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geoz 77 September 2013
NEWSBREAKERS
The start of something big?
News reports of a fumarole opening in a field not far from Rome's International Fiumicino airport have experts wondering what's next. After discounting the possibility that the activity could be caused by broken infrastructure officials in the region have started to wonder if the nearby Monti Albani volcano, dormant for 20,000 years, has started to awaken. Could this be Italy's Parícutin?
News report with video: http://bit.ly/18ignci
Meanwhile in Japan ...
The magma chamber beneath Japan's Sakurajima volcano is reported to be close to full. While this volcano has been constantly erupting for about 60 years there are now real concerns of a major eruption that would directly threaten 600,000 people and indirectly impact many more.
News report with audio: http://bit.ly/12NiPZz
... and on Io
A massive eruption on Io was spotted on August 15 using the Keck II telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The eruption is estimated to be 100 to 500 times larger than any of the recent bigger eruptions on Earth.
News report: http://bit.ly/15klVRM
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: Third Tuesday of each month (Except January)
Jaeger Lecture Theatre, Jaeger Building (Building 61), Australian National University.
For more information: emma.mathews@ga.gov.au
New South Wales
Tuesday 15th October 2013
Presenter TBA
Mapping our world
Customs House, Newcastle, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm
Tuesday 26th November 2013
Presenter TBA
New research in earth sciences in NSW
Customs House, Newcastle, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm
Queensland
Wednesday 18th September 2013
Dr Julie Pearce, UQ
The impacts of impure carbon dioxide storage: An experimental and modelling study reacting core from the Surat Basin
The Theodore Club, Level 1, 333 Adelaide St, Brisbane. 5.15 pm for 6.00 pm
Tuesday 8th October 2013: GSA/AIG Joint Seminar
Professor Ken Collerson and Richard Hatcher
The Mary Kathleen shear zone and associated projects
The Theodore Club, Level 1, 333 Adelaide St, Brisbane. 5.15 pm for 6.00 pm
November 2013
Dr Wes Nichols
Topic TBA
The Theodore Club, Level 1, 333 Adelaide St, Brisbane. 5.15 pm for 6.00 pm
South Australia
Regular meetings: Third Thursday of each month (except January)
The Mawson Theatre, Mawson Laboratories, Adelaide University, 5.15 pm for 6.15 pm
For more information: jim.jago@unisa.edu.au
Change of date: now Thursday 12th September 2013
not 19th September due to unforeseen circumstances
Joint meeting with Adelaide University Geology Society (AUGS)
3 Graduate student presentations
Venue and time TBA
Thursday 17th October 2013
Dr Diego Garcia-Bellido, University of Adelaide
Title of talk TBA
Mawson Theatre, University of Adelaide. 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
GeoNight at the Pub: First Thursday of each month (except January and June 2013)
The Griffins Head, Hindmarsh Square, Grenfell Street, Adelaide (Front Bar), 5.00pm to 7.30pm
For more information: anna_petts@yahoo.com.au
Tasmania
Wednesday 11th September 2013
Joint meeting with the International Association of Hydrogeologists (Tas Div)
Professor David L. Rudolph
Managing Groundwater Beneath the Agricultural Landscape
School of Earth Sciences, Lecture Theatre, University of Tasmania, 6pm
Victoria
2013 meeting dates to be advised
For more information: secretary@vic.gsa.org.au
Western Australia
Wednesday 4th September 2013
Dr Steve Hollis, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering
Volcanic-hosted massive sulfide mineralization in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: greenstone prospectivity
Irish Club of WA (Inc), 61 Townshend Rd, Subiaco, 5.30 pm for 6.00 pm
GSA EVENTS
SGTSG Thredbo Conference and post-conference field trip, February 2014.
The biennial meeting of the Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology will be held 2-8 February 2014.
• Welcome BBQ and cricket match: 2 February
• Conference Dinner: Friday 7 February
Medals and prizes will be awarded at the conference dinner.
• Field trip: A 3-day post-conference field trip (Saturday, 8 February - Monday, 10 February)
is planned along the NSW south coast between Merimbula and Batemans Bay,
including spectacular crosscutting and magma mingling igneous relationships at Bingi-Bingi Point,
before returning to Canberra.
Led by Dr Chris Ferguson, University of Wollongong and Prof Steve Cox (ANU).
Early bird registration rates close 30 September 2013.
