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geoz 95 August 2014
NEWSBREAKERS
Earthquakes can trigger icequakes
New research indicates clusters of Antarctic icequakes, generated when glaciers calve or crevasses open, follow large earthquakes in South America. Using data from the the 2010 Magnitude 8.8 Maule earthquake in Chile the work shows small icequakes were triggered by the Rayleigh waves passing through the ice.
News report: http://ab.co/1B7TfyG
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/1ssYyGz
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
New South Wales
2014 meeting dates to be advised
For more information: meetings@nsw.gsa.org.au
Queensland
2014 meeting dates to be advised
For more information: info@qld.gsa.org.au
Every Wednesday evening: GeoPub
Weekly Informal get-together for Explorers, Miners & other Geoscientists
O'Malleys Irish Pub - Basement Level of the Wintergarden in the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane. 5.30 pm
South Australia
GSA SA Division Annual Dinner: Thursday 21st August 2014
Mark Pharaoh, South Australian Museum
More details will be provided in the July edition of the newsletter
Historian Hotel
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
Tasmania
2014 meeting dates to be advised
For more information: taryn.noble@utas.edu.au
21 - 23 November 2014
Field trip to Maria Island
More information coming soon.
Victoria
Awesome new GSAV website launched! Click here (http://www.gsavic.org/) and bookmark it in your browser.
Thursday 28th August 2014
Barbara Wagstaff
Dating Dinosaurs
Fritz Loewe Theatre, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, 5.30pm for 6.15pm
Friday 3rd October 2014
Selwyn Symposium 2014: The Nullarbor Plain: Recent Advances
University of Melbourne, 9.00am to 5.00pm .
Western Australia
Regular meetings: First Wednesday of each month (except December and
January)
Irish Club of WA, 61 Townshend Road, Subiaco, 5.30pm
For more information: info@wa.gsa.org.au
GSA EVENTS
GSA Governing Council
The GSA's Governing Council is now officially formed and includes: Graham Carr (President), Michelle Cooper (Secretary), Chris Yeats (Treasurer), Roger Bateman, David Cantrill, Christine Edgoose, Ian Graham, Mike Smith and Ian Withnall. Congratulations Councillors!
Energy forum a big hit
The Public Forum: Energy 2050 forum, held at the AESC, was well attended and an excellent appraisal of the state of play.
The forum was moderated by Paul Bevan, from ABC Radio 1233 in Newcastle. The panellists included:
Prof. Iain Stewart, Geoscience Communication at Plymouth University (UK)
Dr Gary Ellem, The University of Newcastle
Prof. Ben Hankamer,University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Dr Tony Irwin, Technical Director SMR Nuclear Technology
Dr Alex Wonhas, CSIRO
Ms Rachel Connell, Director, Office of Coal Seam Gas, NSW Trade & Investment.
You can listen to the entire forum, including the Q & A session by downloading the audio file from here. Note: at 77Mb the MP3 audio file may be too big for playing through the browser due to bandwidth considerations. It is recommended you download to your device and then play.
GSA membership renewals for 2015
2015 Member renewals will be posted late September 2014.
Now is the time to contact the GSA office to update your membership details.
If you want to pay online:
Internet Explorer is the most user-friendly browser to enable online membership renewal.
Firstly, Click the member login area
Login: this is your member number
Password: on your member renewal form, unless you manually changed it.
The blue box on the left has your profile, click: Pay My Membership
This window has the details listed on your member renewal, if you do not
want to change anything, simply add to basket to make the payment.
If you wish to make changes click on the tick boxes and add to basket.
You will now be in the checkout window.
Insert your credit card details in this secure area and complete your transaction.
If you would like a receipt, please email: info@gsa.org.au
If in doubt please do not hesitate to contact the GSA by email info@gsa.org.au or phone (02) 9290 2194.
