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geoz 134 August 2016
NEWSBREAKERS
Private enterprise next to the Moon
A commercial space company, Moon Express, has been granted permission from the US federal government to land a spacecraft on the Moon. If successful this would be the fourth entity, after the US, Chinese, and USSR federal space agencies, to soft-land on the Moon.
News report: http://tinyurl.com/hfwy3zt
Company web site: http://tinyurl.com/ke4m2ms
Jade Rabbit goes to sleep
China's lunar rover, known as Jade Rabbit, has ended its 31 month lunar exploration with the message: This time it really is goodnight. There are still many questions I would like answers to, but I'm the rabbit that has seen the most stars. The Moon has prepared a long dream for me, I don't know what it will be like - will I be a Mars explorer, or be sent back to Earth? China's space agency has confirmed the rover has shut down permanently.
http://tinyurl.com/z4y3vag
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
Tuesday 16th August 2016
Virginia Passmore
Edgeworth David; geologist in war and peace
Jaeger Lecture Theatre, Jaeger Building (Building 61), ANU. 5.00 pm for 5.30 pm
Tuesday 20th September 2016
Antony Burnham
Diamonds
Jaeger Lecture Theatre, Jaeger Building (Building 61), ANU. 5.00 pm for 5.30 pm
New South Wales
Regular Division meetings: Second Thursday of every month (except January)
Barbarian Room, The Rugby Club, Rugby Place (off 31 Pitt Street), Sydney 5.30 pm
Geological Trivia. Free Entry.
Hunter Earth Sciences Discussion Group (HEDG)
Tuesday 16th August 2016
Science Week event
The Space Age - minerals, wealth and robots!
Newcastle Museum, 6 Workshop Way, Newcastle. 6.00 pm for 7.30 pm
Book here: http://tinyurl.com/jh9e4c8
Tuesday 11th October 2016
Earth Science Week event
Our shared geoheritage
Details TBA
Tuesday 22nd November 2016
New research presentations, University of Newcastle
Details TBA
Queensland
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
Thursday 18th August 2016 - AIG-GSA-GSQ seminar
Seminar on the Geology and Exploration of northeast Queensland
One-day seminar on the geology and mineral exploration in north-east Queensland, focused on intrusion-related mineral systems
Auditorium, 111 George St, Brisbane. 8.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Find out more and register here: http://tinyurl.com/jg9qzn4
Saturday 20th August 2016
GSAQ field trip, Ipswich
Visit the historic Blackstone Hill Conservation Area
Contact David Trezise trezised@optusnet.com.au for details and to register interest.
South Australia
Thursday 22nd September 2016
Annual Dinner
Award of Webb & Howchin Medals
Guest Speaker Richard Hillis
Hiking the Heysen
Hyde Park Tavern, King William Road, Hyde Park.
Ticket price will be $50 per person for a three course meal. Drinks not included.
Contact Secretary Morgan Blades for more information.
Thursday, 20th October 2016
Student Careers Night Joint Meeting with the Adelaide University Geological Society.
Graduate speakers will discuss career options and personal journeys in geoscience.
More details TBA
Thursday, 1st December 2016
The Geological Survey of South Australia Discovery Day.
Discover New Data, New Technology, New Insights.
A pre-conference meeting held prior to the South Australian Exploration and Mining Conference.
More details available here closer to the time: http://tinyurl.com/j6r63ou
The South Australian Exploration and Mining Conference:
Adelaide, 2 December 2016
Early bird registration closes October 1 2016
Price is $160pp - the same price as last year!
The conference will feature 20 presentations from new and emerging players, exploration projects, feasibility studies as well as mining developments and operations. The draft program will be available soon. You can be assured of the usual high quality presentations and outstanding networking sessions, including the post-event drinks and end of year celebration of SA's dynamic, close knit resources industry.
http://tinyurl.com/zgxplnc
Tasmania
Thursday 8th September 2016
Dr Dave Gray, University of Tasmania
Musing of North Coast Tasmanian structural geology - a 40 year perspective
School of Earth Sciences, Lecture Theatre, University of Tasmania, 5.30 pm for 6.00 pm
Victoria
Thursday 25th August 2016
Student Night: Meet Michael Sephton, Catherine Wheller, Tzu-Ying Kuo and Jeremy Lee.
