| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
Saltia Creek, Pichi Richi Pass via STIRLING NORTH |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Flinders Ranges Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Saltia Creek Elatina Formation [Designated as a place of geological significance] |
| Registered Name |
Saltia Creek Elatina Formation, Saltia Creek - Pichi Richi Pass |
| Significance |
The Elatina Formation exposed in the bed and banks of Saltia Creek comprises mainly red and brown siltstones and fine sandstones, with gentle to moderate westerly dips. These sediments exhibit conspicuous cyclic lamination of glacio-lacustrine origin. The Late Precambrian varve cycles observed in the Elatina Formation provide the best evidence yet of 11 and 22 year climatic periods in the remote past. These rocks can be seen as potential solar observatories that may extend our understanding of solar processes and solar-planetary relations. (Flinders Ranges Heritage Survey 1995) |
| Subject Index |
Landscape area - Geological Site |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
10-OCT-2002 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Flinders Ranges |
| State Heritage ID |
14818 |
| Heritage Number |
16350 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
c - it may yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the State's history, including its natural history
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5780/814 D24725 Q1 |