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geoz 126 April 2016
NEWSBREAKERS
Australia ranked #1 destination for mineral exploration
The 2015 Annual Survey of Mining Companies report issued by the Canadian based Fraser Institute has ranked Western Australia top in the world for mining investment potential. The Northern Territory and South Australia also make the top ten.
http://tinyurl.com/zonz4br
Geoscience Australia celebrates 70 years
Geoscience Australia is celebrating 70 years as the nation's trusted geological advisor, marking the decision to establish the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (BMR) on 20 March 1946. A great milestone with hopefully many more to come!
http://tinyurl.com/hzuoz5d
FROM THE DIVISIONS
Divisional information is regularly updated at http://gsa.junctionworld.com/events/divisionmeetings.html
Check this site for more recent information on the following events:
Australian Capital Territory
Regular meetings 2016: Third Tuesday of each month (Except January)
Jaeger Lecture Theatre, Jaeger Building (Building 61), Australian National University. 5.00pm for 5.30pm start.
For more information: patrick.carr@anu.edu.au
New South Wales
Tuesday 3rd May 2016
NSW Exploration Data Workshop
Bring your own laptop for a hands-on half-day workshop investigating the Geological Survey's new 3D data models, databases and online information systems.
State Library of NSW, Macquarie St, Sydney. 8.30 am to 12.00 noon
Download the event program here.
Register by April 25 here.
Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Exploration in the House
Showcasing highlights of geological projects conducted by the Geological Survey of New South Wales. It will be opened by the Hon. Anthony Roberts, Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, and will feature results from a 3D spectral study of a NSW Cu-Au porphyry system and a round-up of the first Cooperative Drilling Program results.
Parliament House Theatrette, Macquarie St, Sydney. 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Download the event program here.
Register by April 25 here.
Wednesday 18th May 2016
A joint Geological Survey of NSW, AIG NSW Branch and GSA NSW Division core logging workshop
One Day Workshop - Core Logging Fundamentals
WB Clarke Geoscience Centre, 947-953 Londonderry Road, Londonderry. 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Registration fees for GSA and AIG members:
• Young geoscientist (< 10 years experience): $110
• Unemployed/Underemployed geoscientist: $55
• MSc or PhD student: $55
• Full employment Member geoscientist (> 10 years experience): $220
Register for this workshop here: http://tinyurl.com/zyp99wf
Thursday 19th May 2016
A joint Geological Survey of NSW, AIG NSW Branch and GSA NSW Division Hylogging course
One Day Course - Core Logging with Hylogging
WB Clarke Geoscience Centre, 947-953 Londonderry Road, Londonderry. 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Registration fees for GSA and AIG members:
• Young geoscientist (< 10 years experience): $88
• Unemployed/Underemployed geoscientist: $55
• MSc or PhD student: $55
• Full employment Member geoscientist (> 10 years experience): $110
Register for this workshop here: http://tinyurl.com/jxgjrws
Queensland
Tuesday 26th April 2016
Ian Withnall
Accretionary orogens in the Queensland sector of the Tasmanides
Transcontinental Hotel, 482 George St, Brisbane 5:15 pm for 6:00 pm
Tuesday 24th May 2016
GSA Queensland Division, Annual Student Awards Night
Speaker and venue to be confirmed
Every Wednesday evening: GeoPub
Weekly Informal get-together for Explorers, Miners & other Geoscientists
O'Malleys Irish Pub - Basement Level, Wintergarden in the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane. 5.30 pm
South Australia
Thursday 21st April, 2016
GSA Annual General Meeting
Mawson Theatre, University of Adelaide. 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
Thursday 12th May 2016
Joint meeting with AusIMM
The Historian. 12 noon.
Saturday 14th May 2016
GeoFamily picnic on at Apex Park
West Beach, 9.00 am to 1.00 pm.
Tasmania
2016 meeting dates to be advised
For more information: taryn.noble@utas.edu.au
Sunday 17th April 2016: CYGNET EXCURSION
Guides: Ralph Bottrill, John Everard, Stephen Forsyth
View, debate and enjoy both spectacular coastal exposures of Permian glacio-marine shelf sediments and bizarre and bewildering alkaline igneous rocks amidst some of Tasmania's most picturesque scenery! And visit a gold mine!
