Map 20A − Simplified Geology and Areas of Highest
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MINERAL RESOURCES TASMANIA MUNICIPAL PLANNING INFORMATION SERIES TASMANIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP 20A − SIMPLIFIED GEOLOGY AND AREAS OF HIGHEST MINERAL RESOURCES TASMANIA Tasmania MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINING POTENTIAL ENERGY and RESOURCES DEPARTMENT of INFRASTRUCTURE Judbury Opossum Blackmans Bay Bay Blackmans Bay Ranelagh PETER MURRELL NORTH HUON Allens STATE RESERVE CAPE CONTRARIETY WEST Rivulet PRIVATE SANCTUARY HEAD Kaoota CAPE Saltwater CONTRARIETY VER South River Glen Huon RI HUONVILLE Nierinna Howden TINDERBOX Margate NATURE Arm RESERVE Baretta Cape CAPE DIRECTION GHWAY Pelverata North Deliverance HI PRIVATE SANCTUARY Betsey Piersons Pt CAPE Island Electrona West Tinderbox DIRECTION BETSEY ISLAND TINDERBOX MARINE NATURE RESERVE Bay NATURE RESERVE Snug Dennes Pt TIERS Woodstock Snug Bay Dennes G Point CAPE DE LA SORTIE Upper Woodstock SNU OUTER Conningham UON Lower NORTH H Snug HEAD Franklin GREY MTN K HUONVALLEY I Killora N GBO Roaring Beach DENNES Bay ROU HILL Oyster South NATURE GH Cove Franklin RESERVE Cradoc Oyster ABORIGINAL LAND WEDGE − OYSTER COVE Cove Barnes Bay BAY QUARANTINE STATION The Yellow Kettering STATE RESERVE Bluff CHA Kettering Pt Castle NNEL Forbes Barnes Bay Wedge Bay Island Glaziers Bay ROAD Roberts Pt STORM Port Apollo Huon Cygnet Nicholls Bay Rivulet Woodbridge BRUNY Trumpeter Two Island Lower Bay Geeveston Wattle Grove Bay ISLAND BAY Wattle TASMAN Grove Birchs NATIONAL HWY Bay PARK Gardners Bay Bay y CHANNEL r Adams ona issi Bay M Curio Petcheys Bay Cairns Bay IN Bay Great MA ET MT GREEN ISLAND N Variety Waterloo Lymington CYGNET NATURE RESERVE Bay Bay HUON Bay CYG Salters Pt Variety Pt Waterloo HWY PORT Chuckle Surges Bay Head DIVIDE TONGATABU Middleton RIVER BRUNY ISLAND NECK GAME RESERVE Glendevie Simpsons Garden Island Point Creek LAND Police Pt IS Garden Is. CAPE Bay NNEL ISTHMUS QUEEN ELIZABETH HA Garden Gordon C Island BAY Verona Sands Surveyors NINEPIN POINT Simpsons MARINE Bay NATURE RESERVE Bay Huon Esperan Sheepwash Huon Pt Island Walpole ADVENTURE ce Glenbervie Roaring Bay Bay HOPETOUN FOREST Francistown BRUNY RESERVE BAY Dover Satellite Alonnah Island WAY Ri HIGH ver PORT Raminea ESPERANCE Esperance Pt X Coal Pt Strathblane Hope Is U A E T S A C E Ventenat Pt R T N Scott Pt 'E D N Little Adventure SO SOUTH Bay BRUNY HUO Lunawanna UT NATIONAL Taylors FLUTED H PARK CAPE Bay MT MANGANA WATRERFALL CREEK STATE RESERVE BRUNY Cape Connella Partridge SOUTH BRUNY Island Lady NATIONAL PARK BRUNY Bay Tinpot Point Bay RANGE Hastings of Sisters Hopwood Cloudy ISLAND Bay Point Islands Bay Lune River Lagoon Southport GREAT Mangana S E A Bluff TAYLORS Ida Bay IDA BAY STATE SOUTHPORT BAY RESERVE CLOUDY BAY GEORGE III MONUMENT Mabel HISTORIC SITE SOUTH BRUNY NATIONAL PARK Bay MT BRUNY Southport Bluff West East Southport Cloudy Cloudy Head Lighthouse Head SOUTH BRUNY Lagoon NATIONAL PARK Bay Pyramid CAPE Bay BRUNY Boreel Head TASMAN HEAD Eliza Pt Actaeon Is ACTAEON ISLAND GAME RESERVE RECHERCHE BAY Fishers Pt Second Lookout Pt Big Trumpeter Bay T A S M A N INDEX TO ADJOINING MAP SHEETS Scale: 1:100000 QUATERNARY 0 − 1.8 million years before present TRIASSIC 205 − 251 million years before present LATE − MIDDLE CAMBRIAN 490 − 510 million years before present 0 2 4 6 8 10km Sandstone and mudstone, minor black coal, Folded, deformed and altered volcanic rocks of various Areas of highly prospective rocks. These areas have a high Gravel, sand, clay, mud and minor limestone. compositions, and related intrusive igneous rocks, sandstone, 1 basalt and volcanic sediments. potential for exploration and mine development, especially in AGD66 − AMG Zone 55 siltstone and conglomerate (includes Mt Read Volcanics). the vicinity of existing mine sites