Abstract submissions: Please send expressions of interest to the science committee: marnie.forster@anu.edu.au, simon.mcclusky@anu.edu.au or geoff.fraser@ga.gov.au.
Click here for more information and registration details or contact Gordon Lister gordon.lister@anu.edu.au.
The Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2014: Web site now live.
Check out the Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2014 web site at http://aesc2014.gsa.org.au/. The First Circular is available here.
The convention themes are:
• Energy
• Resources
• Environment
• Service & Community
• Dynamic Planet
• Living Earth
Dedicated symposia include:
• 9th Symposium on the Advances in the Study of the Sydney Basin
• Comparisons & Contrasts in Circum-Pacific Orogens
Please distribute information about the AESC 2014 to your colleagues within the geoscience community.
Australian Earth Sciences Convention
AESC 2014: Sustainable Australia
7-10 July 2014
Newcastle NSW
The organising committee looks forward to welcoming you in Newcastle and if you want any information about the AESC do not hesitate to contact the GSA office: info@gsa.org.au. and if you would like to receive notifications when registration or call for papers is open for the AESC, please click here.
The National Rock Garden - inauguration of the Federation Rock Display
Put this revised date in your diary! At 10.30 am on Sunday 20 October, 2013, the ACT Chief Minister will be the principal guest at the inauguration of the Federation Rock Display at the National Rock Garden off Lady Denman Drive at the western end of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra.
The inauguration will include the unveiling of the Federation Rocks from the eight States and Territories of the Commonwealth, some of them quite spectacular. Two of the rocks (Vic and NSW) have already arrived in Canberra. It is also expected that the proposed landscape design for the National Rock Garden will be made public.
Some volunteers are required to prepare the site and help on the day. Those willing and able to assist on the new date please send an email to: Doug Finlayson doug.finlayson@netspeed.com.au
The National Rock Garden (NRG) qualifies for Deductible Gift Recipient status (DGR). In other words, donations to the NRG are 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://bit.ly/1aF97ue
This month's rock of the month is the Anna Creek sandstone, an important material used by desert-based Aboriginal groups to make seed grinding slabs. There is a concentration of millstone quarries in the southern part of the Lake Eyre basin, where there are at least 10 quarries including a major complex at Anna Creek, Tooths Nob and Innamincka.
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
Newsletter No. 6, July 2013 is available now.
Click here to download the pdf. Read about the planning that is behind the design and see if you can figure out what the 8 Federation Rocks will be!
Image courtesy of Brad Pillans.
IN THE NEWS
Naked Greenland reveals all
A canyon 800km long and up to 800m deep has been revealed thanks to surveys of Greenland's bedrock by radar. The hidden valley is longer than the Grand Canyon and is thought to be an erosion feature created by running water, not ice.
News report: http://bbc.in/142UZfb
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/137tU83
Magnesium 'poisoned' with Arsenic a good thing
An Australian led research team has found that magnesium alloyed with small quantities of arsenic has much lower rates of corrosion than magnesium alone. This opens the way for magnesium to be used in the production of cheap light weight structural materials previously the sole domain of aluminium.
News report: http://bit.ly/12GwNfJ
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/1ctKYrJ
ON THE WEB
The map that changed the world on your wall
The Geological Society of London, the oldest geological society in the world, has beautiful full colour reproductions of William Smith's famous 1815 geological map of England and Wales with part of Scotland (series 53, issued between 2nd Nov 1815 and 17th Dec 1815) for sale together with copies of the updated edition of Smith's 1820 map, giving detail of the coal and mineral reserves of England and Wales.
http://bit.ly/1dvz95E
Fun. Really.
Caves can be challenging environments to negotiate but, as this new video from Shakespeare's Cave in Wales shows, water filled caves are a place where the word duck takes on another meaning. Some might say the word fun has also been redefined here!
http://bit.ly/19Xdv86
IN THE MEDIA
Landslide up close and personal
Torrential rain in Taiwan often results in landslides. This one, recently captured by an in-car camera, reveals how suddenly they can change everything.