Contact Michael Vicary for more information or to register: mvicary@mrt.tas.gov.au or 0361654746
Victoria
Thursday 28th April 2016
Dr Steven Micklethwaite, Monash University
Earthquakes with the Midas Touch?
Fritz Lowe Theatre, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
Thursday 26th May 2016
Titus Murray
Hydrocarbon traps in complex settings
Fritz Lowe Theatre, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
Thursday 23rd June 2016: Howitt Lecture
Erin Matchan
Ar-Ar dating of volcanoes and Indigenous oral history
Royal Society lecture theatre, upstairs at 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Thursday 28th July 2016
Dr Matthias Raab
CO2CRC Otway Project
Fritz Lowe Theatre, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
Geological Society of Australia, Victoria Division, Student Research Scholarships
The scholarship is valued at up to $500 for travel within Australia and $700 for travel outside
of Australia. The number of and value of the scholarships awarded each year is made at the
discretion of the GSA (Vic) committee. Funding will not be granted retrospectively and applicants are asked to submit forms no later
than 6 weeks prior to their trip to give the committee time to consider the application.
Follow this link for more information and the application form.
Western Australia
Wednesday 4th May 2016
Annual General Meeting
Dr Daniel Peyrot, Woodside-Chevron professorship in Palynology, UWA
A general introduction to palynology for non specialists.
Irish Club of WA (Inc), 61 Townshend Rd, Subiaco, 5.30 pm for 6.00 pm
GSA EVENTS
Membership with the GSA
The Geological Society of Australia is the premier geoscience organisation in Australia. We organise talks, symposia, forums, conferences, workshops and field trips on all facets of the geosciences.
We publish two peer-reviewed scientific journals of interest to members: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences (AJES) and Alcheringa. The GSA is committed to increasing geoscience knowledge and capacity for members; and our journals and scientific events (including workshops) provide an ideal forum for knowledge sharing and deepening connections in the geoscience community.
Want to know more about GSA membership? Contact us! membership@gsa.org.au
New Members campaign
The GSA is offering all members the opportunity to reduce their membership fee by $50 if they sign up a new full member for 2016. If you are a full member and sign up another full member for 2016 you both will receive $50.00 off your 2016 membership. Already paid 2016 fees? Sign up a full member before 30 March 2016 and we will reimburse you $50. This is your chance to grow the Society and reduce your fees.
Renewing members
2016 Member renewals were mailed late 2015. If you didn't receive your renewal please contact the GSA office.
Membership is based on a calendar year: 1st January - 31st December 2016.
Working reduced hours or retrenched during the downturn? If you are a GSA member of five years of more and have been retrenched in the downturn please contact the GSA as you will be eligible for membership assistance. Membership fees for unemployed members receiving AJES (online or hardcopy) are reduced to $25.00 for 2016 and will be waived for unemployed members not receiving AJES.
If you contact us, we can assist you with your GSA membership, by email membership@gsa.org.au or phone (02) 9290 2194. GSA Membership is from the 1st January to the 31st December.
Early Careerist or influencer?
Do you want to shape the future of the GSA? If so, this is your opportunity to get involved at a national level as a GSA Governing Councillor. The March TAG will have information about how to become a Governing Councillor. We want enthusiasm, progressive ideas and capacity to be part of the national agenda. Positions open soon. Want to know more information?
Deadline: 10 May for General Councillors.
Contact sue@gsa.org.au or one of the Governing Councillors, details on this page: http://gsa.junctionworld.com/management/index.html. Find out more here.
AESC 2016: Early Bird registrations are now available: Closes April 15
AESC 2016: Uncover Earth's Past to Discover Our Future with six themes and four symposia, AESC 2016 is the place to extend your scientific education this year, network with colleagues and build on your professional development.
