Petrographical Study of Janjukian and Anglesean Rock Samples from Victoria's Coast

A petrographical report on rock samples from the Janjukian and Anglesean deposits between Torquay and Airey's Inlet, Victoria. The samples were submitted for examination by the Director, with sedimentary rocks classified according to a system by M.A. Condon. The report includes results from a 1947 chemical analysis of a supposed jarosite sample and a note on glauconite occurrence and origin.

Use Cases

• Classifying sedimentary rock types based on the M.A. Condon classification system mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the chemical composition of minerals like jarosite based on the 1947 analysis results.
• Studying the occurrence and formation processes of glauconite in coastal deposits.

Strengths

• Report includes results from a specific chemical analysis conducted in 1947.
• Provides a note on the occurrence and possible origin of the mineral glauconite found in many samples.
• Rock samples are from a defined geographic area: the coastal section between Torquay and Airey's Inlet.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data files are in HTML and PDF formats, which may require text extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Petrographical examination of submitted rock samples.

Time Range

Report references analysis from 1947; collection period is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 05:13:29.854259; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Coastal section between Torquay and Airey's Inlet, Victoria, Australia.