. J L c;. u:: TT

Petrographic Description

• • IS w ~ H; 11 (Jo,,,tSpecimen No.: 1I Locality/Facias: . q..... CLt~"'·,\<. Fac1'cC; 2

.:.' )~'.t.' .:r ~~~<A' i .. ·.

I 1-:;>..J '"HAND SPECIMEN: o~ ~-(,.

Alr°f'SColour (fresh): (,.I~k q1l. ,e'

~.

~~(weath) : I>u.~ - O(~((:~U) ""~O/O""'C-~'"

. :. ~~. '.:-." ":----- _. .-FT\( ",,"'k:'<;<>-c;t

Induration: I). will ""d.w~ Sed. Structs: flff'-~ '-"t-a.iV\~ "" c~ l~

SINOC. MICROSCOPE: GiSorting: ~so(\(ol

Bimodal : ~~- r-..oduak ..~..,;..bof.l. . G .. COOI!o.t.-: 1-,.1""", d~ (~co-n.~~)

ramslze : ~~. 0.2S"__ "

( '5(max.diam) : M

(min. diam) : Texture: sa,.,J. c<>O<"~ - S.M:>~

Roundness: ~- -,u-b~....s.~

Co~position: qwub.0'0i'r>!> ..,;'k-II....WIoI'cUJ. \o.lfv\;;...u&t ....... :,OlQ. (CiDo/,,)�

Cement type: s..\ic.oo. % :<.10% ~

= 100%

T a Clan: A. a ~5°/..

F ~O%

A o F R ~')/

R ') ':'

- .-.--_..-. .

100%

. (0(1..1~CLASSIFICATION: ~ w<M ;o,.du..{cJed ",--..(.I ~~ I',,· ,-.-cl",,' ';re"> - ..... \c.(o' ~c(I I ,

St'L e" ~-+~d, ~LJ.().J"6rtn~l~

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THIN SECTION:

Bulk Composition : Quartz - types: iJ.fZ"'c-' ""[c<.',.., ~", "'--'1';,~ ,:~.~-"...) .. "v'''' '......cu.. ~So(."1""" ''"j'"

Feldspar : "11J~~d or.tl'

Rock fragment types : ~IItltl-anW'f~;c 8'CliYI'>. 5'10

Micas: w;c;k. ( ...0.JY.. .. )

Heavy Minerals: OZ1"fto""­

+OU-.J 'Lt l1:. ~'" ~ - So (.~ Cl( \ l~%

Matrix - type: ~iCJc: M;et:I<;'

Cement - type: si lico. ~r ~ ~ 5°/~

Others (porosity?): NJA .{.7kcl L-I"rH. ~+-

100%

INTERPRETATION:

Provenance (source) : fou'i'ld.J.d. 1a,.,.rrre.1..,.-<" IYQ 2i'e:c;;Y'~ as",""'» 0;�

!>Jre1cJu.d no.t.itl">wl'f"IC , .....~, ~.Je. 'lIV,).LI+�

~ te"jcI.uJ. ~:r-..z.nr- (CN,"-). Or;31~~ (fev> ;Mt or 0,01_;>- !;:-...J \j ...~

Jr>els..;.c SOUJc.Q.. k- Jo.~....._I/)'\.~ 2S)( ba--J.~ 4."} ~....,

- rY'<.fa"'-OfA"- Scv'CI, fiock ~ sltelt..Juid?Iz.'l'a'~ ~ .....,(~'T~ ~ ___ .. \o-~.

Deposition : ~~ I

WtU ~k cl. a...J fO()/'cIJ.d -ma..JtJe..

Q;.~i/IO"" of h"'-cel.wer.1e. ~j --f.~.sarod:"l/l.

S-frv,-.(p 4~ c.........-..r j.. b"Y~f'''J ik. well. .sCi~ /"ht"!o~~

f- pt-mu.tetrd ..,et) IrJr.v-d.R.cJ. fYewd. ~ou'l;WS -~ 'Itv! (IIj)\;j,(dJ -'0 ",...mt ~~~

C~""j. frocWarJ I"tfLi. ""Ia/k'5 ~ l+ :.. ~~cl ~,.. r'<£s Strudute·

ill e.O"/~ j,::-.. hS eve 'V;+~.,-,.." 1-1..1 "fpL£S, 0/'-0/. s....."" ~ +-N=';fDo .~ ~.ct..

;JSScc;akd ",:i!-. ,r.�

~ - 0::\·"c.1')" (~.,".,>-I-;

~/ ~-'~olPossible Environment ­-Ilbo~ FI.J.1.1. (!,. c.A rtoJ. bRa""'-· - <:< kw -w+l-e! ~s:...c~

I ::vd rr:cel"""fS�

weJ) .... imo~ j'G,ns (UJials"U) ..fro,..,., +~ s?oii;'!'C h'3J.. -:'N/JJ ~r",JI'fC~. - ':'?4oLlc( be.. oLeJ. fo..� hti-i-l.. u~ aclroJ...

~ ..-or*~ .Diagenesis : S<ll•.".c! ~~,) N1,(Gle.to.'c f<.:<.'(":;io,"'; _ " ~"_ .. ~.... "'" (0''\ C.:: C~'·'·. :I."'" ':'i: !A..."C::-:

-1\..Iet...n.. - -:. '.t:.;- .:.: ..._:. ... : -(~iI~ •. ,. .fctbor'c. , ~

-l:-lc'Jfce.~ .0' ~~"";"JV~~f-' ,'~ =. ~~r.\""o..u.~. '~:I: ~ f" ,--":l =" l.J"" J 11 "':1 r ~ ........... ,.x.I":�''wo

S,!;,-" (.:Ju-+:-' .:,;.,. .. ~J- v_lt~"o,c11

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Petrographic Description�

P~CltS 3­. Specimen No. : Cs "1 b Locality/Facies : L.06 ,"3

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram: J_'f.~d

-0~~ollColour (fresh): li[fl, (O~ PM~

\ ~r"rIJ~" " (weath) : blA «- _/ ~CI-"'~ ~

-', f~~~~~·

- FIM. H.IVl~

Induration : v. rr&. .flvo~~

Sed. Structs: - 'I- Wdinj~~+or, lj)CJf« -w-Rd. ~.. fIWIlI ItIN),-;y. tl.£ - t-~' ~

p~ IO'i~liY"4Jl.. al- bccs.e. fQ(Q..~o

SINOC. MICROSCOPE: .5:Sorting: (V1~ak-we.AA

Bimodal : .so~b;~a.l.~(wvJd.~"'~)

Grainsize: -t~-MR.d~

, , 511{­(max.diam) : O.t.ftIl....... -~s~)

((OJ

(min. diam): tJ.\",~ - v..(,'-lS~. Texture:

Roundness : ~u.br<J\)A'I~

aAsComposition :~+.h vY\i'<uU <.S'/,,)

Cement type: "'·Ilic.a' %:

= 100%

T Q Clan: '­ A

Q or6°(eo

F

A 0 /

F \

R R

100%

CLASSIFICATION: LJwt ­ fO~fil'-k l~ocWoJe-~ :;o·k& I +~-M.(.~''u..M

s~ot. I 5(I, Co CR.fY\.tJllkef. I 7'.1 a{-I2.J-IY..r.;4e..

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THIN SECTION:

Bulk Composition:�

Quartz - types: U-"~ eL~~ 1 ~ l.A.m.-;r.,~

15"'/0� Feldspar: Njt+ -~Q.~ o..A­�

Rock fragment types: r~ul­ Z% Micas: (11"<:t:k"1

Heavy Minerals: ~or-R. (Fe.ncl-.- ~rl)

• • ~·,re.-~ O~\~ (~~) 2%� Matnx - type. r~nCD. N\"Ah (tulc.ik)�

~2°(o

Cement - type : ~k",rr,.e.r ~diCcl<

'2%II

Others (porosity?) :

100%

INTERPRETATION:

B~o"l~'Provenance (source) : (.ti~'~~~)

