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NEWSBREAKERSFluvial gravels on Mars
Recent images from Curiosity reveal gravel-bearing conglomerate, part of an alluvial fan sequence.
Australia and India parting company
Analysis of the data from recent earthquakes in the Sumatra region suggests that ongoing intraplate deformation between India and Australia is signalling that the Australian plate is detaching from the Indian plate.
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Divisional information is regularly updated at http://gsa.junctionworld.com/events/divisionmeetings.html Australian Capital TerritoryRegular meetings: Third Tuesday of each month (Except January) New South WalesWednesday 10th October 2012 November 2012 Queensland
2012-13 meeting dates to be advised South AustraliaThursday 4th October 2012 Thursday 4th October 2012 Field Geology Club of South Australia Sunday 14th October 2012 Thursday 18th October 2012 Tasmania2012-13 meeting dates to be advised 6-7 December 2012 Victoria2012-13 meeting dates to be advised Western Australia
Regular meetings: First Wednesday of each month (except December and
January) GSA EVENTSThe National Rock Garden - a rock solid ideaThe National Rock Garden (NRG) now qualifies for Deductible Gift Recipient status (DGR). In other words, donations to the NRG are now tax deductible so now donating to the NRG can be a win-win! The National Rock Garden will have up to 100 large specimens of the country's most iconic rocks. Each specimen will weigh approximately 10–15 tonnes. To find out how you can contribute follow this link to the NRG web site: http://www.nationalrockgarden.org.au/
If you would like to join the Friends of the National Rock Garden and receive
newsletters and information directly by email please send a request to rockgarden@gsa.org.au Association of Australasian Palaeontologists (AAP) Memoir 43 now availableThe new AAP Memoir: Revision of New Zealand Cenozoic fossil Mollusca described by Zittel (1865) based on Hochstetter's collections from the Novara Expedition Editors: Beu, A.G., Nolden, S., Darragh, T.A., 2012 is now available. Domestic price $50.00, Overseas price $61.50. Click here to order. Nomen Nudum needs your news
The AAP is calling for content for Nomen Nudum number 32. Contributors are asked to send a summary of their contact details, research activities, and any publications. Note: you do not have to be an AAP member to contribute!
Please send submissions to ian.percival@industry.nsw.gov.au. IN THE NEWSGaol a prospect for Italian geologists
Geologists who held a public meeting in an Italian town to discuss the prospects of dangerous local earthquakes occurring just six days before a major earthquake in 2009 that killed 309 people have been charged with manslaughter. As the trial opened prosecutors called for the scientists to be gaoled for four years each for allegedly failing to give adequate warning. Magma brewery explosiveNew Zealand researchers have built a 'magma brewery' that allows them to melt rock, add water and watch the subsequent reactions. They hope the results will help eruption modelling for New Zealand's volcanoes. ON THE WEBLandslide blog puts New Zealand on noticeActively deforming steep rock slopes, many of which can be found in tectonically active New Zealand, present an ongoing threat and management problem for New Zealand authorities. The challenge is to identify those slopes that are likely to collapse from amongst the many that probably won't. Australian geo-bloggers circulate
On Circulation is a blog run by students from the Australian National University's Research School of Earth Sciences who seek to paint a personal picture of modern Earth Scientists and showcase their exciting and dynamic work environment. IN THE MEDIARock garden speaks volumesThe National Rock Garden recently went live on ABC radio with National Rock Garden Chairman Brad Pillans on Breakfast radio with Ian Campbell. The interview is available for down load as an MP3. A bright reason to travel northRecently discovered comet C/2012S1, potentially one of the brightest comets ever detected, will be easily visible in the northern hemisphere for several months in 2013. Unfortunately, residents south of the equator may only get a glimpse of its tail. If the comet lives up to expectations it could be almost as bright as the moon for several months. Mars: the field trip (continued)
Up close and personal with Jake
Streambed gravels identified
Meanwhile at Matijevic Hill Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS and PSI What's in AJESThe Australian Journal of Earth Sciences online is available through the Taylor & Francis' website: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/taje20. It is very easy to navigate and use. Volume 59 Issue No.7F. L. Sutherland, I. T. Graham, S. Meffre, H. Zwingmann and R.E. Pogson R. M. Chmielowski and R. F. Berry L. B. Reid, G. Bloomfield, L. Ricard, C. Botman and P. Wilkes E. Prendergast, R. Offler and H. Zwingmann A. Abduriyim, F. L. Sutherland and E. A. Belousova E. J. Heidecker Discussion of Gorter and Glikson J. Gorter and A. Glikson Erratum to J. R. Hunt and G. C. Young Coming up in TAGDecember TAG
Christmas, and the December TAG is just around the corner. Make sure your contribution gets published, get it in now!
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Earth Science Week 2012 What are you doing for Earth Science Week? 14-20 October 2012
Inaugural workshop by the produced water research centre, 8 - 9 October 2012 Earth Science Week, 14 – 20 October 2012 Mines and Money Australia, Sydney, 15 – 17 October 2012 Pichi 50, Flinders Ranges, 20 October 2012 Coal Seam Gas and Water, Sydney, 31 October - 2 November 2012 The Mining 2012 Resources Convention , Brisbane, 31 October - 2 November 2012 Australian Resources Conference & Trade Show, Perth, 12 – 14 November 2012 Groundwater Essentials, Adelaide, 19 November 2012 Geosciences 2012 Conference, Hamilton New Zealand, 25 – 28 November 2012 Second Australian Earth System Outlook Conference, Canberra, 26 – 27 November 2012 Water in Coal Mines, Newcastle NSW, 28 – 30 November 2012 Joint SSA and NZSSS Soil Science Conference, Hobart, 2 – 7 December 2012 http://www.soilscience2012.com/ Mine site reconciliation 2012, Gold Coast, 4 – 6 December 2012 9th SA Exploration and Mining Conference, Adelaide, 7 December 2012 Contact caroline.forbes@adelaide.edu.au for more information CONTACTSHead Office
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