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TYNDALL Scale: 1:25 000 DIGITAL GEOLOGICAL ATLAS 1:25 000 SCALE SERIES 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500M TYNDALL, SHEET 3835 Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources MINERAL RESOURCES TASMANIA TYNDALL Scale: 1:25 000 DIGITAL GEOLOGICAL ATLAS 1:25 000 SCALE SERIES 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500m TYNDALL, SHEET 3835 380000mE 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 390000mE 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 400000mE 5360000mN 5360000mN 65 80 NEWTON Geor 80 70 Creek 60 PEAK 70 85 50 80 65 85 ge 60 75 78 45 55 28 55 20 81 60 Newton 80 70 20 68 75 70 Anthon 20 55 87 35 55 80 50 22 75 10 20 38 70 78 72 y 70 45 Creek 20 25 20 35 70 40 45 23 26 RANGE 37 48 65 River 80 40 18 70 46 17 10 18 59 80 59 65 50 16 16 12 20 20 55 70 5 25 57 27 10 83 75 77 26 35 80 80 37 30 27 73 80 60 57 10 50 30 46 67 46 70 48 12 60 15 53 60 83 11 80 65 38 40 70 36 25 70 42 67 65 50 7 70 87 32 72 68 85 7 50 75 34 13 11 4 33 75 74 70 50 66 5 80 STICHT 15 80 70 60 40 12 40 58 16 20 58 68 33 9 52 LAKE 80 70 35 25 85 2675 80 42 55 75 32 ROLLESTON85 65 75 80 20 83 30 65 10 89 80 72 10 80 17 67 12 30 70 85 65 27 5 68 22 57 70 10 10 85 65 45 50 80 52 23 50 78 75 63 75 6 13 88 80 33 12 65 80 30 75 75 68 25 55 64 85 54 86 27 30 80 57 26 30 50 26 33 15 30 70 70 40 40 10 30 35 25 3 75 57 28 18 74 65 57 5 17 17 20 88 70 70 32 11 30 30 18 80 42 75 10 40 80 23 22 2550 40 86 35 60 15 45 15 85 53 30 13 10 10 33 8 9 10 70 62 15 MT 25 70 82 10 25 88 32 TYNDALL 25 82 80 30 7 1745 65 30 85 67 3 28 15 21 50 42 50 17 45 25 11 20 27 65 WALFORD RIVER 20 25 9 13 60 PEAK 58 23 13 65 ELDON 7 15 25 LAKE 75 80 70 80 20 12 56 7 WHITHA 78 85 56 40 60 HUNTLEY 50 M 28 17 11 77 ROAD 10 85 56 60 15 17 4 72 68 60 67 27 8 8 65 47 38 45 56 75 60 73 15 25 60 40 WHITHAM 13 5 80 15 HONY 31 35 22 BLUFF 85 27 50 ANT 32 18 14 14 67 17 10 60 18 70 25 7 70 Lake 17 12 65 58 15 10 Tyndall 17 Tyndall 78 85 55 LAKE 25 73 Creek65 16 17 15 85 22 19 DORA 14 12 Eldon 27 7 14 15 15 20 12 46 65 NGE 19 8 55 F 13 12 4 55 16 A 10 20 80 48 U 22 RA 32 River L 3 T 10 12 5 1080 20 10 35 12 11 10 3 85 Lake 70 4 75 17 6 4 Michael 47 15 17 8 30 10 27 5 31 47 5 4 Lake 45 Lake 12 12 64 Matthew 30 35 Malcolm 50 60 58 50 12 8 48 86 R 45 55 7 11 67 15 50 iver Langdon 19 7 15 10 36 78 24 15 65 11 10 51 40 82 5 55 15 3 88 11 9 40 70 5 7 5 70 88 8 9 8 35 58 54 13 9 67 60 80 54 5 23 75 70 7 82 8 Lake 55 45 82 80 50 9 85 Mark Tam O'shanter 19 60 60 10 15 75 65 Lake 80 10 12 9 27 72 9 65 65 53 85 60 60 62 14 80 35 8 20 8 17 27 12 60 17 22 75 15 13 8 48 12 45 35 80 TYNDALL 65 30 78 70 3 28 70 58 15 THE Lake Lake 68 BASTION 14 Myra 30 75 Magdala 9 10 80 70 13 80 7 12 Lake 16 20 77 84 15 10 14 FARQUHAR 15 Monica 32 75 16 11 22 LOOKOUT 72 55 4 8 53 15 5 80 30 26 53 8 20 35 13 15 54 22 80 10 38 18 37 Lake 15 52 75 40 18 28 67 25 Martha 8 Nectar 80 MOUNT 16 12 Lakes 88 27 ELDON 18 16 72 11 75 37 16 GEIKIE 16 11 17 16 10 85 30 85 60 30 LAKE MARY 28 43 60 23 20 52 72 10 30 45 47 64 ELDON 84 80 10 7 18 26 84 60 65 PEAK 20 18 26 75 Shroud RIVER E L D O N 70 67 56 15 Lake THE CHIN 20 LAKE 18 25 73 35 65 48 25 80 64 15 18 11 45 67 52 18 18 75 15 25 52 13 75 15 SPICER 85 75 20 27 85 22 60 35 50 30 3 32 66 36 16 35 33 10 15 66 45 63 25 75 50 85 75 75 Lake 55 32 20 5670 80 69 80 84 Apollos 48 32 13 45 40 60 30 60 R A N G Clark 46 60 80 33 60 25 65 20 30 44 Lake 35 