o.;l~""'" _~.1,.L~ ~o~ . Pl'd)...--r--..s~ Cl'; ~le NO.I').... +O.........,1~t 2'11'0"1� (to J __ ( d.~I""~ - .

~~~: -~) 51- rtJ! J ~

1",,0, gu-' ().,,..t-l!-{P- . ,~."J-V- "'I

~"'4'"

Deposition: -{f,..Q (ad~( ~ J~C4. j}1- -IV fVI,(f'e touYId.JJ.cJ.

e¥V\~ ·S\J.~ ~tllc..til.t.. tOCLI.S€ j"aOV1~ ~ ~1~j"'n.~o.. +<;Qrw ~hc{ "'--d� ~"Jk/ ~j~ e4'''Ji'IOfI~t-. f/-cti t.a ~ ~d M:CQ.~<;' u.-,,*... o!..� -W. ct(o-.rc;. ~·He.r,

u� rVlcx::LucJe.. ~SJ ~os'.\.-t.O ...... I ~ sarkd.�

Neeus.kdc. - b.M- f\.<l~ ~ijJ,.. ~(~ "'Jo.-JC,.. ... ~""­

Possible Environment - ~ fJ1cdu'aJe. -€AJlfqq - e10~ to wcwe achO,., J().,Sf ofht..ett. {o.cL - br.d s~ VJ� (t>t.bocJ< r=: IN, t.,). B)�

Diagenesis : Bu..ndl \.j·l-u.. si l't((x ~~ - "'-"cl ~U.h.u":.-1 o~ ~(et ih~. _�

S'<"'olwe: Frodu.,,":} - ~"<I s~'J d<fo-< ,ra"" ..lo'J f,.,J,...""�

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Petrographic Description�

Specimen No.: \2CS Locality/Facies: raG;c~ 2 - ~~ PtI~1l ~

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram:

Colour (fresh): ;v~ile flJrJt.. rJ.oJ/c red. sfa-Is

(weath) : pink I 't>v{I- sraj'(1ed ,p

Indura ti0 n: m<Xl..2.frJJe - vJfJ}.. ". /

--~-- $('c(1(.ete().. tEd sf,,-i-Sed. Structs : ­- ico", o~ ~rCl;vu

BINOC. MICROSCOPE:

Sorting: 'J'iOJ Cl. efkcJ. s

Bimodal: 110 .. ~ \ -'f"~"!\~ -. ~.I~~·Grainsize: -.f.'r\~ s.ar<:;) ~ ""'~rl:..

d') I \ '3.:(. ~ q~(max. lam : O'~"'''' (c~s.-J) C1e.:l 5; 1.1­

(min. diam): O.l"'--(~t~ Texture:

Roundness: su.~ro~-s~"Jo-.r (~)

Composition : 'fu.~h. cktul1.anf l SOfYl(,.. i (0111 OVIC~

Cement type: S-ey-;c;k ~'< -; j %: . L.. let(.s,'.cC't~

=100%

T Q Clan:

Q e,~to

F {,\OLo ~~

A o F R R (,~:~~.

100% .)

CLASSIFICATION: lJMk red. ~r-oi+0 o~s ~u. s.~ +"'N.. saVlo ) \ ) ) J

s'dico u~-kd! ;~~I-k:

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THIN SECTION:

Bulk Composition:

Quartz - types : -J,<:~~ uroLu1ote. ()ct,'tI~~\1\QD..( c.o4"~~ '21'>/.� -+rut. ~o..i le ~,.co. ;. t�

Feldspar: I[I,>/~ .,I'f'oJ·\"a"d <::. 201.. L 'jJ/• . - '­

Rock fragment types : ~o~i~ ,b.~;'nt, d.~J"'JJ(o..\"l"t 2% Micas: Nif" - "::'I~I., s("rc,le

Heavy Minerals: ro.......uol""&-i' ..... 140U->'IMQ"l.~

'2<'1'0 Matrix - type: ~

Cement - type: ~i lico.. ~-\-­

7% .others (porosity?): 1'111\

1000/0

C;,V :'\.INTERPRETATION: "~ ;:%.'}/,.r)" ,

0- ,,)-t:' ," ~:~Provenance (source) : ~ ~().l

d -IoUl1'YtJ,k~ - Scr.Uce '.t /'I"L-kz"'''''rh;c. - fff1:Ul)hC. kna7h� j[Au+ ~ seelr'-"-"!.rr!a."j ro~ s .�

1~(fJ5f~l.k/l,e ?h.. ~ h'.v~t~(, 2,';'1.�

~il',""~\­ll~·r

~~~ ~cd--o"-"-rDeposition : ~,..oe:oX'j O'-"'\..~ ..

fS w:,~( !:.O( kd &~ ..fry .some..~!L ~(J. (~o."\oIt~)

V{Cf iY' ~ - /Y' " l ~r (Ir: 'fld of) ~'f:>"h

/.le/) N/'flIl.ONc.d, ff7dute, W o,-,~. s~ounolJ:d

plf'",i:~~ ~.,.., 'o\J.u-~reu-­rna.y k bllkodciJ - or &5:' IJd{ Se-Y"Py loX. - _k~~l.'-t. ')]''''l.o\-rof\~ - ~+rai~r..t- (')<~i'O"'_

tJOJf-P.. crd~ - ".,a:::.,f :::ho~ et"l,,~

Nuj,. etlH3::J d..J/o<:,.'- v......

Possible Environment ­

Ba,- ft,racJ,. 7'JCL/ la 'I I .

Diagenesis: - ~ -;,uJ-w€cJ. o..-cJ. ,;',l;co- Wl""'J.",4-eo. j"C\;-""~ ~ re~<;,~Ll .'"20-+''B...

)./0 5 u("dv~~ SI/'CC<. CL.Mu1-my Wtft.,. bu-ncV, ev-.g{�

/'-10 s.1- rh. (J{~ T'1 AOA'f:. s()~ cIJ.-Io~1J'"

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Petrographic Description�

Specimen No.: cs \~ Locality/Facies : F"Ptc1c-:" 1 - SouM.. L'JI.,J I/-av<:.l<.

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram:

Colour (fresh) : i<JL-vik - !"'Ql"t [.,1(\"­\J , '. :;. ~c~.. ut­

i· - ~c"c ~rc.~')

I - H.""~..J~?(weath) : blot If It1F~ (stra,.,i)

\ ..\-WJ :.

"

~\'I4)wcti S()l~ St:Y>d.;11 1"""Induration: ~ ~aJer}

Sed. Structs: coo"f~.fflf ­ ~'ffd~' . " " ..} 0 d - n -so......... ~isL. ~<:1.

eJ;D~Oero..cle.d.. ~ 'J'?� ~

cr.!. i'N>-w\.)/ CJ..l'-o ......ot ~rOI"'S

BINOC. MICROSCOPE:

Sorting : LJe{A ,o<"fo:,! - M.d1..

Bimodal: -�

Grainsize : o..o..-.-~~ ~-Nld,"'.u-.

(max.diam) :�

(min. diam) :�

Roundness: ~ro/J.irdM. ltVttl. "wca,(�

Composition: 1~ ~ S."#fIo~S

Cement type: s,'(;Co...� % :

=100%

T� Q Clan: .A...

Q q~(.

F OD/oJ

A o F R R r;"(,�

100%�

CLASSIFICATION:� wlUle - rose.(''nt:..) I-\t'vU l';1du.,.,~) ~ ~or:\eo(1 l~)

Meci il.<.l'Y1 sa....oI., ~ i' ico cL""'-U\*-d 7lAoA'=- o-.f"~"\ ~

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THIN SECTION :

Bulk Composition:

Quartz - types: e.,,"'f,,~ile. IN''c:;:LM..ck, SOlMt.dJ"",",~.j..~+r", '5"'+- I Cfofo

! Feldspar: N lA

Rock fragment types: ckt+ .......iJ,.. -h~ ... .c.~ "",.~ 1'1\) f\~e,N#+ 5%ww..~d.

Micas: ril Pt . -IO\U...-..,.I..• ~ -c..?~o!o~ •

Heavy Minerals: - 2Ne,e.,... a-cl ~~(~rlrJ,.) L. 2%

Matrix - type : .;~ el~ ("'~~i'l-) . J<t;'/o

Cement - type: - s-..... !>'\iC.(). ~t-

Others (porosity?): N lA­

100%

INTERPRETATION: .;}/\~.

Provenance (source) : 4-' 0'1.''ll/'__

~e.(}.s O+Wi~i~. ~<,o-'"().Ji. .,.,..eJ.. ,-l'~r-kk","",,1"c. SO<.MO/. o.-J. rcc.~~ t.ed SOUJ~ 'P',~l('l~. .(..~~ 0 "1-.",..­fro ....... cN.r+- 0\ .....�

~\.~~

"2s'f. Deposition :

Ma:Juak btQ.fjJ - Neti ~eI'1eOl

(~'-h..ee+ bn--r:J rr-. ~~ ot­'a''''cUl' ~ .

3(~ ih sius 20x

~(/lI¥

bo~<1t\ec;.",'k

"kfJ ~~ """;c .... \.dh~

SU,.,.~of~

Possible Environmenl- ..0 _ Mi- -In h;<!L( eft'F",q ;. "ea.{ bl'fak'''J f'IlocJ.ucJe. .)f\QlffJ - ctbcV'll. F. N vJ ':0" J' . UJ

y.JMef, a; If 'IS reCl50"'Wt:J -f,~ ~/~1.

Diagenesis: &vi,,) ,;,f< s"",, ~~ s.,7noo "-"",-nl"j -7 So~ W<as of c~ ...q~

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Petrographic Description�

FI4C.\ e s 2..­Specimen No.: cs 13 Locality/Facies : N+1-, at- C"'''''~ Rodt

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram: '.\<. ~~;'Lr°t.lflc'.~

/f' _".,\cv>..o",-\'\..S\\t / ,s'Colour (fresh): lJ~k ~(eti'nS i'\. b-ralf,.V\ ,.,.~

/

(weath) : l-IMIe- eM:-J� o ;<:::,...::J/:,__~." -~;'::=::;~=::~""~-';;;"=i:;;0:-i . ' -,-, "'0 " "0' aoO C' o ~~-~~ .. c=>. # ~ ..0 ~

-.?~<:::::,a. , - '.' ~ .~

Induration: ~oJe.-~ .c L-.Jt:''-"":". tJ~ " ·-~ 0,---0

c. c ( o~ 0 co_. J'­

Sed. Structs: X' WAch'':) lfo~",.. ~ 1~ ~,c\,.,.s Nr.<"'e "J..·.1e oli~ ,"CWSi'O",s. ('flz ....;J1,. ~ )

~".,.,~sd~

BINOC. MICROSCOPE: ~~~sSorting: I'H(Jduu..k - poor ..fro1M LaaK-o..

Bimodal: Y-es @ Grainsize: jfoWV. ~ (..."V\.l. ~eu-o( . l3a.. ~ (au~ •(

(max.diam) : >bMIV! oi;a.m ~~J \S~ rLU.~d.J

Q..J\ol Sf~"'co..-l(min. diam) : ~d<ljt ~:"oII.~a.-oI. Texture: q+:z. ~a.f'cC

Roundness : SL{,bl1?UrxU~~ 1.0,,; <;f~(i'J r.dJ sot'kO.

