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Microorganisms of Carpentarian (Precambrian) Age from the Amelia Dolomite McArthur Group, Northern Territory, Australia

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DURING petrological examination of core from DDH Tawallah Pocket No. 1, a diamond drill hole drilled in 1972 by Carpentaria Exploration Co. Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Mount Isa Mines Holdings Ltd) as part of its exploration activities in the McArthur River region of the Northern Territory, Australia (Fig. 1), N. J. W. C. discovered microfossils. The samples were forwarded to M. D. M. for detailed study, and are briefly described here as the first record of microfossils of their particular age and from this area. The coordinates of the hole are 16° 00′ 02″ S and 135° 30′ 35″ E.

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  1. Mount Isa Mines Pty, Mount Isa, Queensland

    N. J. W. CROXFORD

  2. Carpentaria Exploration Co. Pty Ltd, PO Box 321, Bathurst, NSW

    J. JANECEK

  3. Geology Department, Royal School of Mines, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7

    M. D. MUIR

  4. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601

    K. A. PLUMB

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CROXFORD, N., JANECEK, J., MUIR, M. et al. Microorganisms of Carpentarian (Precambrian) Age from the Amelia Dolomite McArthur Group, Northern Territory, Australia. Nature 245, 28–30 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/245028a0

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