Themes
• Earth's Environment - Past to Present
• Tectonics of the Planet
• Deep Earth Geodynamics
• Mineral Endowment
• Geoscience and Society
• Earth Science for Energy
Symposia
• The 40th Anniversary of Olympic Dam Symposium
• Early-Mid Career Geoscientist Symposium
• Sprigg Symposium: Earth's Evolving Climate
• UNCOVER Symposium: The future of under cover exploration
Registration
The AESC 2016 registration is now open. Click here for more information.
We look forward to seeing you in Adelaide in 2016.
Key Dates
Early Bird registration closes: 15 April 2016
Field Trips and Workshops
Your opportunity to be out, standing in the field or indoors at a workshop during the 2016 AESC.
New post-conference Orogenic Gold Deposits Workshop for the AESC
The organising committee of the 2016 Australian Earth Sciences Convention is pleased to announce an additional workshop for the line-up at the 2016 AESC. Invited Plenary speaker Dr. Richard Goldfarb will present a one day workshop on orogenic gold deposits:
Orogenic Gold Deposits: Geology, Geochemistry, Exploration Criteria, and Global Patterns
Friday 1st July 2016, 1 day.
Venue: To be confirmed.
Cost: Standard registration $200, Student/Unemployed $55
Read more about this workshop here.
If gold is not your priority there is still a lot on offer and there's something for everyone. Find out more about all the field trips and workshops here.
aesc2016.gsa.org.au
26-30 June 2016, Adelaide Convention Centre
Like us on Facebook and stay informed about the AESC.
Palaeo Down Under 2
Australasian Palaeontologists (AAP) cordially invite all palaeontologists from Australia, New Zealand and around the world to participate in Palaeo Down Under 2 (PDU2) in Adelaide on 11 - 15 July, 2016.
Provisional list of Symposia:
• Ediacaran (ISES) and Cambrian (ISCS) Meeting
• Palaeontology from New Zealand
• Dinosaurs in Australia
• Cave Palaeontology
• Latest technologies applied to Palaeontology
• Palaeontological Illustration
• Palaeontological Heritage: Protection & Promotion
• Palaeontological Collection Managing & Curation
Visit http://www.pdu2.org/ to find out more about the conference and the pre- and post-conference field trips and to register your expression of interest in attending.
IN THE NEWS
Eromanga's Natural History Museum opens
The Eromanga region has become known for its vertebrate fossils in recent years. Now, a newly funded museum will not only tell the story of Australia's dinosaurs but also its megafauna in Eromanga and will provide yet another great geotourism destination on the map of Queensland.
http://tinyurl.com/j96jqcz
How did Mount Kosciuszko and the surrounding Alps come to exist?
Modelling the areas gravity field Australian researchers have found the mantle under Australia's east coast has been uplifted twice. The first occurred during the Cretaceous Period, when subduction ceased and the eastern Highlands formed as the plate rebounded. However, about 50 million years ago Australia's separation from Antarctica accelerated and the Australian plate started moving north-northeast, gradually taking it closer to a vast mantle upwelling called the South Pacific Superswell. This provided a second upward push to the Eastern Highlands as they gradually rode over the edge of the superswell.
News report: http://tinyurl.com/zoho2m2
Research abstract: http://tinyurl.com/heelojx
ON THE WEB
Eight legs but not quite a spider
A recently described 305 million-year-old arachnid fossil is the closest relative to early true spiders but CT scans revealed it definitely did not have spinnerets despite having spider-like legs and jaws. Researchers have concluded it represents an extinct lineage that split off the spider line some time before 305 million years ago and evolved in parallel with spiders before going extinct.
News report: http://tinyurl.com/jhfomq2
Research abstract: http://tinyurl.com/zhf2xbu
The Grand Erg Oriental - shades of Mars on Earth.
This image of the Sahara Desert, taken from the International Space Station, features a variety of dunes in the area known as the Grand Erg Oriental.
Image courtesy of: NASA's Earth Observatory
http://tinyurl.com/jepj4ko
New arguments over an old idea
Recent analysis of organisms found in Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge environments place eukaryotic core genes within the Archaea, supporting the idea that the Eukaryota are not a separate domain, but rather a branch inside Archaea. These results provide support for only two primary domains of life - Archaea and Bacteria - because eukaryotes arose through partnership between them.