Composition: 1fz, roc1fr~h 13b:� f,--ne. -k> rWld iw-"...

1~~u.oAh...Cement type: .br<.w"� %: ~;k,~a.~,

=100% ~

T Q� Clan:

Q ""~/.. F i'\ Ip.-

A o F R R� 20%

100%

CLASSIFICATION: ~k- troVwt'\., 1'I'\.Od.2~a..k·~-for~ ~-+d I bi'tY..<ld~) Coa/SL

$Clt1(;( -j~ }' UVV'Ul+ ) L; H- WJf1 ; le

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THIN SECTION:�

Bulk Composition:

Quartz - types: Wld.tA..1cs-c..:v.J. c...o-yos;k 7sflf•

Feldspar: N/~ /~ ~6% .....et~fl..··C.9~,~

Rock fragment types: cAu+s l ~1Y) ~...~ IS:"(o ::::::::: r.;l"{o~

Micas: g.r.u/(> ~~~ i'--.""~

. Heavy Minerals: ~;r~ 1./rJru.1..)IYW.(~)

~2If.e) <::2%

Matrix M type: $eri~/e

Cement - type: $~ S;/iCA. ~f- ~/o<1/o

j . Others (porosity?) : N/A­

100%

INTERPRETAllON : c..oors.e. ~. .,~

;2.-~""'"Provenance (source) : ~-Io~\;II't. '»"..- ~:~'>

.u.~ 1....(/..ut awJ md-CiIYlOrft.;c. tro3lW/lh-froW\. 1'\ ~~,~ b

prf.fiOvs,. roe.ts. - tec;}c1..QoI s,.Rd,~f- cw-..cJ.. ~ ~Q.~,,\

_~"/JWI',p: ~ (<,e,nc.tlc)~I,,;uv-or/""c. roe,k!> . 2·';'f. ~(')..- -M'~

WeV. (~d (cur ,~YOli"'(l~ - ~IV'\ J..jk. ~'f

eM./ljj .t0 W"~

.-.z:lfCo.-...--­Deposition : 1!1~t-. M.eW ~S;h-QY\. Larr ~ ~ra.i'I\1~~~ 2·c:;-x� rYljk ~Fd I i'I'- h~ taineti rY"a~1-I

M~~().7'"

h/eU. $orkd.. f.,"WL f'tW& - t<J:tJfYlahl:! V'f1~It.

CotUlM ro.~c)oI~

4leas.

Possible Environment ­

? BI~d1 so a.W(;a/'I or a~ h.-m..::daJ.. ~Yl~i'r()YltWK+ .

Diagenesis : (VI1r)~ SIJ..-h.u. c!u..~ -+0 fl'{~ of;VI ICex rI\A~ •J ~e. 0t ~ aJeas ~ llV'j<Z ~rot;nt' ~ la.ev'\ t I~d ioId-L. sd:co. -SiljcOl..~-t _ M,X<?C; ....~i(... ~~CQ~

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AJmendix 2.4

2.4.1 - Thin Section Descriptions - Facies 3

2.4.2 - Detailed-Description of Mudcracks

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Petrographic Description

Specimen No.: CS; A'. Locality/Facies : Nth ~il /- Fac.l't'~3

. . F.~B-4

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram : __ :;;> =>" ~ ]

Colour (fresh): ';nu-~ -~

(weath) : it'On!d.... ~ t9f~/bJ.if~

Induration: .-~~

Sed, Stru<;:ts : ItlJ/\'\.o~~·r;w"l.t ~~ ~

)

l~,..,....J<.,I. "-"e.cl ~ bo tb-o-cA i>p

BINOC. MICROSCOPE: ./

~i/;,", ~;>":.~~ t!9 nL-hcr.,';/o<fSe..-;. iilh. ;/ 0 ~ LTJ or c.J ~Sorting : ~ o

0.t:'C I:' 0 0

"'. 0 ..R 1lM:>...k..v'1c~_ . ­Bimodal :') >' '. . - ° -.

:.:... /.... So,...

Grainsize: si lit-~ tOdt r.- / ::::::s~

-..".. "'-d<fo~ ~~?

r\A ..•/ ~ 'S'\ I r(max.diam) : ft...t~ 0. /2S""_

(min, diam) :'? Texture: §l\~ ~

Roundness : "",~v-l.""" -"'~nv.AGL""

Composition: 0/ 'Cement type: s',\ieo.: /0 ,

= 100%

T~~ Q Clan: Q ~'""",,-I-.

F A/----.--:', 101,£' > 0 ,,<,,\;rP F R R

cb --" ,p->-"

100%

CLASSIFICATION : ~ hvlf-(J' '~akj ,-y..~etkcll ttwdP"tdeJ rotfed) Slii'CA

~ I fV1,'caceovS c.Au+

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THIN SECTION:

. to·.~. . --\ .;.

Bulk Composition :

Quartz - types: c.or:f",s:~/I'ftr¥<$SH~~t.L - '5"'~

Feldspar:

Ro~k fragment types: c1vJ S(V'l(5~tt'4ih<; Tk.. '-~ (~ /a%

Micas: JJ4ik~ eu.~ (fb. JDJ.Jj -s+Qined7 ,teriefk~ cA4.;k.' ~s<'I.cl "T') "o?-~

Heavy Minerals : .,

Matrix'- type : ~.

Silir,.. -~<#r. ­Cement - type :)~~ .cutJ eencih ";/-1. ~ eR. tlcu..... ~

"';ee~ ./~.'1.

Other~i(porosity?):------"- - ._- . ----- ,- .. . .'

I :1 '."; ,::I100%' ',: l."

INTERPRETATION : ...;;a-t<.# ~ stZtJJ. ~ tlP~~ ,

Provenance (source) : /2- (",;1» 0·1"1.­

- ,.,~cfq.sIt "ale fro-. l'IeClVj ""-I- fH'f re'lf,VId..UI So /.Me. ("~ ~oI'cA)

~/-u/ SO"'Y't. ot/~fClU'l '-e

- 1ucvk is tUJ7~ -J".h..,.~, s" NU n.o! ~

,_ , ).t;; 't "'iYJM~d. -{;r {.O.::I -la..; eAU!f(J SOW~

totuttu (~s,

. ',--~,- ,:",LcW~,"'~Cefeqf1\ ~ .,. -i - '3 ~ Deposition : lafd ~~ih-a.. /r corvu ~Iorrn?){r

4$ SDd-rnJ is poor. iJAer ~tJJ /:'I.</s/- 01- sJom-. ~

yfi/le d.tfoil 1-,fSr... - ty7{1..,Jbe. "'if#... 'I i rJre:t;ns ufllrY'j ()tA.f

-frvrr. ;.;In,cI tVld dud 6J ~dJly ~ kw ~JJ

l

difosihr;,.., f1t,-leckol jioW\- W/fen 11 CfAoI wM('.s

Possible Environment ­

f!..eI.aw t-:/V.WB. aho..;e Sw.B..

Diagenesis : 11!'OtM'd P'(J~J i1.e ;fO'" IS l..t..cN(/ ow, t:¥ 'J ~f ~/aCNJI. - SI"·r;f;('c.tI/~ ") ~ -I~ -./- .f..... ;c...~

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- od <;~c G<bo...L- ...I.:.k. lolL,Petrographic Description ·c~~

L ~A

~ 2.Specimen No.: cs Locality/Facies:. :h.S.i/f_::FJ4£!~~3

HAND SPECIMEN:

Colour (fresh): I~IJ- QIIVC- '{1-telA

(weath) : /3 ~ fI'lbt-Jffj

Induration: M«J..t.,ra.k-

Sed. Structs : .f)l1Y\;m~ - ~ /ar-tl- {/IMI il'tA".. e-h.:>tI. f""k. 'toh ~,,~...... , (Jb..'"1

~~~~-~k ......~~~

~I.l.p-~~

.:: -::: ~. :~1 tii ,::;< ~

-~-~.~

BINOC'.MicROSCC)PE : ~~-_.... ,elc.J/::::_~~"-ft'~ (~ -J . c;=.... -., .,,,-? •5~ ~ Sorting:

po...... ~i/jle-~'," J-..I) ­Bimodal: ~ ..-1_~~~. ••'-:-Clods: ­~

• ,Sd,u- . -. -lu~

...,A..;/eI\""'l.,... ~ Grainsize: si/~-~c) ~(ck<;_ ~...,,-"t-~i ~., ra, ~ .. tii •

U "'''''J(max.diam) : .9..-" l~~ (oo-Lolsa-d) sI­~Oj"'lD(I\o.L 'S

(min. diam) : -~ s'/I~OJt: O·O(}iJ,.... Texture: =(.~ ~;fl-

Roundness: ~W,(D~ t..kts.~

Composition: 01 •Cement type: ,ilico.­ 10 •

= 100% [.

T Q Clan:

Q~.

F?

A O~\l'''''''-.1-- F R R -".-" r''tIktll>* c~

1000/0

CLASSIFICATION: frtli. d,h-e 8f(fQJ, fl1ot::krrPeJ "i',j.M.--~o', ~ri.vde, !~J;d, nwd ' J

S'-(,c,,- ~l(oI,?UUIz. clto;'/e tw';/e

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THIN SECTION:

Bulk Composition :- ".

Quartz - types :~ .__ I~fo

Feldspar: s~J.r~ -~ s~/wfd 6c....4ttv>Y'r

Rock fragment types: - s~ tCU f-.ps -~ /ii1irJcl1'rj .. .......--c-­

Micas: ~~ I ~~~

Heavy Minerals: J '-b. 2lf(Df< h.cf". 6' olJ~

Matrix - type: - e"tJ ~ d-~It ';' ~l~ 7s% Cement - type: -~ s:;/,(p. -":0 S-04?

10"t., Other~qporositY?):- .- _._-. --- --. - .. ----­

1000/0 -- 1:. :- '-, e

INTERPRETATION:

Provenance (source) : - 1'1/,4 .s~ dcu,1c 'T"C'..l-.:c;t-( -I1tAI- n<(/ 6t ore. 01 JlI~ /eb,... ~f~ln,..~J _

Deposition :

:.o-t fn.1./:/J - (10 5/-uflr 0/ (.1,t.I't"P,fi- ,'nfWACRr jY1a:;~ ~ ..h1A. ;;-e'~iC ra,~ (0 rean.c r

Possible Environment ­~ eJtkjJ -..sW~ tNect. r;-r. cM.1/­

Diagenesis : - "%.(~ '-iJW/lo.. -/iv0'fj"'.a,d 'ock ~ e..-ItM'J ~f •

!".l?-/vMl4-rf~ - o~e".Iu-'t-9... 01 ,..; t:Pr Vi:M c.lft::w:rlJ4i. - m; r",,~;'CfJI! 1.....1:u. ¥ fffa-,,, ,,. ft,J 1~c1z

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Petrographic Description

~~ ~i It­Specimen No.: CS s t Locality/Facias: .fftC,-~ 3 l:a~4 O~"

.~_ ._. :.,J..;' ~ .., __" _...-, ...... ~ ••.~

... ,.,.~ --t"' , .'~ ~""...~

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram:

Colour (fresh) : ~ wik ~~ (A!+..~ . -.~?J~'..••;I\t~j ."

.,)NIJ"~ - .(weath) : ~-~

~/~

Induration: ~.Jt. ...-!o~'i.~ .,.Ii.~~1dl~

+.~~s . . ' ...... "".: - ::'. -:'; : .Sed. Structs :' .~ _~

, 'M~ l~"t\~ i'-. 1:>1&. ~ . . . " '<:.ir,;::; ',.

. _: ~ _~t~~~· .::' -s !-1: "'~" ..'

BINOC. MICROSCOPE: .~. ...,'

s........J.Sorting : '~'"

Bimodal: ~O?

Grainsize: ~~ - ~'""'-l..t~\H ors<t.Nt

(max.diam) : 5c~ wl..Je vlash \- ­ Sill­

(min. diam): ~

Roundness: ?~.

Composition: ,fz. ().".c;{~'k

Cement type: c;,liC,,- or (o..l~"? % :

= 1000/0

T Q Clan:

Q

F

A, 0. F R R

1000/0

CLASSIFICATION: ctJo~'''e ~'.w-~f\Q.

=v (,oo~ oJ c~ f.{as'!>i{it:"~

(Y1~be ()- #1 -11~ ~ ,. __

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!~

"

THIN SECTION :

..... ' ~

Bulk Composition : f

:.~.Quartz - types: HIQ _ .,~ ~tI..,eJ.J.,.. ~s

Feldspar:

Rock.fragmenttypes: ~~k ~~~~:;,n-e~ .~

Micas: ~~?, Wl":Jk Wt,~~I~_~",,~\ c.fw.ys I- 9'(D'

Heavy Minerals' ~QM.L ~.~ (ffi't~ cr:Js~Jj -b,.J~~"',S(;"'!"1(JJ,.

• (I .LI 'o'''''''",J.,.., ~ ~~ ~r:;<J(,J, .,..J)J-"(7')IW' '1'1' .J

Matrix'- type: 1)01 or."k s OoCofl1;~ 'octo \ i4~{~~) '.

Cement - type: - '1)g{Q,.,..~ ~ silia> J ~ ...~s(~;tc~) >"1(.0.. ,;( r'4

Others·-(porositY?Y:·· . _...~. .""

I .. .1 -:1 O'OOI-~"'- Ic--.:' T' .'

10" "" '

.J-JA~ ~~. fHoT05:.-:""..,:",..~ -.....................'-'.....,<INTERPRETATION: "". /~" ~ • ..... 0 <, ...,t- ::,0'" .

~.~lhCG'Provenance (source) : .J·.t...... ~ p~~ p.c...... le.

fVI()511 tJr~~iuJ I?7W, SO s.OW"Q ; { ~

c los.e , - clctsA ate fvw. lJear;.J; 'ft,.r-. s~

~cI, el"l/~.

/0)/

Deposition : r'C:··..·.. ,.::_~~ ...'~r~;iF_ - O(~"";'d~'-"l

t1,c1.ua)e ~1'1 enlli'f'OVl as if 0V1~C(;n~ clas'tt rg!(j"~f met ~

tji~"f- /;(r:lc!;rj ta:JU; ud """ca~ ct{/~d

...J' is- fLew

So - SO""C It.:Jw eN-~.

" "7 ~ clos.+s.

\_._- loo\<. '-0 Iae~.

Possible Environment - ~~ 'ojs.~.

'b_!>+...Nld~he{f?- ~ f.o s:.eol,~1 so~C(. -vl..Jqy'-~7 "":1,"+..l~,sr~f ~~/.e4

""!>~.

-F'e.'~1 bz.*<fla~ .... ~.. ~Diagenesis : or~~o~ .........

Dolo,....;,Hz~ (J,/'d.. ~,'i(;.(.;~

-~~

I(o~"",,'k ,'s .,."1--10..",,,~:ll(p. ;~ Gl~ o~,--ro.l C~, -j't\f«.u....t"~. ~ (,l~"~~

~h/~""'tA

~~ ~'·I;~ ~t as uloouLrM. ~...+-(.... tiW..d.O~~

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Petrographic Description

- ""s so...Speclmen No.: Cc; '1-1 Locality/Facies : Nf.f\!.; ~ L4f!.f ~rt:!! . ..l' .":'....,

1J .. iIjiJ.HAND SPECIMEN: ~11 ~

~~'''\''''''':' ~

Colour (fresh) : ~IUl-lT ~ -bI.t ff ~:,1i- f"lIt :.a.-.J G~~b-;:-::;:-~~----"~~~ ~s.~~~f.--~~" ,; ~ ;~"

(weath) : lfl~ ~~~-~ ' .. ~. -~~

1nduration : ",;). ",o.wr.-/<,I ~!Ji" ".' 7%'':;:: I

Sed.. Structs: ~ llLA'"~

'-.":/' . fj\~~~~~'

"~ru/"-'\"'C~

_ ~k· '" _-.,..-_~__~ ----=--' ..~.P2:~a···'.....a..;JtJI.~~__.:.~~

.' . : .•:J-\.cd- ~r. '.,Chv' . Co...

~ ~~!~'::'i.'~~ QBINOC.-MlCROSCOPE : . ~~_p_':o-~~~--ASorting :~-p--~ ~ 'tJo.i.Ie­- .

I / ~~.eteds~Bimodal: --t i"'~'""'j

~ '"J'"bi~,'11:~"

~Grainsize : ks-J.- bvA~~

(l ( \ ij..(max.diam) : O.r2S'""",..:.. "1 (min. diam): ~? Texture:

Roundness: ~..wu-- S..,.J.,~ --4~

Composition : ~ s;/,'c.t, eAaa~q

0/ •Cement type: '1/i4<;A /0 •

= 100%

T Q Clan:

... Q l-.rJ~"'~

~ F

A o F R R

100%

CLASSIFICATION: I~JJ-3~" '~fI, IttI) n.cW~, ~So,.~ek:Jkw"ffi VttJ MiC(ll(t7~!:

av+.

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THIN SECTION:

Bulk ComPosition :

Quartz - types: -1r;oftwL, : I ~1o

Feldspar:

Rock fragment types : "

Micas: '.'. -­

Heavy Minerals:

Matrix'- type: - c.~- ",i~ "'-OvJ <" ~"< _~~le ,1'30%

~~:;;.~~~:~?~~::~~~~~~:> ~ ·I::~ /,. '?:,. ~:<~ ~X1 000/0 -~ r '­

INTERPRETATION:

Provenance (source) : fl I 'j~ --.., - 1YI~be S-.L ~j0J7iC ra fk,

- N-dA ~a:At.JeoI r~ {w 1f2~Yu;"s

- ilU>Sf ;s Qfl~iC

't -coJ'bo-.lc woo ~ &ri~I"\.ct.l~ k .... ~.....-- "/IJ"~~. " c!-1./Io4rr- ."'"'NoA

,l \j~"":.cJJI"""Deposition: - ~1r:aJ_ (~~ '-'W' / 57

b.c;l4~? ~~c~ l~) ~?a.;~Tf eM'~~f-~

7.s,," ~ ~5'j", lr' eAU~ ~J.s t:::=.: C1fj jt. (4fb".,.cJ,#. /j,et.flf ~sWs-~

'V(~

ff~

~~hlU/'fJ~~fhiv~ -~oJClJMI

(,.....fIvJU~\) CjI, ti<'J';1- ([ -(h:6aIJ'y cWhQ:b-c~

~« ",It. ~ - ft('(JiCfd~ - (J.wt/.JlJJ,'-~ \ ­

uM {lIt ",,~~~cIeel JIu:(,L../,ov \

":\­

'0~'\ I :tPossible Environment ­ , ' - \50". .~~

'/ - ~- \$). "­1 r ­• • eA.;1e ~etk

.. ~lagene~ls: , *of- ·Glla , rr-;")

w{o"",,1!. - loo~' f1J:~ if Ms ," ~"ids -~"J -1'lf'''CI'fj e-f., ,.,.""iClol ~q,Mgll"f ~~ , So,"", m,"NJ£td- Or ;;oro...,tu. ~t eu.lwl.rdJ _ ~ "- . of/f.o.A....."41 ~A-J J. Soo-<f,tIAI/ S/'I(r;. IS

(,. -S~ - .3() miJltl- b.:J -(11- SeMI f,~ #$ s;/J~ £0/119 _ o~ ~/oIf:. / lI'!i)1~

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Petrographic Description

Specimen No.: Cs. 5/ Locality/Facies: N#t !.ill

HAND SPECIMEN:

Colour (fresh) : ~~1b~ "",f1,. r~h

(weat~~ : ?f'ebJ-r:/ ctV!ow,rlM-

Induration: ,;. wUJ,~#d.

Sed. Structs : flq(I,l 'So~. ~/..",,.,,,,J,On

_. --. ._--..

BINOC. MICROSCOPE:

Sorting:

Bimodal:

Grainsize: +~

(max.diam) : )

(min. diam) : r)

Roundness: s~.

c. {

Texture:

Diagram:

.~

" b .:l p" a' O.<r i"· . Q" . .­----'-' '''--: -=-'-r\.o

g

'5J...

Composition: qb. ~ + ~ .. rW ~",'ck

Cement type: ':ll·lic.... ? % :

= 100%

T Q

A o F R

~.~ -~/fJ',~,. __ ".

1't)J-~~'i"~

, ~

.r-.-- ",,.:dL,-~y ~

