Author: WOPFNER, H; DOUGLAS, J. G; Editors.
Title: The Otway Basin Of Southeastern Australia.
Description: First Edition; 8vo [19 x 25 cm]; pp. 464; numerous charts, maps [some folding], tables and b/w illustrations; bibliography; index; gilt title on spine and front board; burgundy boards; a fine copy. Together with a matching burgundy box containing enclosures of 57 individual folding maps, some coloured; also includes superseding updated map enclosure 1.2 a of location of oil exploration and other key bores; all maps are fine copies but box has some wear to cloth hinge. Minister Of Development And Mines, South Australia and Minister Of Mines, Victoria, 1971. Detailed geological data including analyses of gas from wells, and hydrocarbon potential and areas meriting further investigation.

Keywords: mining Victoria mining minerals gas wells south australia cretacious tertiary sediment faults stratigraphic gambier warnambool geochemistry geological petrography mineralogy oil wells