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geoz 86 March 2014
NEWSBREAKERS
Western Australian zircon the oldest crystal yet
A recently dated zircon from the Jack Hills, 800 kilometres north of Perth, is 300 million years older than the oldest previously dated zircon and perhaps only 100 million years on from the cooling of the magma ocean.
News report: http://ab.co/OsVaKt
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/1q92mcM
Carbon Capture and Storage goes commercial in Canada
Annual carbon dioxide emissions from Unit 3 of Canada's Boundary Dam plant is 1.1 million tonnes but a newly installed Carbon Capture and Storage system will scrub 90 per cent of these emissions and pipe them to the nearby Weyburn oilfield and Deadwater saline aquifer where they will be sequestered underground.
http://bit.ly/1gbv6JX
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 2014: 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: emma.mathews@ga.gov.au
Tuesday 18th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings. Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Jaeger Lecture Theatre, Jaeger Building (Building 61), Australian National University. 5.00pm for 5.30pm start.
New South Wales
Thursday 13th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings. Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Biomedical Theatre B, upper campus UNSW. 5.30 pm
Friday 14th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings. Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Lecture Theatre 173, University of Sydney. 11.00 am
Queensland
Monday 24th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Lecture Theatre - 010 James Cook University. 6.00 pm
Tuesday 25th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Rm 303 Building 1 University of Queensland. 2.00 pm
Tuesday 25th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Level 2 Theatre, Queensland Museum. 6.30 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
GeoNight at the Pub: First Thursday of each month (starting 6th February)
The Griffins Head, Hindmarsh Square, Grenfell Street, Adelaide (Front Bar), 5.00pm to 7.30pm
For more information: anna_petts@yahoo.com.au
Thursday 20th March 2014
Joint GSA/AUSIMM Student BBQ
Details TBA
Monday 31st March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Polygon Lecture Theatre, University of Adelaide. 11.00 am
Monday 31st March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Mawson Lecture Theatre, University of Adelaide. 5.45 pm
Thursday 17th April 2014 - GSA SA Division AGM
Speaker TBA
Mawson Theatre, University of Adelaide. 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
Tasmania
Thursday 20th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Room 211, School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania. 6.00 pm
Victoria
Thursday 27th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Fritz Loewe Theatre, University of Melbourne. 5.30 pm
Friday 28th March 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Federation University Australia - Ballarat campus. 9.30 am. Contact Stephen Carey for more information s.carey@ballarat.edu.au
Western Australia
Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
Irish Club, Subiaco, Western Australia. 5.30 pm
Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Annual AGM
Preceding the talk by Professor Chan
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Professor Marjorie Chan, Geological Society of America Distinguished International Lecturer
Mars for Earthlings: Using Earth Analogs to Decode the Sedimentary History of Mars.
CSIRO ARRC building, Kensington, Western Australia. 1.00 pm
GSA EVENTS
Voting for GSA Division Councillors
The ACT, Victoria and Western Australia Divisions will be nominating and voting for their Division Councillor at the Division Annual General Meetings. Nomination forms and information is available on the GSA website.
This is your opportunity to get more involved in your society and shape the future of the GSA.
Only financial members are eligible to vote.
The Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2014
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - DEADLINE MARCH 14
Time is running out!
The Abstract Deadline for the 2014 Australian Earth Sciences Convention is 14 March - less than two weeks away!
This is your opportunity to present your work at Australia's premier forum for the Earth Sciences. With the addition of new themes and symposia, the 2014 AESC should be our biggest and best ever. Make certain your presentation is a part of it!
Abstracts should be submitted via the AESC 2014 Website: http://www.aesc2014.gsa.org.au/.
Click on the Call for Abstracts tab, and this will lead you to guidelines, a template and a link to the Speaker Zone. Abstracts can be submitted to any of the general themes, either of the two symposia, or to any of the pre-defined sessions within the themes. Descriptions of the themes and symposia are available on the website. Can't find a session that matches your abstract? Don't be concerned - submit your abstract to the appropriate general theme, and it will be grouped with other related abstracts in new, dedicated sessions.
Don't put it off - submit your abstract today!
The convention themes are:
Energy
Resources
Environment
Infrastructure, Service and Community
Dynamic Planet
Living Planet.
Dedicated symposia include:
• 39th 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.