and prospects, as indicated. Contour Interval: 100 metres 2 TERTIARY 1.8 − 65 million years before present PERMIAN − LATE CARBONIFEROUS 251 − 314 million years before present MIDDLE − EARLY CAMBRIAN 510 − 545 million years before present Note: Land outside the highly prospective areas, except Reserved Land, can still be subject to exploration and mining tenements. Serpentinite and greenstones. Deformed and metamorphosed Unconsolidated or cemented gravel, sand, silt Mudstone, pebbly mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate, The simplified geology for this map is derived from the 1:250000 and clay, minor limestone and brown coal. minor limestone, black coal and oil shale. volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks of ultra mafic and basaltic 3 compositions, and associated sandstone, mudstone and chert. Reserved land / Land unavailable for exploration and mining digital geology of Tasmania. tenement application. 4 7 EARLY CARBONIFEROUS − ORDOVICIAN 340 − 490 million years before present NEOPROTEROZOIC 545 − 1000 million years before present Mineral potential data compiled by K.Morrison M.Econ.Geol. (based Basalt and related sediments. on Weighted Composite Mineral Potential infomation compiled for 6 the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement). 5 Granite and related intrusive and minor volcanic igneous 8 Deformed and metamorphosed basaltic volcanic rocks and associated Municipality boundary. CRETACEOUS 65 − 141 million years before present rocks of various compositions. sandstone, siltstone, shale, dolomite, chert and schist. Mineral deposit information derived from Mineral Resources Tasmania 12 DEPOSITS data base. Data point position has not been verified in every case. 9 Intrusive and volcanic igneous rocks of various Folded and locally deformed sandstone, quartzite, MESOPROTEROZOIC 1000 − 1600 million years before present 11 compositions (Cygnet and Cape Portland areas only). siltstone, shale and slate, minor quartz veining. Active Mine Digital base information from Land Information Services Division, 13 10 Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Granite (King Island only). 17 JURASSIC 141 − 205 million years before present ORDOVICIAN 434 − 490 million years before present Abandoned Mine Map produced by the Data Management Branch, 14 Mineral Resources Tasmania using G.I.S. software. 16 Deformed and metamorphosed quartzite, slate, 15 Dolerite. Limestone and minor sandstone, siltstone and shale. siltstone, conglomerate, schist and dolomite. Prospect or Mineral Occurence 21 While every care has been taken in the preparation of this data no warranty is given as to the correctness of the information and no liability is accepted for any statement or opinion or for 18 MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN − LATE CAMBRIAN 460 − 500 million years before present any error or omission. No reader should act or fail to act on the basis on any of material THIS MAP SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAP B − contained herein. Readers should consult professional advisers. As a result the Crown in Right 20 of the State of the Tasmania and its employees, contractors and agents expressly disclaim all 19 Folded and locally deformed conglomerate, sandstone, MINING LEASES AND ACTIVE MINES, PITS AND QUARRIES. and any liability (including all liability from attributable to any negligent or wrongful act quartzite, siltstone and shale. or omission) to any person whatsoever in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by any Municipality such person in reliance whether in hole or in part upon any of the material in this data. Boundary Crown copyright reserved. MUNICIPAL PLANNING INFORMATION SERIES MAP 20A WARNING: INKS ARE LIGHT SENSITIVE /covers/project/tas_prospectivity/amls/geol100.aml Data correct & plotfile generated: December 04, 2006.