News report: http://tinyurl.com/j23g2mt
Research abstract: http://tinyurl.com/hvcygtj
IN THE MEDIA
Drilling to start at Chicxulub crater
This month a ship off the coast of Yucatán, Mexico, will start drilling into the 200-kilometre-wide Chicxulub crater, which formed 66 million years ago during a major bolide impact that triggered the end-Cretaceous extinction event. The 2-month expedition plans to drill to a depth of ~1,500 metres, through post-impact carbonate rocks that include deposits that record the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum and into the impact breccias below.
http://tinyurl.com/zuylhas
Prime Minister's Science Prizes open for nominations
The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science are Australia's most prestigious and highly regarded awards for outstanding achievements in scientific research, research-based innovation and excellence in science teaching. There is also a new award in 2016 for New Innovators. Nominations for all prizes close at 5.00 pm Canberra local time on 28 April 2016.
http://tinyurl.com/jcbjvgh
Did you miss International Geologists Day?
Geologists Day is traditionally celebrated as a holiday in almost all geological and mining organizations of the former Soviet Union. The first Sunday in April is chosen because it marks the end of winter and the beginning of preparation for summer field work and expeditions. Sounds like a great idea to put on next year's calendar in your office!
http://tinyurl.com/ztl96ph
Employment Survey a must
The December 2015 quarter Australian Geoscientist Employment Survey revealed that employment prospects for geoscientists throughout Australia were the worst since these surveys commenced. This survey series is becoming regarded as an important indicator of not only geoscientist employment but the general health of the exploration and mining sectors in Australia. The survey results are reported widely and used to promote and inform others of the health of an industry which is vital to Australia's economy.
Take the survey here: http://tinyurl.com/gv6zzs8
Mars: The field trip continued ...
The dunes of Mars throw up more puzzles
In this image ripples spaced about 3 metres apart, intermediate in size between the little ripples and big dunes found on both planets, are cause for debate. Some observers think the density of the thin martian atmosphere plays a role in shaping them but the issue is far from resolved.
http://tinyurl.com/hho2eyz
Image courtesy of: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS.
Tilt! Sol 1296 drive cut short by over-tilting suspension.
http://tinyurl.com/h4g5wyz
The Argyre Region - A Prime Target for in situ Astrobiological Exploration
http://tinyurl.com/h6ntxb7
New gravity map of Mars is stunning and informative
Newly detailed mapping of local variations in Mars' gravitational pull on orbiters (centre), combined with topographical mapping of the planet's mountains and valleys (left) yields the best-yet mapping of Mars' crustal thickness (right)
Image courtesy of: NASA/GSFC/Scientific Visualization Studio
http://tinyurl.com/htkv7un
More news from the solar system ...
Impact with Jupiter on film
http://tinyurl.com/zeg5vdc
New evidence for Planet 9?
http://tinyurl.com/jy8gdhj
Dynamic Pluto may have a subsurface ocean
http://tinyurl.com/zrr6f2u
Close up of Ceres' spots
http://tinyurl.com/zra55ko
Lost in space?
http://tinyurl.com/h7u5b7x
Lunar wobbles caused by volcanism?
http://tinyurl.com/j77nvt9
Awesome image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
http://tinyurl.com/jexauxk
The third closest flyby of a comet in recorded history just happened!
http://tinyurl.com/htbokcs
... and elsewhere ...
Planet 55 Cancri e has solid and liquid surfaces
http://tinyurl.com/hvj5a29
Supernova shockwave observed for the first time
http://tinyurl.com/hlacvoa
What's in AJES
The Australian Journal of Earth Sciences online is available through the Taylor & Francis website. It is very easy to navigate and use.
AJES is available to financial members of the GSA. Don't miss the next issue because your membership has lapsed!
Note: The publication of AJES 62/8 was delayed but is now available on-line. The print copies should arrive in the next week or so.
Volume 63 No.1
M. Rajabi, M. Tingay and O. Heidbach
The present-day stress field of New South Wales, Australia.
R. A. Duncan, P. G. Quilty, J. Barling and J. M. Fox
Geologic development of Heard Island, Central Kerguelen Plateau.