The National Rock Garden - WA Banded Iron Formation arrives
The Federation Rocks on display at the National Rock Garden on the western foreshore of Lake Burley Griffin consist of a set of large rocks selected for their significance to their home state or territory. Two large Banded Iron Formation specimens from Western Australia are the latest additions.
http://bit.ly/1eCQppi
Unloading the BIF.
Image courtesy of Brad Pillans.
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/
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! Bookmark this page: http://bit.ly/1gl0K8d
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
Stay up to date with the latest NRG news by liking the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Rock-Garden/509206615828657?ref=hl
Update on Bendigo rock theft
Unfortunately there have been no reported sightings of the missing rock or any information leading police to the culprits. However, the theft did generate a lot of media interest which raised the profile of the National Rock Garden in the media and the public generally.
GSA membership
Have you renewed your GSA membership for 2014? Members can update their details or renew their membership online. Need help? Don't know your membership number, not sure if you have renewed? If in doubt, please contact the GSA office: info@gsa.org.au.
IN THE NEWS
What a melting permafrost could reveal
The remains of well preserved juvenile mammoths have been found in thawing permafrost but lurking in the depths could be far less endearing things. Recently a previously unknown species of giant virus, thought to be about 30,000 years old, was isolated from Siberian permafrost. However, when amoebas were exposed to the virus it resumed activity and quickly infected the host cell. While proven to be benign to humans this event highlights the possibility that organisms less benign to animal, plant and human health may be surfacing as changing climatic conditions in the arctic seasonally or permanently melt ancient permafrost.
News report: http://bit.ly/1g6DNFq
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/1n6dhBG
Europe has a big one too
Portuguese late Jurassic rocks have revealed the fossil bones of a large predatory dinosaur, Torvosaurus gurneyi. Found just north of Lisbon this Tyrannosaur-like therapod predates T. rex by some 80 million years. It was about 10 metres in length and weighed 4-5 tonnes.
News report: http://bbc.in/1caJsyp
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/1kzNhAd
ON THE WEB
Arctic albedo rapidly changing
As Arctic sea ice retreats Earth's albedo changes but new data from NASA indicates the change is about twice as large as that estimated in previous studies. This change diminishes the amount of sunlight being reflected back to space, causing Earth to absorb an increasing amount of solar energy, thereby creating additional warming.
http://bit.ly/1l3BY0h
Pompeii washing away
One of the world's greatest archaeological treasures is crumbling after flooding recently damaged the Temple of Venus and Roma and caused walls to collapse. There are now calls for action from the European Union and the United Nations to save the World Heritage site that has suffered slow degradation for many years due to neglect and under-funding.
http://bbc.in/1mTRwsb
Meanwhile in movie land ....
Pompeii, the movie, has hit the big screen. Read about it from a volcanologist with an archaeology minor to find out if it meets your criteria for a must see movie!
http://bit.ly/1fIlWd1
IN THE MEDIA
Who's a pretty Sinosauropteryx?
Research has revealed evidence for a similarity in the pattern of melanosome diversity among ancient maniraptoran dinosaurs, paravians, and living mammals and birds. The diversity in melanosomes also appears to have taken place at a time that corresponds with the early evolution of pinnate feathers that may indicate a key shift in dinosaurian physiology occurred prior to the origin of flight.
http://bit.ly/1mWS40y
Lunar impact: the video
In September 2013 a 400 kilogram rock hit the surface of the moon. A Spanish astronomer operating two lunar-observing telescopes spotted a bright flash of light in the Mare Nubium area. The impact flared brightly and was followed by an eight second afterglow - the longest and brightest ever seen for a lunar impact.
http://bit.ly/1lzWYyT
Mars: The field trip continued
In this image the foreground rocks are in an outcrop called Junda, which Curiosity passed on February 19. From space this outcrop appears to have roughly parallel striations. Mt Sharp is in the background.
http://1.usa.gov/1hsnpm9
Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech.
After Dingo Gap
http://1.usa.gov/1cbgTyM
Look, reverse driving too!
http://1.usa.gov/MOStkM
Dingo Gap to Kimberley via Kylie: the map
http://1.usa.gov/1e3jeJr
Looking back at Junda
http://1.usa.gov/1dtyeDy
Going faster in Moonlight %km on
http://1.usa.gov/1nf3PMz
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 No.8
D. B. Stevenson, L. Bagas, A. R. A. Aitken & T. C. McCuaig
A geophysically constrained multi-scale litho-structural analysis of the Trans-Tanami Fault, Granites-Tanami Orogen, Western Australia.
