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Originally Posted by ninjabynight View Post
I was at Monarto zoo the other day, which is in the same region, and tour guide mentioned that the land in the area is of little productive use because there is a very thin top soil with calcrete not far beneath. This is a kind of soil that is so hard as to be just about like concrete. Very difficult to dig through. I'm not sure exactly what the soil situation in Wynarka is like, but I doubt it would be too different. The implication being that burial might be very difficult. Just thought it worth a mention.
Sorry I've been here for years and still don't know how to multiquote!!
Lampshade1 this could possibly be why I heard Bray specifically mention areas of interest include; Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Karoonda, Wynarka, Pinaroo and Riverland ..... They know specifically by the soil. Will be interesting with further testing how much closer to ground zero they will be able to take the forensics.
I was at Monarto zoo the other day, which is in the same region, and tour guide mentioned that the land in the area is of little productive use because there is a very thin top soil with calcrete not far beneath. This is a kind of soil that is so hard as to be just about like concrete. Very difficult to dig through. I'm not sure exactly what the soil situation in Wynarka is like, but I doubt it would be too different. The implication being that burial might be very difficult. Just thought it worth a mention.
You're right; 1:250,000 geological map: http://www.geoscience.gov.au/geoportal-geologicalmaps/download?map=250dpi/si5414.jpg
Wynarka is in the top left corner (near grid lines 38 & 11) and shows that the area generally contains a lot of calcrete soils also.
Sorry I've been here for years and still don't know how to multiquote!!
Lampshade1 this could possibly be why I heard Bray specifically mention areas of interest include; Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Karoonda, Wynarka, Pinaroo and Riverland ..... They know specifically by the soil. Will be interesting with further testing how much closer to ground zero they will be able to take the forensics.