Video footage: http://bit.ly/18kXPt1
... and on different time scale
The Dalton Highway, Alaska, is under the threat of a massive landslide of frozen debris and ice. In about ten years the creeping mass will reach the highway, potentially cutting a major road system and eventually the trans-Alaska pipeline.
http://bit.ly/13z21Tv
... and from space
A new method to detect landslides using seismic signatures has been field tested by locating a landslide in a remote region of Alaska. A seismic signal alerted researchers to the possibility of a landslide and NASA Earth Observatory staff checked and located the source using images from NASA's Landsat 8 satellite.
http://1.usa.gov/1dXr5e1
A new surprise from an old salt
Computer simulations suggest that calcium carbonate may briefly exist as a liquid form before it crystallizes from solution. This has implications for our understanding of the response of marine organisms to changes in seawater chemistry and the behaviour of CO2 stored in geological formations.
News report: http://bit.ly/19XsleM
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/1dxu8uY
Mars: the field trip continued
Images of Phobos passing in front of the sun as seen by Curiosity. This eclipse occurred near mid-day at Curiosity's location and Phobos was nearly overhead. The silhouette of Phobos is the maximum eclipse of the sun that can be seen from Mars.
http://1.usa.gov/15l1rrW
Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems/Texas A&M Univ.
The road to Mt Sharp: 2km down, 8km more to go
http://1.usa.gov/14aeO4b
Look - no hands!
http://1.usa.gov/15gBosY
The von Kármán Lecture: One year on Mars (1hr 32min video)
http://1.usa.gov/QoW0F8
Where on Mars is Curiosity?
http://1.usa.gov/aWyEMN
Mars in 3D - impressive!
Click here (you may need to install a plug-in)
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!
Volume 60 Issue No.5: some already online
K. Mills, P. Gell, P. Hesse, R. Jones, P. Kershaw, R. Drysdale and J. McDonald
Paleoclimate studies and natural-resource management in the Murray-Darling Basin I: past, present and future climates.
K. Mills, P. Gell, J. Gergis, P. Baker, M. Finlayson, P. l. Hesse, R. Jones, P. Kershaw, S. Pearson, P. Treble, C. Barr, M. Brookhouse, R. Drysdale, J. McDonald, S. Haberle, M. Reid, M. Thoms and J. Tibby
Paleoclimate studies and natural resource management in the Murray-Darling Basin II: Unravelling human impacts and climate variability.
C. S. Lower, J. H. Cann and D. Haynes
Microfossil evidence for salinity events in the Holocene Coorong Lagoon, South Australia.
D. Gregory, S. Meffre and R. Large
Mineralogy of metal contaminated estuarine sediments, Derwent estuary, Hobart, Australia: Implications for metal mobility.
R. J. Holm and S. W. Richards
A re-evaluation of arc-continent collision and along-arc variation in the Bismarck Sea region, Papua New Guinea.
S. J. Craven, N. R. Daczko and J. A. Halpin
High-T-low-P thermal anomalies superposed on biotite-grade rocks, Wongwibinda Metamorphic Complex, southern New England Orogen, Australia: heat advection by aqueous fluid?
D. W. Hamacher and C. O'Neill
The Discovery and History of the Dalgaranga Meteorite Crater, Western Australia.
F. Sun, L. Tekoum, J. C. Doumnang, R. Tchameni and A. A. Ganwa
Petrographic and structural analysis of the Precambrian rocks in the Zalbi Sector, northwest Léré, Chad.
Other papers published on-line recently
L. Bagas, R. Boucher, B. Li, J. Miller, P. Hill, G. Depauw, J. Pascoe and B. Eggers
Paleoproterozoic stratigraphy and gold mineralisation in The Granites-Tanami Orogen, North Australian Craton.
A. S. D. Maskell, P. Duuring and S. G. Hagemann
Hydrothermal alteration events controlling magnetite-rich iron ore at the Matthew Ridge prospect, Jack Hills greenstone belt, Yilgarn Craton.
S. S. Romano, N. J. M. Thébaud, D. R. Mole, M. T. D. Wingate, C. L. Kirkland and M. P. Doublier
Age constraints on komatiites in the Southern Cross Domain, Yilgarn Craton.
W. K. Witt, S. G. Hagemann and C. Villanes
Geochemistry and geology of spatially and temporally associated calc-alkaline (I-type) and K-rich (A-type) magmatism in a Carboniferous continental arc setting, Pataz gold mining district, northern Peru.
W. K. Witt, S. G. Hagemann, J. Ojala, C. Laukamp, T. Vennemann, Villanes, C. and V. Nykanen
Multiple methods for regional - to mine-scale targeting, Pataz gold field, northern Peru.