IN THE NEWS
Rare Earth Elements from North Korea
North Korea began exporting Rare Earth Elements (REEs) to China in January 2013 and has increased production and shipping recently after a brief hiatus. North Korea reportedly hosts large reserves of REEs and is seeking European and Asian investors to help it develop its resources.
http://bit.ly/1s1vAvs
Landslide in Japan causes chaos
A parking lot in Japan's Tokushima Prefecture collapsed down the side of a hill recently. There was one death reported and many people were stranded as cars and buses fell into the ravine. The landslide followed weeks of heavy rain resulting in the region's wettest August and second-wettest month since records began in 1978.
http://wxch.nl/1vFgb85
ON THE WEB
The geochemistry of terroir quantified
The chemistry of wines, as shown by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, is now being used to generate regional and subregional profiles that allow different growing regions to be quantified. This in turn removes the subjectivity of taste tests and allows the industry to more effectively confront fraud.
News report: http://bbc.in/1yqzrCl
Research abstract: http://1.usa.gov/1sTDQx5
Dinosaur extinction a bit of bad luck
Some dinosaur species were already in decline when an asteroid impact ensured the group, other than some of those already birds, went to extinction. New research into the pre-impact decline suggests that overall the group was not in decline and would have survived the impact had it occurred earlier.
http://bbc.in/1lLt46R
Speaking of bird evolution ...
50 million years of shrinking theropods made birds what they are today.
News report: http://bbc.in/1oRO0hu
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/1obLGRI
IN THE MEDIA
New facilities at JCU
A new geologic clean laboratory has opened at James Cook University (JCU). The particle-controlled environment will be used to prepare samples for analysis on the Neptune multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) housed in the JCU advanced analytical centre. Also at JCU, thanks to Australian Research Council and University research funding, a new experimental petrology facility has been installed. It includes a new piston cylinder press capable of applying pressures in excess of 3.5 GPa and over 1600°C to geological materials.
Read more about it here.
Geotourism focuses on fossils in the Edicaran
Geotourism in the outback Flinders Ranges has taken a big step forwards with the training of ten locals in palaeontology and communication. The project capitalises on the passion and enthusiasm the people who live in the region and takes advantage of the fact that many already offer guided tours of their properties.
http://bit.ly/1uJagut
Mars: The field trip 2 years on ...
Wheel tracks on Mars left by Curiosity on the sandy floor of a lowland called Hidden Valley en route toward Mount Sharp on August 4, 2014. This image was taken on the second anniversary of landing on Mars.
http://1.usa.gov/1nKFwnk
Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
Rover report.
http://bit.ly/1um1Uvq
Slopes of Mt Sharp just 3km away.
http://1.usa.gov/1oGcRVu
Map shows the sandy way forward.
http://1.usa.gov/1uJia79
Laser meets rock. Sparks fly.
http://1.usa.gov/1nKNZqy
Keep in touch with Curiosity Cam.
http://bit.ly/1abatkN
More news from the solar system ...
Cassini reveals 101 Geysers on Enceladus
http://1.usa.gov/1pLShSF
Why the Moon is lemon shaped
http://bbc.in/1oFGz8k
Io volcanoes really go off!
http://1.usa.gov/1qUsETB
Rosetta goes into orbit around comet 67P
http://bbc.in/1pChsHb
Origins of the solar system
http://ab.co/1sQKvsW
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 61 No.4 - Printed and mailed to subscribers
M. Kneeshaw and R. C. Morris
The Cenozoic detrital iron deposits of the Hamersley Province, Western Australia.
C. L. Fergusson
Late Ordovician to mid-Silurian Benambran subduction zones in the Lachlan Orogen, southeastern Australia.
P. G. Lennox, M. A. Forster and I. S. Williams
Emplacement and deformation ages of the Wyangala Granite, Cowra, NSW.
M. Forster, G. Lister and P. Lennox
Dating deformation using crushed alkali feldspar: 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of shear zones in the Wyangala Batholith, NSW, Australia.