Fritz Lowe Theatre, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
Thursday 29th September 2016
Selwyn Symposium
Supercontinent Assembly through Breakup: An Eastern Gondwana Perspective
The Selwyn Memorial Evening Lecture will be presented by Dr Hamish Campbell
Read more here: http://www.gsavic.org/selwyn-symp-2016.html
Fritz Lowe Theatre, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, 8.30 am for 10.00 pm
Thursday 27th October 2016
Associate Professor John Paterson, UNE
The Emu Bay Shale Konservat-Lagerstätte: a view of Cambrian life from East Gondwana
Fritz Lowe Theatre, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
November 2016, date TBA
Social Night that will include a tour of the Monash University earth sciences garden of 500 rock specimens followed by a Chinese feast in Springvale
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 7th September 2016
Dr Nicholas H. Jansen
Harnessing your inner spectral geologist
Irish Club of WA (Inc), 61 Townshend Rd, Subiaco, 5.30 pm for 6.00 pm
GSA WA Division Bursaries for field trips, conferences or lab work. Up to $1000 can be granted for any meritorious project, for 1 or several students, such as field trips, for laboratory costs, for travel costs or conferences. Applications close September 30, 2016. Download the application form here.
GSA EVENTS
Discover Volcanism - Hawaii field trip: 11-19 February 2017.
See amazing volcanism first-hand and explore the active volcanoes of Hawaii for a week with a group of like-minded geoscience enthusiasts. The eight day Discover Volcanism trip is based in Hilo, Hawaii and takes the group though the basics of Plate Tectonics, hot-spot volcanism, volcano life cycles, volcanic products and more. Collect data, samples and learn how to develop scientific field notes and map in the field and in a lava cave. Participants also visit an active volcano observatory, a tea farm and winery, historical parks and learn about local traditions and culture that has developed through living with the hazards of volcanic activity. Also examine examples of engineering solutions to some unusual hazard problems in Hawaii. There is even time to walk on a black and green sand beach, swim in volcanically heated hot pools and snorkel on a coral reef with turtles and dolphins (if they appear).
The trip caters for a small number of people so that personalised learning experiences can happen for all the participants. The trip is also not overly expensive, with all the land transport, accommodation, breakfasts, some dinners, park entry fees covered. All you need to do is get to and from Hilo, Hawaii and make your field lunches and you're almost set.
Cost: US$1575 per person (not including airfares to/from Hilo, HI Twin share)
Members of the Geological Society of Australia receive a US$75 discount
For more information you can visit http://geoetc.com/hawaiifeb17/ or email Gary Lewis on gary@geoetc.com for more details.
Woolshed Creek fossils visible again
The Woolshed Creek fossil site near Canberra Airport has been inaccessible due to road works for over a year and was left cut-off from access at completion of the works. A pathway to reconnect the site with the nearest parking place is still a work in progress. However, the good news is that a fossil display unit has been installed in the last month to show visitors what the Silurian brachiopods, Atrypa duntroonensis, discovered by the Rev. William B. Clarke in 1844 actually look like. The site restoration is being undertaken with the support of an ACT Government heritage grant and Roads ACT. Image courtesy of Doug Finlayson.
IN THE NEWS
Pacific ocean basin formation explained
New research has revealed that an unstable triple junction caused the plate reorganisation which gave rise to the Pacific. A lot more complex than originally thought, the process ultimately resulted in the formation of a stable triangular three-ridge system from which the Pacific Plate formed.
News report: http://tinyurl.com/hrcebfj
Research abstract: http://tinyurl.com/jtxpvxb
Fact meets fiction in China
An ancient megaflood has been identified in Chinese deposits dating to about 1,900 BC. Researchers think this may be a match for the mythical deluge from the flooding Yellow River that, according to legend, Emperor Yu tamed at the start of the Xia dynasty and Chinese civilisation.
News report: http://tinyurl.com/hvxaete
Research abstract: http://tinyurl.com/zjp59sb
ON THE WEB
Renewable resources mapped in NSW
The Geological Survey of New South Wales has recently released the first comprehensive statewide renewable energy resource map, documenting the state's resource potential and existing infrastructure for solar, wind, geothermal, bioenergy, hydro and ocean resources. Its aim is to foster a more specific geographic focus on renewable energy opportunities by helping to industry to identify areas that have the greatest potential. The map also provides the most comprehensive database for existing renewable energy projects over 100 kilowatts.
Explore the map here: http://tinyurl.com/zv7vwbh
An unlikely outreach group sings about Space and Earth Science
The Amoeba People are a quirky vocal group writing and performing songs to promote Earth and Space Sciences. As unlikely as it sounds the group is proving a hit with audiences and is successfully introducing scientific content to undergraduate classes.