~~~

- s.-. \...oCL~~~~.P1~." .. ni".~ . ~ .t.:.~J'""~.,,~

::;C(~) ;:;:::'r:~'.~,

C\ lOJ-\.c.::.v...k U ~O-Of'l.,."i.. .

T-~~~:.

Clan:

Q

F

R

1000/0

CLASSIFICATION: ~~-rJ~' ~ "'oW-votMC'1 } ~ ~~; ·fn-e~....".,(~··.

~iI;CD. ~~ol) sub -kld.c;.~iIe

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THIN SECTION:

Bulk Composition :

Quartz - types : ~d.40~ &h"Y1'h~- N~ t:Jt:,c...gI ~ 7S-O/o

Feldspar: ?O~ f'Cr'o,nev+­ J.,.,A'!> ~ ~""+o Ml CPlC ~"I.

Rock fragment types: I r,W} .(ro4mU1~

(2"/0

Micas: -;n"";';" -­

Heavy Minerals:

Matrix - type: ~ ... -.'.

miC«! - ~·,il!.?- .. /5""10 ?

Cement ;.·type: -.. ,,, 1.,;.

silica ~ c~~ -/,;°1.

Othets:"(porosity?) : " .... . . -

:100% ,­

INTERPRETATION: ,;J. ,tV'').Provenance (source) : ;fl\' 'rO~)

- E~ • ~~+.M- J r-..d..icok. ~~}..~ (j.i({erM- qjc.r' ~~~~..:... ~~"" ..~

-- -./ '- ~~I~OuJc..L

- ~ eta&;}- - -(...-0"" fIQOJ , ~ 'MJArJ.- lik \....\lc.DI. ~

-1L.'cvlz..~rOl.;-'" ~ "'Vh~w -S:lAboro~) ~

te.MnC1.f\+ ~dsf'CU -"s.o MTYl~ "'inl'\owi'oj -'It\.II'\ ..~.

Deposition : \ 6"-. -~c.... -I'll<..,j'/,";:o~).. " - ~ ~ ",;-,~ - f?t.a<;~~ lOi\C~S.~\- ~~ +0 soc-\- ~(OI.').. t~~ ~ _ ~ -/fJtJS(»r'1' •

hvJ- 11- (~ "'or ~nlq~ '\ ",c;.ljfo.;-,.t OR ~,...4((5df). _ (f.a.R ut' ofjfc¥.'lf

u 2.... ~~~~

Posi I~~ ~dvJ.oJ c~:~..o~? -'&.v ~<:: +0 c~l~ s~ bou...Q.. qa.-l't"l

b-e ",n, ~ c(Oj) ckf0cid-,c',..b.j ~OI.c+-~.... , M'''' "'"~\-.teV I0 'f.ckf~ "';r4. M',Cl;>. ClMde4z:.. ? qlz.Cjlm~

w'~"""

,!edc. r-ra 3­

Possible Environment ­uwd ht tAhofe.- F.Y./J,t3. - SJ.<,f'ff,N) rn&jbe- IfMI/,dic/.A.l.e. -/.0 ~n~f teftlsfW1.

Diagenesis : ~ih(t;>, sowko... e.-W~ oriJ. f,U.{ ~"'fs vJ~ ~~f~ wex... ~{ott.cJ,.(kt~r .. ~u..hv\~ OCC4U~ - ~~ ol.uA.. -+0 ~ 1I i CC>\. t.olwh---o......

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Petrographic Description

~~i/l- Lo~ ~Specimen No.: Cc;, ~."2. Locality/Facies : F#J-C,IP:3 "" - ",

HAND SPECiMEN: Diagram': ~re-'~Colour (fresh).: ,;~~ prnkw\~ \'~~-l-~C.\ClU.~

.\,

(weath) : ~k - b.t(f

pMt- s·s~.fme-~Induration: ~ ~~

Sed. Structs : l~d.F\I~l'\J

:,(,~, '~\~\J« f''-'k.. {---..or v.~

'0 '~·.~~~o' ." ,9,', ,:,~.1f"- ~~ -..uucl ""f Sl~~ 'u---S' ~~)' '"S

~.~ ..... --..~-.

BINOC.-'l\iIfcROSCO'PE: ~ Sorting: ~

Bimodal: - >'\.0 ~l--~

.. f 'If-Gramslze: t''''-L-r...uJ. co-.ljs:'-'J c"'J

(max.diam): tU; fVl-? ~

(min. diam): cl, Texture:

Roundness: I.r.o.h-row-d.~d.,.... sa-o(

• • / c~.-'<

Composlbon: r().ew1£.rc.,n~, e('1 1JJ:Ie(cc.4.~ ~{f~

01 •Cement type: 10 •

=100%

T Q Clan:

Q

F

A l ,

0 F R R

100%

CLASSIFICATION: IWIJ-p"'kll"d0""', ,.,at i"~'''''JsO"l<P( ~,~~

t'ate< S/(iC/1\. C2ftlUJ'kt!, ~, . a SIlly, , tJ.vt;rsJ.dJL Ill-/.. rocideJ

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THIN SECTION :

Bulk Composition :

Quartz - types: S4rIJl-q~ e,m" ~ I ~ile (I'eCJs/1 ~~to

Feldspar: -j'h ~ (T -a.tkf..cd. ('I&J) <1%

Rock fragment types: AfMrJ,~b -r.A«M I a.vf .201,

Micas: ~cik - t~JtI "f~H. (Cl""tI'a't

Heavy Minerals: )

Matrix - type: ntjUA~ - $eA~1e ? i~tb ..

Cement - type: c~ (si/Ira) 3s-o~

Others -(poro-sity?):- ." .'

'100% ,.

INTERPRETATION:

Provenance (source) : weP ~ -SlI-brov-tJ.ed 'fk..uqs/~ Q.,...1

cl(JJh. n.... -f~6t.J:I -.."p "N/I1P~.

~II-.:o"lt ...­

!I't;(A -I- ckJi-.I­Ow+-.e/

•• ~I~. ~rDeposition : ~ .

~;d defor; fuJ,. 01 rrd) WJ);'Jncwt'O< /VIuIuJ'cd.

Mt.A~cfasls -so "'(Jbe. "~-h1?'Y\ (;If/il-aJed.::t. u.ru.odj _ rfA'-v.- €rlv;r-c",~ f/,'U. '-I1...R. Sto"",- rre/.). r()~ ~ COO<-I't€,

,{,d./!d HQ~ !,ro(J.t7~j)- . foo(~ sorled So M<J,cI.en'aJ 1/0(1 ~oI- bt{crc """"'r1OW~ ,j,., 'I-t.otI-~

Possible Environment - . Vanetbll ~ e,!~iYOr7n"h+ (?I(!r I 0.:- t~ ~J.~ TMUode - Ift«i. si If. -lia,tel - UJt,vu. s,"11­

~~{fJ - fA'OhachtJ S;!-o"WI. - IYIU b.t. eJ,o-X r:w.B. Diagenesis :

S""'(il;,cJl~

S-huc/ul'e - Chrlr- hticat!OUJ Do-t!s kve. /;f;.t;.. diIo~ IVt1I e~J~ ~..J~ p~!. ..

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Petrographic Description

~ sill- lO:J SSpecimen No. : Cc.. 33 Locality/Facias: r;=ft(,/~.3 ",:;, ,0

,

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram :_ .... •. '/L

~::-s:Colour (fresh): l~kI- rmt -~ . - ­ lIP ~.