22 E Lake 14 70 55 30 Paul 71 23 50 Philip Creek 30 30 12 20 11 32 18 83 40 Dante 32 55 82 6 50 12 43 30 20 85 80 50 15 73 38 34 8 70 51 20 20 51 POETS 2 70 6 15 8 75 80 54 HILL 70 85 22 Lake 10 30 80 48 40 65 MOUNT Peter 40 8 12 Lake CYRIL Polycarp 40 37 75 30 8018 50 85 35 Rivulet 20 24 65 5 24 65 23 43 12 65 10 34 41 80 50 45 52 43 38 30 44 60 85 LAKE MARGARET 25 43 70 25 50 40 502278 50 35 60 55 60 65 20 80 50 30 80 70 57 60 10 25 40 27 12 45 42 20 5350000mN 5350000mN 380000mE 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 390000mE 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 400000mE Compiled by K.D. Corbett, B.Sc.(Hons) Ph.D. and D.B. Seymour, B.Sc.(Hons) Ph.D. 1995 from the following sources (see responsibility diagram): HOLOCENE A CORBETT, K.D. and JACKSON, J.C. 1987. Geology of the Tyndall Range area. ? Map 5. Mt Read Volcanics Project. Department of Mines, Tasmania. B CORBETT, K.D., 1986. Geology of the Henty River−Mt Read area. Map 3. CENOZOIC QUATERNARY Mt Read Volcanics Project. Department of Mines, Tasmania. C Air photo interpretation by D.B. Seymour with additional information PLEISTOCENE from Mt Read Volcanics Project Map 6. D CORBETT, K.D., CALVER, C.R., EVERARD, J.L. and SEYMOUR, D.B. 1989. Geological Atlas 1:25 000 Series. Queenstown. Department of Mines. Tasmania. PERMIAN SUPERGROUP E R.O. Reid B.Sc. Hons. thesis. University of Tasmania. LOWER PARMEENER LOWER Geology of the Princess River area. Updated by: DEVO − DEVO NIAN F K.D. Corbett, 2003 as part of the Western Tasmanian Regional Minerals Program. ELDON GROUP ELDON SILU − SILU RIAN CAMBRIAN PALEOZOIC SERIES 3 CAMBRIAN 3 SERIES MOUNT READ VOLCANICS READ MOUNT GROUP ORDO − ORDO VICIAN GORDON EASTERN QUARTZ− EASTERN GROUP TYNDALL PHYRIC SEQUENCE PHYRIC COMPLEX CENTRAL VOLCANIC CENTRAL RESPONSIBILITY DIAGRAM PALEOZOIC WURAWINA SUPERGROUP WURAWINA META−SEDIMENTS TYENNAN REGION TYENNAN MESOPROTEROZOIC FURONGIAN CAMBRIAN OWEN GROUP OWEN INTRUSIVE ROCKS JURA − JURA SSIC MESOZOIC REFERENCE THIS MAP AS: LOCATION DIAGRAM CORBETT, K.D. and SEYMOUR, D.B. (compilers) 2003. Digital ORDO − ORDO VICIAN Geological Atlas 1:25 000 Scale Series. Sheet 3835. Tyndall. Mineral Resources Tasmania. INDEX TO ADJOINING SHEETS Base data from the LIST, Copyright State of Tasmania. DUNDAS SELINA ACHILLES Map produced by the Geoscience Information Branch of Burnie Mineral Resources Tasmania using G.I.S. software. OCEANA TYNDALL DOME Launceston GDA94 − MGA Zone 55. Contour Interval: 20 metres. PALAEOZOIC PROFESSOR GORMANSTON GOULDS CAMBRIAN MT READ VOLCANICS READ MT While every care has been taken in the preparation of this data, no warranty is given Queenstown as to the correctness of the information and no liability is accepted for any statement or opinion or for any error or omission. No reader should act or fail to act on the 1:25000 maps available. basis of any material contained herein. Readers should consult professional advisers. HOBART As a result the Crown in Right of the State of Tasmania and its employees, contractors and agents expressly disclaim all and any liability (including all liability from or attributable to any negligent or wrongful act or omission) to any persons whatsoever in TYNDALL respect of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person in reliance whether in whole or in part upon any of the material in this data. 3835 Crown copyright reserved..
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