News report: http://tinyurl.com/hq4e6uz
The Geologists are coming! YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/zt5ls4a
The 35th IGC is almost here
If you are still thinking of going to the 35th IGC in Cape Town maybe this will convince you! The program is impressive.
IGC web site: http://www.35igc.org/
IN THE MEDIA
Drilling starts in Queensland
Geoscience Australia, the Geological Survey of New South Wales and the Geological Survey of Queensland are undertaking a collaborative project in the Southern Thomson region of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. This includes a program of stratigraphic drilling with up to 19 boreholes to commence this month in southern Queensland.
Geoscience Australia web site: http://tinyurl.com/h56wqwt
Mobile phone alert false alarm
Recently, the Japanese Meteorological Agency sent an incorrect alert indicating a magnitude 9.1 earthquake had struck the Tokyo area. Even though it was cancelled almost immediately the alert made it through to some mobile phones. A lightning strike near a seismometer is being blamed for the false alarm that momentarily caused panic and disrupted some train services in the great Tokyo area.
http://tinyurl.com/hy33rn9
Visit Antarctica - you know you want to!
Join Dr Paul Willis, director of The Royal Institution of Australia, on an exclusive 12-day Weddell Sea & Antarctic Explorer expedition.
Departing 7 February 2017 aboard the ice-strengthened expedition ship, Polar Pioneer, this incredible expedition will take in the highlights of both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula, attempting landings at the fossil-rich islands in the Weddell Sea.
You'll land amidst bustling penguin colonies, cruise past giant glaciers and tabular icebergs, visit spectacular fossil-rich landscapes, and enjoy some of the world's best whale watching experiences.
As resident palaeontologist and passionate Antarctic fan, Paul will be on hand to share his knowledge and provide a series of special talks about Antarctica's past and present, as well as the prospects of its future due to Climate Change.
Places are limited to just 54 passengers, so enquire now so you don't miss out on this incredible adventure. GSA members get a 10% discount!
Click here for more information.
Mars: The field trip continued ...
Hard days drilling ...
Drilling on Sol 1420 at the Marimba drill site proved harder than anticipated. The drill hole didn't penetrate very far and while this was not expected the best explanation is probably that this is a harder rock type than any drilled previously. The shallow hole is not a waste as the powder will be analysed for chemical variations anyway.
http://tinyurl.com/hzfuq27
Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Where are all the publications on Mars listed so I can follow them up?
Here! http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission/science/
Follow the links on the right hand side to the current list of papers (PDF) and the web page latest papers list and links. Note: the PDF is updated regularly.
Game rover game! Celebrating four years of fun on Mars.
http://tinyurl.com/jaata23
Building for Mars in the Mojave
http://tinyurl.com/hcjakod
More news from the solar system ...
Venus was once habitable (maybe)
http://tinyurl.com/h3xoovg
Jupiter's shadow freezes Io's atmosphere
http://tinyurl.com/zyfug5u
Mapping near-Earth asteroid Bennu
http://tinyurl.com/jaenwb6
... and elsewhere ...
Cepheid Variable stars not so common in the centre of the galaxy
http://tinyurl.com/zjqocks
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!
AJES Vol 63 No.3
J. W. Counts, F. Rarity, R. B. Ainsworth, K. J. Amos, T. Lane, S. Morón, J. Trainor, C. Valenti, and R. Nanson
Sedimentological interpretation of an Ediacaran delta: Bonney Sandstone, South Australia.
K. R. Regmi, R. F. Weinberg, I. A. Nicholls, R. Maas, and M. Raveggi
Evidence for hybridisation in the Tynong Province granitoids, Lachlan Fold Belt, eastern Australia.
M. W. Dawson
Cisuralian coals of the Mullaley Sub-basin, northern New South Wales.
D. Kulikowski, K. Amrouch, and D. Cooke
Geomechanical modelling of fault reactivation in the Cooper Basin, Australia.
S. C. Boone, C. Seiler, A. J. Reid, B. Kohn and A. Gleadow
A Upper Cretaceous paleo-aquifer system in the Eromanga Basin of the central Gawler Craton, South Australia: Evidence from apatite fission track thermochronology.
S. J. Gale
The mined-out phosphate lands of Nauru, equatorial western Pacific.
T. Hu, X. Pang, X. Wang, H. Pang, Y. Liu, Y. Wang, L. Tang, L. Chen, Z. Pan, J. Xu and Y. Pang
Tight oil play characterisation: the lower-middle Permian Lucaogou Formation in the Jimusar Sag, Junggar Basin, Northwest China.
