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King George Sound, a drowned river valley in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, is developed in flat-lying Paleoproterozoic quartzite of the King Leopold Sandstone. The lush green vegetation are mangroves developed on tidal mudflats. Rock and regolith sampling in this remote area of Australia is only possible by helicopter. - Paul Morris, Gov of WA
Regolith is poorly developed on the Yampi Peninsula in the western part of the Kimberley region of northwest Australia. Sampling is carried out by helicopter fitted with a skid-mounted basket to hold sampling equipment and expand the sample-carrying capacity. - Paul Morris, Gov of WA
Helicopter sampling allows access to small offshore islands in the Timor Sea off the north coast of the Kimberley region in northern Western Australia. Proterozoic sedimentary rocks are essentially undeformed and offer a wide range of landing sites. - Paul Morris, Gov of WA
In areas of weakly consolidated regolith, a power auger is used to collect regolith samples. The auger, with a 10 cm diameter bit, has a maximum penetration depth of 90 cm, and can fit in the skid-mounted basket on the helicopter. Sample collection and recording of site information can be carried out in approximately seven minutes, avoiding a shut-down of the helicopter. - Paul Morris, Gov of WA
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