Report of progress, by the Secretary for Mines, with reports on geology, mineralogy, and the physical structure of various parts of the colony / by Reginald A.F. Murray ... [et al.]

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REPORT OF PROGRESS, BY THE SECRETARY FOR MINES, WITH REPOETS ON THE GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COLONY, 2
CONTENTS. 3
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 8
REPORT. 11
APPENDICES. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING MAPS, ETC. 43
MAPS, REPORTS, AND PAPERS 43
LIST OF MAPS, PLANS, ETC., 44
DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES DURING THE YEAR 1877. 46
GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL COLLECTIONS, 49
LIST OF GOLD NUGGETS FOUND IN VICTORIA FROM 1ST OCTOBER 1876 TO 30TH SEPTEMBER 1877. 53
REPOETS. GEOLOGICAL SKETCH-MAP, SHEET No. 2, SOUTH-EAST GIPPSLAND.-REPORT. 54
NOTES ON THE AURIFEROUS LEADS OF MIDDLE PLIOCENE AGE ON THE CRESWICK GOLDFIELD. 96
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF LEARMONTH. 103
CATALOGUE OF ROCKS AND MINERALS COLLECTED WITHIN THE AREA OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF LEARMONTH, BY NORMAN TAYLOR. 104
REPORT ON SPECIMENS Nos. 4637, 4629 (4). 106
REPORT ON AN OUTCROP OF GRANITE, EAST OF BUNINYONG. 107
CLONES GOLDFIELD. 110
REPORT. 110
NOTES ON THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DAYLESFORD. PROGRESS OF SURVEY. 113
REPORT ON THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PORTIONS OF DARGO AND BOGONG. 122
APPENDIX. EXAMINATION OF ROCK SAMPLES COLLECTED BY REGINALD A. F. MURRAY AND A. W. HOWITT AT THE BOGONG ANDDARGO HIGH PLAINS. 140
NOTES ON THE DEVONIAN ROCKS OF NOETH GIPPSLAND. By A. W. HOWITT, F.G.S. THE BUCHAN LIMESTONES. 146
APPENDIX. NOTES ON THE EXMINATION OF ROCK SAMPLES COLLECTED TO ILUSTRATE THE CHARACTERS OF THE BUCHAN BEDS. 166
APPENDIX. REMARKS ON ROCK SAMPLES COLLECTED BY MR. REGINAD A. F. MURRAY FROM THE AVON RIVER, MOUNT WELLINGTON, ETC. 174
REPORT ON THE SOUTH EXTENDED SULTAN COMPANY’S MINE, BLACKWOOD. 179
REMARKS ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINING RESOURCES OF THE NORTH WARANGA MINING SUBDIVISION. 186
QUARTZ MINING AT RUSHWORTH. 193
QUARTZ MINING AT WHROO. 200
STRIKE, DIP, AND WIDTH OF SOME OF THE REEFS NEAR WHROO, AND THE DEPTHS OF SHAFTS SUNK ON THE REEFS. 204
SCHEDULE OF REPOETS ON FOSSIL SPECIMENS. (Supplied to the Department of Mines by Professor McCoy.) 209
LABORATORY REPORT. 212
LABORATORY NOTES. 217
RESUME OF OPERATIONS OF PROSPECTING PARTIES. 225
GIPPSLAND MINING DISTRICT. 247
MAPS, REPORTS, AND PAPEPS Published by the Mining Department of Victoria. 253
LIST OF MAPS, PLANS, SECTIONS, ETC., PRINTED AT THE LITHOGRAPHIC BRANCH, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 254

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Murray, R. A. F and Geological Survey of Victoria. Report of progress, by the Secretary for Mines, with reports on geology, mineralogy, and the physical structure of various parts of the colony Melbourne: Govt. Printer, 1878. Web. 12 December 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52839594>

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