. '~;ll'-; . ------.---: ­(weath) : 1~~ bl.l{t-~ w.,0

.-:-~-_., .-:. .~

~,.t:c~ ~

'''''''''- . ~""" ..Jnduration : v-rUJ ,;tkofteol ~c~­- .,.~~

Sed. Structs: -Gto.~+-(~) ta-~~~

....- NIk L.';;~?':\7'" --·q~~..~,tt

"'I ••~ , "L()V'lll fYV:1.~~~ ~lo.--~ . -=-- ~

.' •. :., .-.•..., ... :~.....! ~t ";

BINOC:"MICROSCOPE:

_Sorting_: ·~C~ e ...Gt1l~c.o:u~I~. SI/I'd.

Bimodal: - c~ ~r.,..Jd lr Grainsize : bt.Llltof-ro:k t»J, .: 0.02 _ -siU·~c.o«Al­

/~-".~ 0.0%... ­(max.diam) : C()OlS.fI~ + r .P""''cta. 7....... C{~ \:;,1­

t !.,f- - 0·02 . J

(min. diam) : -clcrj '-1l.001" Texture:

Rou ndness : ~u.Jo~. -~"1k

Composition: r/-z.. sev.d, ~tI;d(f)((f rwA-J

10 •Cement type: 01 •

= 100%

T Q Clan:

Q 7'f)~ ?

F.\I A 0 F R R 2o~

(1~,>1-s

100%

CLASSIFICATION:

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THIN SECTION : ~.

Bulk Composition: 1 Quartz - types: ~O\,ilt J ~ .3" Of., 1

" ' ~

Feldspar: ./ o)f..&ed. ~ wWc«J.(SIUlcik) .(~Io ~

'-'

Rock fragment types: hNtisl.fLetuJs /$~.Jt) /oClt;1 J!.'-:! /'" .. . " 3 T

Micas: cJtkMk ~ of fM!ct:($ r,). t"1ldIkW d(.ri·i/(~~ fi 'i Heavy Minerals: ,Z.1Y'-t 6W" ~,'Ie. ~ 1" ~

. ~ S Matrix- type : ~ a, -«l f.-.c.l mi cq. {~ - cJ,Jo..k- ~'ilr.- _ /o-/s"," ~ (j ~

.' ... Cemenf~type: ci I,'c« ~ ~ ';1 ,$ . 90"4 j :::>

Ot.k---.-ri[~t·:.::..·?) . -.- __ --_.... . _. ..-_.. 0-6

I Ilers \porosl y. : . 1­01

:;. "1000X'" S . 0 \

..,. U(lj~;f.-eo' ~lYIAOd)

.'2 8re41>s ~~c

INTERPRETATION: ~ tlPtfDUufa-a. . I ll~'

arcJ..1,.;"l ~f"04 cAI,3ldfProvenance (source) : (jh. • " ~

~ )., ,<:::::....cJv4evd ,.,.,.,.,. 3"""~-Gr~ da~4> ~ ~ c,to1,& "j - ....,.c.c-.;;,I:d..e1ko'

~~+ ~. <t f>/'oIWto-.- ~.'>iU'J .or ,s:l'lJ~ ~''e£.

- ~ +w:l"'f&.or ~(OI. 7Y\!o. - So "0-1- ~~ s:.",+.",..Q J

M ~~r~a.It..$<.ol.b~-...tUA~.

-~\d.L.r.~c( _~'1

.......0 el.<>oJJ '0" t_.... ' Deposition : Sf"'"- ..dl ~ ...iM

j

J­~1

\. . '2{r ~ ~

~ ~ Q"'" .,~ ~. .., i ~

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Petrographic Description

;:".C.le:S "3 . Specimen No.: cs 3 I Locality/Facias: N4.!>;If-

HAND SPECIMEN: Diagram:

Colour (fresh): t:u,:(t - (~sJ_""'~~)

(weath) : J~JJ-,b.{f -~

I. _!40 o-l I-<; N-M Ju,f{-J,...t. <.0Induration: ~vr-, as ~~~~

Sad. Structs : f'~ - -e.-tQ.~~ ..... roeJc..

-~~.

BINOC. MICROSCOPE: Gr~

Sorting: F __ • • ~_~ s.,...,...J-- ..-,,",, o'<>j ~

Bimodal. '1<-'" -= ~ C(~ _~u... G<M.:l~

Grainsize: p,.,.u~h 3-~ ..... (~~(~)\

- ..., Pib~ ')

(max.diam): ~""' ...... "",+t.:..s S:--f~ fo<,d-~ ~+-l" 5u-JIs:.-­

(min. diam): ~ (c.~~sdf(JQ~~if. o....._!!~ture : Roundness: S~J s~ s~w.....,.

Ss'-tS~Composition : Do_~~ l,+k;c .fr"j~~

Gi:I -nhs. ~Pl£

10 •Cement type: ? 01 •

~ <Mu\­= 1000/0

T Q Clan:

10c:ro

3'A o F qofto

1000/0

CLASSIFICATION: p1JL f:A,.f - I (II~kAy I-"d..u-(~) poorJ ~kd, ~~y~) s~-M~<PevJ

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THIN SECTION :

Bulk Composition :

Quartz - types: * s..;"v~ ~/z. cn'll~\ ( ..I"(Ip.. ..fI-'~ro~r.) 5'7.

Feldspar:

Rock fragment types: \/.fn,L ~ (Ne-eQCl$) l~~ -:X~I $i'lt~ ~S"lo

Micas : WIHo,'r r«k/;D,~-

Heavy Minerals :

Matrix - type: ~, sdClk, b"'(7&'~C ".~'rIA. loro

Cement - type : -fljA-

Others (porosity?) :

100%

INTERPRETATION:

Provenance (source) : - f\ (~~ -..cl is 'ti..t ~""'c.JL -)~ ~ T>\kmcM OIT()1l"vhO­

a...", l......~ 'I"" ~ clc<sn.. - 50ML ~rC<7>M> ~ 0<. <;\11- n c:.h , or (~~

- Qu...el-~ so u of (Wits

~~ -~;~~olcv\t.Deposition : C.Olflf'O~ ,."'_._. _ ' ... -~

-Stor-.~O~\t-: . '-.( o,-,,,,{ 1~~"""1 IOXUefO"'I-ho-... ",cH ra.r;cJ I fc1ot1J soriecl ~fCL"'S ~

dJ.,;.k -J~ ~~ M;C", 1..Yl..\lQ/l..,-r.oc). Ih~ ~ eIIU~'j - f<1 CJ (lath -..l ~Ie""-110I- • . ac.aAa ".... ou _l,lj~~ , Jq",s. ~-~ I'S o... ~ ((V\oUic.l<. -~o c~f-rl(/~~ CO(\~

Possible Environment­~D.-/ F rJ N. IS. bv.h- a..Oo.Je S. "".~ - r.eo-r er l}.-ie.t-~ olt.fo ... ihIM. (s O'-'""lt IO~ 'N,NIcI!> J

Diagenesis : _ $huotuctJ ~C~~f""f\.~ c.<tq..JCt~ .j..... ~{,tor Ir:.e.~ c(aro - -cJ:...es·, +­

$Ii~h~ preltcio.kd.

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Petrographic Description

N~ tj"" -;l:6. Po,.,.f '-"4 6Specimen No.: C<;. S"":L Locality/Facies : FA9~-r~I~:) :,.,.

HAND SPECIMEN:

Colour (fresh): l'jkJ-~ -ff~

Induration: ~ ~OJ.<&J "

Sed. Structs: ~"(\~s.1s CfD.~S ~~~......,(.~-I~

BINOC."MICROsc6PE : ~o-J.Sorting: ~"-~ (poor Sor~~;>- ~

Bimodal : ~T""I~

Grainsize : ~ .. ;,r

(max.diam) : f')\.t.-/M.t«~ Cloj

(min. diam): cbj Texture:

Roundness : ~<A..b""~ -"/:-&-8''''''...... 1 -S.Mo~~

CompQsition : 01 •Cement type: siliCD-} 10 •

=100%

T Q Clan: Q d..cw-.......,.Jr-

F

A o F R R

100%

CLASSIFICATION: (j~tf:j}.JIdI ;n~etkd)l'4O~ .Jr>M ~~ I;'lerl~

~StUf-rJa:jJ S7/icDf O!~kd 7fAftI1ctJ/rA'Jif?,:mW(ar' IMA/.e"

....: ..

\,

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THIN SECTION : S~tf: e,rfclvlet. Dr sh',,1YI '" ql2~(/S 1!ilC.w;-... ~ "......,4 .... w.JI'CKS

Bulk Composition :

Quartz - types: ~.'" e,,~."-. 0-). ~~'* ,~t~\ (~(::~~ 2 o f"t.,-Mf_s.~-~~ s.~""""'I-:J,(J.L.rMo.\(~Ie:t.

Feldspar: .... q'/ Iktt~ h t'l!irDS{SUi(l~k ) it1% o";J,-n~

Rock fragment types: ­

Micas :-. ~,su;c/lt.(~/JAII'~) I ~-{tJlJw

Heavy Minerals : ~c.I"9>'IS? -J f;r;#o,..o~ (Alu" s,'t.t.t,ev w,i--'-uJ ki~k.l>~ ~s-o{., ~

Matrix - type: ck;j-m;cclsJ ~.,~(c4rl) -J.--p 7t't?(.,

Cement - ~p.:: M. si/ic'l (c/.uf~~f4./~~) Others-(poro'sity?) :-. --::--. . - _.

-"·~.·-'1::'100% ­

INTERPRETATION: .". A. .-Ie

;J~rr ~ .\-"-t;cF"~

('-if f'-...J,..c;. ~~, ..\ {• ~ W-:1t 51""

;note. ob'f,'WJ if 1.-""I'rrel> f'\Y I>

SiliCDo-~ .....