I. McDougall
Remarkable Cave, Tasmania.
S. Dunstan, G. Rosenbaum and A. Babaahmadi
Structure and kinematics of the Louth-Eumarra Shear Zone (north-central New South Wales, Australia) and implications for the Paleozoic plate tectonic evolution of eastern Australia.
A. Glikson, A. Hickman and R. Crossley
Evidence for a shock-metamorphic breccia and a buried impact crater, Lake Raeside, Yilgarn Craton WA.
L. Zhao and I. Graham
Origin of the alkali tonsteins from southwest China: Implications for alkaline magmatism from the Emeishan Large Igneous Province.
A. Mann, P. De Caritat and G. Sylvester
Degree of Geochemical Similarity (DOGS): a simple statistical method to quantify and map affinity between samples from multi-element geochemical data sets.
J. L. Awange, B. Palancz, R. Lewis, T. Lovas, B. Heck and Y. Fukuda
An Algebraic solution of maximum likelihood function in case of Gaussian mixture distribution.
Follow this link to see the most recent papers published on-line.
Coming up in TAG
Have you got editorial for the June issue of TAG?
We are preparing for the June issue, do you have an article or news item for the geological community? If so, make sure you meet the June issue deadline of 18 April. If you are submitting a Feature or Special Report please send your article in as soon as possible and if you need information about word lengths and submitting contact: tag@gsa.org.au.
JOB VACANCIES
Advertising space now available
Advertising positions are now available in Geoz.
Word length: 40-50 words (the shorter the more effective) plus link to a web site.
Text and a small logo linking to your online advert or business.
Logo a maximum of 180 pixels wide x 90 pixels high.
Adverts will run in Geoz for two issues.
Fee: $150.00
For more information: info@gsa.org.au
WHAT'S ON
DEADLINES:
Early Bird registration - closes April 15 2016
AESC 2016: Uncover Earth's Past to Discover Our Future
26-30 June 2016, Adelaide
Nominations close April 28 2016
The Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
NSW New Frontiers Cooperative Drilling program, round 2 open November 16 2015 - closes April 29 2016
New Frontiers encourages private exploration drilling programs in the search of mineral deposits in areas of NSW not fully explored and uses the latest technology
Nominations close May 10 2016
The GSA is now calling for nominations for five positions of General Councillor
EVENTS:
18th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas, Perth, 11 – 15 April 2016
Introduction to Groundwater: Principles and Practices, Melbourne, 12 – 14 April 2016
Australia's Continental Shelf - key characteristics and ancient coastlines, Canberra, 13 April 2016
Haddon Forrester King Medal Lecture Series, Perth, 15 April 2016
Society of Economic Geologists International Exchange Lecturer
Geology of the Central African Copperbelt
Haddon Forrester King Medal Lecture Series, Adelaide, 18 April 2016
Society of Economic Geologists International Exchange Lecturer
Unobtanium? The Future of Mining in the 21st Century
Integrated Spatial Analysis and Remote Sensing of Exploration Targets, Townsville, 18 – 29 April 2016
EGRU Short Course for Professional Development
Haddon Forrester King Medal Lecture Series, Hobart, 26 April 2016
Society of Economic Geologists International Exchange Lecturer
Unobtanium? The Future of Mining in the 21st Century
Groundwater Modelling for Beginners, Sydney, 9 – 12 May 2016
Introduction to ArcGIS, Sydney, 10 – 12 May 2016
ACG Physical and Numerical Modelling of Caving Mechanics Workshop, Sydney, 12 May 2016
Introduction to Groundwater: Principles and Practices, Perth, 17 – 19 May 2016
Workshop on Australia's Ni-Cu-PGE mineral potential - new data, new targets, Perth, 10 June 2016
AESC 2016, Adelaide, 26 – 30 June 2016
Uncover Earth's Past to Discover Our Future
http://www.aesc2016.gsa.org.au.
GSA Association of Australasian Palaeontologists, 11 – 15 July 2016
Palaeo Down Under 2
35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town South Africa, 24 August – 4 September 2016
CONTACTS
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