Coming up in TAG
TAG for September 2013
The September TAG is in production and is due for delivery mid-September. If you have a contribution for the December issue, the deadline for general copy is 25 October. Content received after the 25 October will be held over till the March issue. Don't be disappointed, get your Letter to the Editor or a news item published in TAG by sending to: tag@gsa.org.au. If you are submitting a Feature or Special Report please send your article by mid-October. Need information about word lengths and submitting? Contact: tag@gsa.org.au
JOB VACANCIES
Curtin University: Professor - Department of Applied Geology Science & Engineering
The Professorial Chair in Computational Geoscience is a National Resource Sciences Precinct initiative and a pivotal role in providing academic leadership and research expertise for Curtin University and CSIRO.
Follow this link for more information.
Curtin University: Director - The Institute for Geoscience Research Department of Applied Geology Science & Engineering
The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), a flagship research institute within the School of Applied Geology, undertakes high-impact research in Earth and Planetary Science at Curtin University.
Follow this link for more information.
WHAT'S ON
DEADLINES:
Call for nominations - closing date 6 September 2013
The 2013 WA Science Awards
Research category:
• Scientist of the Year $50,000
• Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year $10,000
• ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year $10,000
Science Communication:
• Science Ambassador of the Year $10,000
• Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year $10,000
http://bit.ly/1ctM6vf
Enter the Australian Innovation Challenge:
Deadline extended from 26 August to September 9 2013
Call for papers - closing date 16 September 2013
Ninth International Mining Geology Conference 2014
Mining Geology through the value chain
http://bit.ly/19LFsSl
Top GeoShot 2013 photographic competition - closing date 23 September 2013
The theme for this year's competition is Exposed to the Elements.
To participate, take and submit a photograph that captures the essence of Earth Science.
http://bit.ly/10taE4I
Early bird registration - closing date 30 September 2013
Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology biennial meeting 2014
Sunday 2 February 2014
http://bit.ly/17A477H
EVENTS:
Advances in Exploration and Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Como WA, 9 September 2013
Epithermal & Porphyry ore deposits, Orange NSW, 9 – 10 September 2013
Mines & Wines 2013, Orange NSW, 11 – 14 September 2013
Solute and Reactive Transport Modelling, Rottnest Island, 12 – 15 September 2013
A course designed to introduce the participants to the model-based quantification of groundwater quality problems
http://bit.ly/14tqpfe
Thoughts to Words: Tips for efficient Scientific Writing and Reviewing, Perth, 15 September 2013
This course aims to help you write and review scientific papers efficiently and successfully.
http://bit.ly/17t5Zhg
IAH Congress, Perth, 15 – 20 September 2013
Solving the groundwater challenges the 21st century.
http://bit.ly/12eNKM2
Demonstration of GSWA online systems, Kalgoorlie, 18 (DMP staff) & 19 September 2013
NB: TENGRAPH online is not covered.
http://bit.ly/170fI1c
Instrumentation and Slope Monitoring Workshop, Brisbane, 23 September 2013
Epithermal & Porphyry ore deposits, Brisbane, 24 – 25 September 2013
Slope Analysis and Design in Anisotropic Materials Workshop, Brisbane, 24 September 2013
International Symposium on Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering, Brisbane, 25 – 27 September 2013
World Gold 2013, Brisbane, 26 – 29 September 2013
GeoMet 2013, Brisbane, 2 – 4 October 2013
Register combined with World Gold for a 15% discount
http://bit.ly/18XPSvD
The Business Case for Risk-based Slope Stability Design Workshop, Brisbane, 28 September 2013
Epithermal & Porphyry ore deposits, Perth, 7 – 8 October 2013
Earth Science Week 2013: Mapping Our World, Australia-wide, 13 – 19 October 2013
Top GeoShot 2013 photographic competition winners announced during Earth Science Week, Canberra, 13 – 19 October 2013
Epithermal & Porphyry ore deposits, Adelaide, 10 – 11 October 2013
Sustainable Development 2013, Brisbane, 28 – 30 October 2013
ACG Blasting for Stable Slopes, Peth, 4 – 6 November 2013
Demonstration of GSWA online systems, Perth, 7 November 2013
NB: TENGRAPH online is not covered.
http://bit.ly/170fI1c
Demonstration of GSWA online systems, Kalgoorlie, 14 November 2013
NB: TENGRAPH online is not covered.
http://bit.ly/170fI1c
26th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium, Rotorua New Zealand, 18 – 21 November 2013
Incorporating the 35th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop.
http://bit.ly/13zjGxB
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