AJES Vol 63 No.4
I. D. Lindley
Epithermal and arc-related layered mafic platinum-group element mineralisation in the mafic-ultramafic rocks of eastern Papua.
M. F. Gazley, J. K. Vry, M.-A. Millet, M. R. Handler, E. du Plessis and J. A. Baker
New age constraints on metamorphism, metasomatism, and gold mineralisation at Plutonic Gold Mine, Marymia Inlier, Western Australia.
D. J. Gray
Integration of historic groundwater data into the Continent-Scale Geochemistry Initiative.
M. Macphail, L. K. Fifield, B. Pillans and G. Hope
Lake George revisited: New evidence for the origin and evolution of a large closed lake, Southern Tablelands, NSW, Australia. 2: Earliest Pleistocene (Gelasian) environments.
J. Ma and Z. Huang
Tight-reservoir micropore formation and evolution in sedimentary organic-matter-bearing tuff: a case study from the Permian Tiaohu Formation in the Santanghu Basin, NW China.
L. Jiang, S. H. Wu, Q. H. Yang, K. Huang, B. Yu, P. Wang and Z. H. Xu
Spatial distribution and temporal evolution of sediment transport pathway of deltaic deposits in a rift basin: an example from Liaodong Bay sub-basin, Bohai Bay, China.
Z. Li, Y. Xu, L. Yang, J. Guo and J. Chen
Physical and numerical simulations of the presence of a forsterite transitional zone at high temperature and pressure: Insight for scCO2 geological storage.
Follow this link to see the most recent papers published on-line.
Coming up in TAG
Been in the field, seen an interesting outcrop - then tell TAG.
We'd love to include your news and views. You may have missed the September deadline, but we are always looking for new content from you. The September issue is in production, but it isn't too late to start thinking about the December issue. The deadline is 24 October. Please contact: tag@gsa.org.au.
JOB VACANCIES
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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.
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For more information: info@gsa.org.au
WHAT'S ON
DEADLINES:
Early bird registration closes August 19 2016
Volcanic processes, products, successions and resources short course 2016:
Merimbula 4 - 10 December 2016
For more information contact Professor Ray Cas
Call for Papers - Abstract deadline November 01 2016
Target 2017:
Perth 19 - 21 April 2017
Innovating now for our future
http://tinyurl.com/j3cpudt
Call for Papers - Abstract submission opens 1 September 2016, closes 31 January 2017
Future Understanding of Tectonics, Ores, Resources, Environment and Sustainability:
Townsville 4 - 7 June 2017
FUTORES II
http://tinyurl.com/zl5zqrw
Early bird registration closes October 1 2016
The South Australian Exploration and Mining Conference:
Adelaide, 2 December 2016
Call for Papers and Posters - Deadline December 01 2016
Short Course: Fractionated Granites and Mineralization
Benalla, 24 September 2017
EVENTS:
2016 Darcy Lecture, Melbourne, 15 August 2016
Seeing Things Differently: Rethinking the Relationship Between Data, Models, and Decision-Making
Intro to Aquifer Pump Test Analysis, Melbourne, 15 – 16 August 2016
Behind the scenes tours of Geoscience Australia, Canberra, 15 – 18 August 2016
Hunter Earth Science Discussion Group, Newcastle, 16 August 2016
2016 Darcy Lecture, Adelaide, 17 August 2016
Seeing Things Differently: Rethinking the Relationship Between Data, Models, and Decision-Making
AIG & GSA Technical Seminar Series, Brisbane, 18 August 2016
Geology and Exploration in North-east Queensland
2016 Darcy Lecture, Hobart, 18 August 2016
Seeing Things Differently: Rethinking the Relationship Between Data, Models, and Decision-Making
Digging Deeper seminars, Brisbane, 19 August 2016
GSAQ field trip, Ipswich, 20 August 2016
Visit the historic Blackstone Hill Conservation Area
Contact David Trezise trezised@optusnet.com.au for details and to register interest.
Geoscience Australia Open Day, 21 August 2016
Activities, displays, talks and fun!
25th International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, Adelaide, 21 – 24 August 2016
Interpreting the Past, Discovering the Future
Australian Groundwater School, Melbourne, 22 – 25 August 2016
Seeing Things Differently: Rethinking the Relationship Between Data, Models, and Decision-Making
2016 Darcy Lecture, Brisbane, 23 August 2016
Seeing Things Differently: Rethinking the Relationship Between Data, Models, and Decision-Making
Mining 2016 Resources Convention, Brisbane, 24 – 25 August 2016
Interpreting the Past, Discovering the Future
35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town South Africa, 24 August – 4 September 2016
AUSIMM Quiz Night Fundraiser, Adelaide, 25 August 2016
Join the University of Adelaide Student Chapter for an evening of socialising, fun and games to support student attendance for the New Leaders' Conference and National Mining Games in Brisbane in September
http://tinyurl.com/adl-quiznight.