Deposition : COAfl.St:

(1Jrif.n~ brrrr'~~ 0\. ~(J(~ $fYk.cl ~(

fW(-rs - S-hJfYYl~;1s btJd..e ~ 1fU'?'~cI

. - I

Diagenesis : _ (l't7rLS ~. U4t fl.t1 h~ {~I is !I,t tau * .J-' ­~:J ,1 c,uc.fc > I,v ...~(

_rU~~ L 'I' A.,iM.dYfr

("'.",le 'rlklt#tt'2a~ ( ,J tW'It'::J, C/acks. o~weLI. - f'I'CJJ.1U-(}I. S/ICO ~:-A

_ r "~J;,. .I~(/.P.o cl ~) ~u";::;(.AJM

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.._--------~

.. _~..

_..-'/

/

~

.

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AU1 program (Gold Tube) XRF University of Tasmania 5 Sept. 1997 Phil Robinson/Katie McGoldrick Ident Nb Zr Sr Ba se V er La ce Nd Standards 2000SR(1) 1.2 -0.3 1980.8 4.7 -0.5 2.5 396.3 <2 1.9 0.1 AGV1 13.4 230.1 663.8 1177.9 14.6 119 10.3 39.1 66.7 33.8

108.9 161.9 69.6 41.8 281.8 313 6.6 13.4 10.8ENDV ~~_~~ ________._____5 ..§. __.. -_._. ------_ ..__._-- _ ..__ ._._---_.._--­ENDV(2) 6.6 109.8 161.8 66.9 41.3 283.4 315 10.5icontam.? 15.8 11.9 ia.COMSi02 <1 <1 <1 <4 <1 <1.5 0.5 5?(cont.)? <4 <2 RGM1 8.7 231.4 103.4 806.3 4.6 11.6 3.5 23.4 45.1 21.7 RSES#8 0.5 11.1 137.6 51.1 43.6 305.3 55 3.2(cont.?) 3.4 1.2 TASBAS 54.1 256.9 1015.2 199.7 13.8 156.2 188.1 44.5 86.8 41.6 TASBAS 54.2 257.2 1013 201.1 13.9 157.1 187.6 43.2 86.3 40 TASGRAN1 (8) 13.2 158.1 145.6 460.2 5.7 24.3 9.5 38.2 80.7 35.9 TASGRAN1(8) 13.6 157.8 145.9 461.7 6.5 24.4 9.2 39.6 80.2 37.3 Samoles Ident Nb Zr Sr Ba se V er La ce Nd

2 19 277 74 520 20 95 96 23 46 19 8 22 244 136 608 21 106 120 59 121 49

10 23 311 96 564 22 106 110 59 118 55 . 2

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41 7 109 6 15 13 28 67 33 . -----,,-_ ..,._----.- ----- _. __. ._----'-,. ---- ._- --------~ --_ ..._-_ .._----------~ ---."-_ ..._--- .__._------ -_._._._-_ .._- -_._-_._- _..- .--. ------- --­

45 8 149 5 15 9 15 200- _~. ____ • ____ _..._---_.. -_._---------_._.,-- -------- ._---3 I----.--J..ll. -------_..._---- _._.._- _._-- ~._ ..- ----------~f-- . ---.-.-----­

53 21 240 81 531 22 105 111 47 105 48 63 18 278 74 452 18 89 100 51 113 53

74A 21 321 63 482 18 86 94 52 106 42

MOCOMP3 proaram 21/8/97 ScMo tube Ident Y fib Th Pb Ni Zn eu Si TASGRAN1(8) 36 251 18 26 4 36 2 <2 TASBAS 21 17 5 3 150 118 65 <2 GSS6 21 237 24 315 56 94 390 49 Samples

2 36 223 20 6 18 49 1 1 <2 -

8 35 235 27 1 1 20 34 18 <2 10 36 246 25 1 1 6 1 1 9 <2 41 27 75 4 2 9 38 1 <2 -----_._---- -------- _ .._­

45 27 83 2 4 32 2 <2--._------ --- -------_._-~f------- .. _...._---- -_.__._---_._- _.. _-----_._- -_.._._------- _.... '.._-­

53 33 243 _._- 22 -- 27 29 39 20 <2 --_..-------­63 30 192 21 21 49 70 49 <2_._-----r---­1--- -­

74A 39 219 22 28 20 42 20 <2 not reauested not reauested not requested

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Ident Si02 Ti02____ AI203 Fe203 MnO MaO ~--_.- ~O K20 P205 Loss Inc. S­ . Total S . _. - .. -­ ...

2CduDlicate) 62.99 0.73 20.07 4.21 . ......Q.Q1 1.56 <0.01 0.31 4.49 0.03 4.12 98.52 ---~-----

Q~!~ 8 62.39 0.87 21.67 3.84 <0.01 1.02 <0.01 0.57 4.71 0.04 4.63 99.74 0.82

10 65.15 0.92 21.24 1.57 <0.01 0.6 0.01 0.36 5.29 0.04 4.03 99.21 0.03 41 79.06 0.19 8.09 1.74 <0.01 4.29 0.05 <0.03 2.39 0.05 4.03 99.89 <0.01 _...__._-­

45 83.97 0.16 7.58 1.61 <0.01 2 0.03 0.04 2.72 0.04 1.38 99.53 ____ ~Q1

53 61.55 0.86 2.1.36 4.28 <0.01 0.9 <0.01 0.27 5.16 0.04 5.2 99.62 .__L64 63 63.7 0.74 19.19 5.58 0.01 1.36 0.03 0.35 3.82 0.04 5.4 100.22 1.01

74A 63.79 0.76 19.87 4.02 <0.01 0.93 0.04 0.36 4.78 0.05 5.02 99.62 1.03 Standards ._._--_._..

BLANKC3I9)N 89.92 0 0.01 10.04 0 0.01 0 0 0 0 0 99.98 <0.01 --,... _­ -_._,...

TASBASC3I9/97) 44.72 2.36 14.03 12.76 0.17 8.4 7.93 5.4 1.96 0.97 1.56 100.26 <0.01 ----_._. -TASBASreo 44.37 2.34 14.07 12.67 0.17 8.25 7.88 5.26 1.95 0.96 1.56 99.48 <0.01 -TASDIORC3I9)N 65.19 0.61 15.05 5.62 0.11 3.07 4.84 1.96 2.24 0.17 1.35 100.21 <0.01 .. _...._-­TASGRANC3I9)N 73.04 0.29 13.69 2.28 0.04 0.7 1.85 2.79 4.64 0.12 0.73 100.17 <0.01 TASMONZI3/91 58.42 0.62 17.43 5.4 0.12 3 5.65 5.27 3.02 0.15 0.64 99.72 <0.01

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Appendix 4

4.1 Structural Data

4.2 Stereonets from detailed analysis of

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Bedding Fracture Sets Cleavage Folds Location Strike Dip~nse Strike Dip ense Striae Strike Dipense Itype plunge Trend Itype Sth Silt 114.6 58 N Sth QtzS 113 117 30 S

81 89 S 105 29 N 112 85 N

113.6 38 N 106.6 40 N 127.6 38 N 122.6 45 N 131.6 49 N 122.6 41 N 133.6 50 N 116.6 45 N

62.6 56 S 171 53 S

127.6 43 N 123 44 S 122.6 40 N 126.6 45 N 113.6 43 N 113.6 41 N 203 79 W 72S 114.6 45 N

.

98.6 24 N 156.6 46 N

55 129 40 N 64 30 S frac 55 17 67 W frac 55 144 50 S frac 72 117 30 S 1M spfrac

last Q ocrop 81 89 S joints

SRiverSilt 170.6 42 E 155.6 61 N 159.6 53 N 160.6 57 N 180.6 24 E 130 69 S

52 72 N FAULT 126 75 S FAULT

163 58 N 159 65 S FAULT 127 70 N

61 52 N 102 90 N 126 77 N 145 41 N 17 83 E FAULT 155 61 E 159 53 N 38 52 N frac 160 57 N 170 42 E 94 NSTRAL FAULT 155 42 E 94 FAULT 120 77 N 98 145 58 N 80 NSTRAL FAULT 135 58 N

NRivB Silt 149.6 28 N 121 67 S NRiverSilt 115.6 28 N

75.6 14 N 22.6 71 S 128.6 41 N

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140.6 43 N 172 82 N 146.6 40 N 146.6 44 N 151.6 63 N 154.6 52 N 153.6 49 N 14Et6 67 N 145.6 57 N 150.6 61 N 170.6 38 N 165.6 58 N 178.6 57 E 139.6 79 N 155.6 78 N 162.6 90

28 158 78 N 22 tract 116 30 S joints

28>29 139 79 N 174 44 E 148 67 N 170 38 E 163 58 E 153 49 N 154 52 N 151 63 N

35 75 14 N 122 71 S 115 28 N 120 81 E vein

160 82 W joints 140 45 N 146 40 N 146 44 N

NRiverQS 168 68 E River to 180 52 E 34 68 E Church R 180 32 E 162 50 W

174 20 N 92 85 S 164 58 N 187 66 N 140 26 N 163 42 N 158 85 N. 140 84 N 149 61 N 142 67 N 133 64 N 147 68 N 126 72 N 131 60 N 128 61 N 126 48 N 125 53 N 115 57 N 118 43 N 110 58 N 112 57 N 119 59 N

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113 55 N 128 63 N 126 58 N 130 52 N 108 49 N 58 10 parasitic 105 54 N 108 50 N 113 72 N 108 62 N