L. J. Morrissey, M. Hand, B. P. Wade & M. Szpunar
Early Mesoproterozoic metamorphism in the Barossa Complex, South Australia: links with the eastern margin of Proterozoic Australia.
S. J. Holt, S. P. Holford & J. Foden
New insights into the magmatic plumbing system of the South Australian Quaternary Basalt province from 3D seismic and geochemical data.
T. J. Rawling, M. Sandiford, G. R. Beardsmore, S. Quenette, S. H. Goyen & B. Harrison
Thermal insulation and geothermal targeting, with specific reference to coal-bearing basins.
Discussion on "Opalisation of the Great Artesian Basin (central Australia): an Australian story with a Martian twist" by P. F. Rey (AJES, 60:3, 291-314). B. L. Dickson
Reply P. F. Rey
Other papers published on-line recently
Follow this link to see the most recent papers published on-line.
M. G. Tetley & N. R. Daczko
Virtual Petrographic Microscope: a multi-platform education and research software tool to analyse rock thin-sections
F. L. Sutherland, I. T. Graham, J. D. Hollis, S. Meffre, H. Zwingmann, F. Jourdan & R. E. Pogson
Multiple felsic events within post-10 Ma volcanism, Southeast Australia: inputs in appraising proposed magmatic models
M. Rexer & C. Hirt
Comparison of free high resolution digital elevation data sets (ASTER GDEM2, SRTM v2.1/v4.1) and validation against accurate heights from the Australian National Gravity Database
R. H. Vernon
Microstructures of microgranitoid enclaves and the origin of S-type granitoids
Stephen J. Barnes, L. A. Fisher, R. Anand & T. Uemoto
Mapping bedrock lithologies through in situ regolith using retained element ratios: a case study from the Agnew-Lawlers area, Western Australia
M. A. Short, S. Lamontagne, P. G. Cook & R. Cranswick
Characterising the distribution of near-shore submarine groundwater discharge along a coastline using 222Rn and electrical conductivity
Coming up in TAG
TAG for March 2014
The March TAG is at the printer, copies will be delivered mid-March only to GSA members and subscribers who have paid their 2014 membership dues.
The March copy deadline has passed, the June copy deadline is 28 April. Have you got something to say in 2014? Get your Letter to the Editor or a news item published in TAG by sending it to: tag@gsa.org.au. If you are submitting a Feature or Special Report please send your article in as soon as possible. Need information about word lengths and submitting? Contact: tag@gsa.org.au
JOB VACANCIES
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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:
Call for Papers - Abstract deadline March 14 2014
The Australian Earth Science Convention:
Newcastle 7-10 July, 2014
Sustainable Australia
http://bit.ly/17ZRWUi
The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes - applications close 7pm AEST Friday 2 May 2014
The prizes reward excellence in the fields of research & innovation, leadership & commercialisation, school science and science journalism & communication.
Call for Papers - Abstract deadline June 30 2014
Bowen Basin Symposium 7-10 October, 2015
Bowen Basin and Beyond
Click here for flyer
EVENTS:
Geology of Gold, Melbourne, 17 - 21 March 2014
A 5-day course of lectures, practical sessions and a field trip.
Click here for more information.
AGES 2014, Alice Springs, 18 – 19 March 2014
An ACG Workshop hosted in conjunction with The AusIMM's 12th Underground Operators' Conference, Adelaide, 23 March 2014
Click here for more information.
Introduction to Environmental Geochemistry of Mine Site Pollution Short Course, Perth, 26 - 27 March 2014
Earlybird registration expires 24 February 2014.
Click here for more information.
Uncover Summit, Adelaide, 31 March – 2 April 2014
Depth-of-Cover technical workshop, Adelaide, 2 – 3 April 2014
Geoscience Australia is hosting a technical workshop as part of Uncover.
http://bit.ly/1kIJ7mO.
APPEA, Perth, 6 – 9 April 2014
Earlybird registration expires 21 February 2014.
http://bit.ly/LKctFl.
Australian Earth Sciences Convention - AESC 2014, Newcastle, NSW, 7 – 10 July 2014
1st Circular available NOW.
http://bit.ly/17ZRWUi
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