AusIMM Conference and Dinner Event, Cloncurry, 26 August 2016
Shifting Gears - Prospering in Changing Business Cycle
2016 Darcy Lecture, Perth, 31 August 2016
Seeing Things Differently: Rethinking the Relationship Between Data, Models, and Decision-Making
Geo-artistry at the Gaol, Maitland, 2 September 2016
An exhibition and auction of geologically themed art.
5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation, Gold Coast, 5 – 9 September 2016
13th International Nickel-Copper-PGE Symposium - Platinum sponsor: IGO, Perth, 5 – 9 September 2016
The program features workshops and a mix of speakers from academia, geological surveys and industry, and will emphasise the practical applications of research outcomes related to ore-deposit formation and exploration. Komatiite-hosted deposits, PGE-rich disseminated sulfide deposits and non-conventional polymetallic Ni(-PGE) ores from around the world are represented. A post-conference field trip focuses on komatiites, nickel deposits and associated volcanic stratigraphy of the Kalgoorlie Terrane, Yilgarn Craton.
Registration for the symposium is $900 (GST incl.) and a special rate of $275 is available to students or to unemployed or retired GSA, AIG and AusIMM members. For more information or to register, please visit:
http://tinyurl.com/jhurkrh.
Soil and Groundwater Pollution and Remediation Workshop, Melbourne, 13 – 16 September 2016
The AusIMM New Leaders' Conference, Brisbane, 19 – 20 September 2016
followed by the National Mining Games
Life-of-Mine Conference, Brisbane, 28 – 30 September 2016
Introduction to Groundwater: Principles and Practices, Sydney, 11 – 13 October 2016
Regulating the cumulative impacts of groundwater withdrawals: Australia and further afield, Melbourne, 18 October 2016
Dr. Rebecca Nelson is the 2016 NCGRT / IAH Distinguished Lecturer
Download the flyer here.
Regulating the cumulative impacts of groundwater withdrawals: Australia and further afield, Hobart, 20 October 2016
Dr. Rebecca Nelson is the 2016 NCGRT / IAH Distinguished Lecturer
Download the flyer here.
Environmental Tracers in Groundwater Hydrology: Tools for Improved Process Understanding, Perth, 24 – 26 October 2016
Deep Exploration Technologies CRC annual conference, Swan Valley WA, 25 – 28 October 2016
Regulating the cumulative impacts of groundwater withdrawals: Australia and further afield, Perth, 26 October 2016
Dr. Rebecca Nelson is the 2016 NCGRT / IAH Distinguished Lecturer
Download the flyer here.
Introduction to Coal Seam Gas, Mining and Groundwater, Brisbane, 1 – 3 November 2016
Regulating the cumulative impacts of groundwater withdrawals: Australia and further afield, Brisbane, 3 November 2016
Dr. Rebecca Nelson is the 2016 NCGRT / IAH Distinguished Lecturer
Download the flyer here.
Regulating the cumulative impacts of groundwater withdrawals: Australia and further afield, Sydney, 10 November 2016
Dr. Rebecca Nelson is the 2016 NCGRT / IAH Distinguished Lecturer
Download the flyer here.
Introduction to Coastal Processes and Coastal Engineering, Adelaide, 14 – 16 November 2016
Environmental Tracers in Groundwater Hydrology: Tools for Improved Process Understanding, Darwin, 21 – 23 November 2016
Optimising Resource Extraction CRC Annual Assembly, Perth, 30 November 2016
Regulating the cumulative impacts of groundwater withdrawals: Australia and further afield, Sydney, 30 November 2016
Dr. Rebecca Nelson is the 2016 NCGRT / IAH Distinguished Lecturer
Download the flyer here.
Regulating the cumulative impacts of groundwater withdrawals: Australia and further afield, Sydney, 1 December 2016
Dr. Rebecca Nelson is the 2016 NCGRT / IAH Distinguished Lecturer
Download the flyer here.
The South Australian Exploration and Mining Conference, Adelaide, 2 December 2016
Gold17@Rotorua, Rotorua New Zealand, 21 – 23 February 2017
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