94 49 N 134 38 N 120 42 N 40 30 para

92 40 N 110 45 N

93 60 8 102 41 N 112 82 8 135 39 N 112 68 8 154 58 N 156 fault 122 51 N 350 125 43 N 165 61 N 103 46 N 157 moredata 126 54 N 132 44 N 120 57 N 126 65 N 132 53 N 127 61 8 113 53 N 116 45 N 26 83 W

55 74 W 175 83 W

107 62 N 97 58 8 104 49 N 103 40 N 102 34 N 140 52 W 104 32 N

81 34 N 83 49 N 77 35 N 166 85 8 77 34 N 77 36 N

Church 115 75 8 178 FAULT rock 105 51 N 83 62 8 fract area 107 31 N 78 84 8 fract

156 FAULT 110 45 N 93 60 8 fr

112 82 8 fr .cl 15 65 W axial fr 98 78 8 fr

45 172 65 838N 81NREV 45 140 55 8458 81NNORM 45 156 38 856N 81NREV 45 166 50 855N 81NREV 45 179 54 847N 81NREV

45a 164 63 E 448 81NREV

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45a 164 69 S 34N SIN REV 45a 170 41 E 50S SINREV

45 94 74 N 45 109 66 N 45 146 50 S 45 183 49 N 166 40 N 46 189 66 N 131 59 S 46 140 56 S 46 94 79 S dom 46 130 60 S 47 157 16 N 64 89 S 47 124 82 S 47 136 80 S

- 47 128 78 S 47 137 21 N 180 46 S FAULT FOLD 47 148 23 N 20 53 W MEAS 47 19 32 E ON 47 187 50 E LIMBS 47 136 81 S 47 77 80 S 47 110 69 N 47 47 61 N 47 173 58 N 134 79 -S

chur rock 87 35 N to Bluff 88 35 N 26 85 E

86 33 N 86 34 N 99 24 N 80 44 N 84 36 N 86 28 N 92 35 N

110 33 N 105 34 N 102 33 N 100 35 N 117 22 N 106 30 N 89 24 N 95 32 N

105 25 N 112 19 N 120 30 N

5 116 21 N 6 47 15 N fold 133

limbs 62 8 N 161 170 para on Ib

120 27 N foldliml 137 100 20 N 73 10 N folded

area 111 14 N 176 90 zone 106 18 N

141 56 S 14 359 see 36 22 8 N 129 76 S axialp 10 292 syn

8 312 anti

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120 37 N 81 23 N 131 38 N 142 51 N

126 71 S FAULT 143 46 N 88 75 S FRAC 135 40 N 143 78 N 100 55 S JOINTS 137 47 N 143 79 S FRAC 44 20 N 50 18 N

150 20 N 137 11 N 7 368 L01 89 10 N 24 L01 45 20 N 32 11 N 187 80 S FAULT 22 359 L01 97 15 N 312 FOLD 92 13 N 98 12 N 78 20 N 88 9 N 68 19 N 20 12 14 53 15 N 10 9 N 186 79 E FAULT

6 72 10 N 41 24 N 56 22 N 72 18 N 68 18 N 20 30 N 76 22 N 72 22 N 44 9 N

100 17 N 27 FAULT 52 22 N 58 40 N 80 30 N 65 26 N 64 27 N 71 25 N 40 28 N 346 shzone 38 26 N 42 16 N 45 31 N 44 16 N 55 25 N 43 40 N 42 43 N 45 30 N 57 30 N 63 30 N 51 16 N 35 40 N 49 35 N

185 25 N 58 40 N 41 20 N

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56 20 N 57 29 N 41 33 N 54 33 N 45 38 N 41 37 N 66 39 N 42 35 N 59 39 N 66 46 N 59 40 N 53 36 N 49 28 N

136 36 N 89 25 N

NEAR 68 57 18 N 68 57 29 N 68 55 27 N 68 185 23 E 68 83 23 N 68 69 25 N

78 59 N 342 fault 100 18 N 62 31 N 70 26 N 46 32 N 91 22 N 52 28 N

137 76 S fract 134 12 N 173 80 S fract 150 22 S 138 Fold 90 10 N limbs 75 12 N anti/syn 1mb

133 18 N 1mb 121 21 N 138 20 S 126 19 S limb of 128 8 S syn 132 8 N 129 18 N 131 east 140 8 N anti/syn limb 152 23 N anti 142 32 N 135 60 S fault?

84 19 N 7 102 18 N FOLD

116 17 N 192 10 W 187 22 W 109 15 N LIMBS 80 20 N west 97 11 N syn 40 13 N limb 24 13 N east 24 60 N syn

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158 21 N limb 118 15 N east 168 13 N anti

98 24 N 80 breecia zone limb 56 12 N 60 20 S

160 26 N 185 22 N

105 FAULT 90 FAULT

24 57 33 N 342 FAULT 24 73 43 N

_24 78 39 N

30 66 29 N 110 90 N FAULT 30 52 22 N 344 88 E FAULT 30 91 23 N 12 88 W FAULT 30 30 74 W FAULT 30 12 78 E REVERSE 30 120 17 N ,. can tim atios in the 30 121 12 N 148 85 S FAULT diag 30 137 18 N 30 128 46 N 30 113 17 N 308 75 S 30 359 80 W REVERSE 30 94 29 N 30 82 22 N 30 78 39 N 86 82 S

308 47 S 80E REVERSE

31 41 24 N 2 225 L01 33 186 79 E NORMDEX 34 179 52 W 50N REVE SIN

Nth Silt 144 18 S 20 316 155 24 N 335 fold 120 32 N limbs 164 42 N 34 paraanti 140 34 N 156 46 N 140 46 N 52 182 40 N 133 34 N 10 125 28 N 350 88 S

159 78 N Fractlcl 61 22 S 138 85 N

125 32 N 149 78 N 135 20 N

43 47 40 E 43 47 81 E 48 77 E NORMAL 43 61 22 S 171 43 125 32 N 33 43 132 33 N 88

Is. point 133 29 N 134 38 N 111 45 N

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44 57 79 W FAUL11 131 86 N 44 57 79 W JOINT 44 123 38 N 100 73 N FAULT 44 63 22 N 128 F SINSTR 44 140 29 N TAKEf\ ON FOLD

123 38 N 115 42 "N 149 85 N 98 20 N 146 85 N

155 25 N LIMBS ON SEQU 131 44 N OFSM FOLDS 131 24 N 131 82 N 154 47 N 144 85 N 111 38 N 151 86 N 122 69 N 113 17 N 129 25 N

97 34 N 110 30 N 139 79 N

97 78 N 127 79 S S2 ?

107 30 S 123 77 N S2 ? 91 19 N 143 75 S

105 24 N 136 78 N 97 27 N 122 78 N

128 61 N 111 49 N

8 91 30 N 161 61 N 65 24 N 148 87 N 81 35 N 129 75 N

201 19 E 130 76 N 109 21 N 82 28 N

113 48 N 143 88 N 38 328 131 45 N 142 72 S 155 57 S 133 78 N 78 51 N 132 83 N 86 44 N 124 88 S

125 79 N 94 89 S SP.CL

126 25 N 130 84 N SP-CONT 105 87 N

100 66 N 121 89 N 120 71 N 116 78 N

138 76 N 43 70 E

116 70 N 104 87 S CRENPL NOT CL

INLANDs 20 41 E MAP 4 81 15 N

68 12 N 38 17 N

qtz 56 12 N

MAP 1,2 147 113

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195 150 68 53 SLATE tr

99 49 N FAULT 82 50 N assoc 83 sut vert tracts 62 48 N asocfault

155 16 E 70N plane near REVERSE

168 68 E tract 160 71 E tract.cl FOLD 84 80 N tracts xcut

? 82 37 S 69 74 N tract 166 65 E 154 56 E 158 73 E 152 78 E 154 76 E 147 50 N 146 60 E

close 142 62 E to coast 116 36 N

125 58 N 120 53 N 129 38 N

qtz after 137 63 E NTH SILT 89 40 N 165 78 N AXIAL PL INLAND 168 60 N 162 80 N

110 24 E 166 62 W AXIAL PL 170 33 E 203 76 E around 131 32 S 173 77 E AXIAL told 188 54 W 177 80 W 177 89 W

53 154 20 N 132 90 N MAIN 53 126 85 N 53 172 86 W 53 102 80 S 53 111 79 N 53 108 83 N 53 112 80 N 53 95 89 S 53 156 89 S 53 128 88 N 53 126 84 S 53 103 85 S 53 145 52 S VEIN 53 130 50 N 53 130 45 N 53 125 50 N 53 130 62 N 53 75 43 S 53 52 43 E 53 54 43 E 53 89 20 N HOR 53 52 36 S HOR

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53 12 57 EVER 53 33 55 EVER 53 130 62 N VER 53 177 62 EVER 53 52 50 N VER

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All veins

..

+

Spherical Mean= 28--081 Spherical Variance= 0.26 Calculated girdle: 56-278 Calculated beta axis: 34-098 15 Pts

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..

+

Spherical Mean= 24--084 Spherical Variance= 0.28 Calculated girdle: 65-294

8 Pts Calculated beta axis: 25-114

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+

Spherical Mean= 33--078 Spherical Variance= 0.24 Calculated girdle: 62·220

7 Pts Calculated beta axis: 28-040

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Fr~du(es (N,"" few-It)

+

Spherical Mean= 38-007� · . Spherical Variance= 0.89� Calculated girdle: 3-142� .. Calculated beta axis: 87-322� 12 Pts