M. G. Tetley and N. R. Daczko
Virtual Petrographic Microscope: A multi-platform education and research software tool to analyse rock thin sections.
G. R. Burton and S. J. Trigg
Geodynamic significance of the boundary between the Thomson Orogen and the Lachlan Orogen, northwestern New South Wales and implications for Tasmanide tectonics: discussion.
R. A. Glen, R. Y. Poudjom Djomani, E. Belousova, R. Hegarty and R. J. Korsch
Geodynamic significance of the boundary between the Thomson Orogen and the Lachlan Orogen, northwestern New South Wales and implications for Tasmanide tectonics: reply.
Volume 61 No.5 - Published online
I. C. Roach, S. Jaireth and M. T. Costelloe
Applying regional airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveying to understand the architecture of sandstone-hosted uranium mineral systems in the Callabonna Sub-basin, Lake Frome region, South Australia.
A. Glikson and A. Hickman
Coupled asteroid impacts and banded iron-formations, Fortescue and Hamersley groups, Pilbara, Western Australia.
J. Al-Hinaai and J. Redfern
The upper Carboniferous basal Grant Group unconformity, Canning Basin, Australia: a complex surface recording glacial tectonic and halotectonic processes.
J. Simmons, R. Cas and I. Nicholls
The volcanological and petrogenetic origins of the basaltic Flinders Volcanic Province (49-39 Ma), Older Volcanics Provinces, southeast Australia.
J. A. Boyce, R. R. Keays, I. A. Nicholls and P. Hayman
Eruption centres of the Hamilton area of the Newer Volcanics Province, Victoria, Australia: pinpointing volcanoes from a multifaceted approach to landform mapping.
Z. Y. Li, J. H. Zhao, X. H. Qiao and Y. X. Zhang
An automated approach for conditioning discrete fracture network modelling to in situ measurements.
M. M. Ma, X. M. Liu, B. J. Pillans, P. Y. LI, B. Lu and S. Y. Hu
Magnetic properties and particle size analysis of dust storm samples collected in Lanzhou and Sydney.
C. L. Fergusson
Refining accretionary orogen models for the Tasmanides of eastern Australia: discussion.
R. A. Glen
Refining accretionary orogen models for the Tasmanides of eastern Australia: reply.
Other papers published on-line recently
Follow this link to see the most recent papers published on-line.
J. H. Cann, C. S. Lower and J. B. Jago
Provenance and sediment characteristics of contemporary gravel deposits at Sellicks Beach, eastern shore of Gulf St Vincent, South Australia
A. D. Albani, P. C. Rickwood and J. W. Tayton
Mount Woolnough: the submerged volcano, SE of Sydney, NSW
J. B. Jago and C. G. Gatehouse
A small trace fossil assemblage from the ?middle Cambrian Pantapinna Sandstone, Flinders Ranges, South Australia and its paleoenvironmental significance
P. W. Whitehead and P. N. Nelson
Displacement of the Great Divide in north Queensland associated with Neogene lava flows
H-B. Tan, J-Z. Huang, W-J. Zhang, X-Q. Liu, Y-F. Zhang, N. Kong and Q. Zhang
Fractionation of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes of gypsum hydration water and assessment of its geochemical indications
Follow this link to see the 2014 AESC conference abstracts.
Coming up in TAG
TAG for September 2014
The September issue is in production and will be in the post mid-September. 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
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WHAT'S ON
DEADLINES:
Call for field trip proposals – Proposal deadline August 15 2014
The AAPG International Convention and Exhibition, Melbourne, 13-16 September, 2015
Call for National Science Week events – Register before August 16
National Science Week, August 16 – 24 2014
Call for nominations – Nominations close August 29 2014
The ATSE Clunies Ross Awards
Early bird registrations close August 31 2014
EcoForum Conference & Exhibition
Geoscience Australia's 2014 Top GeoShot photographic competition – entries close 12 September 2014
Winners receive a professionally framed enlargement of their image and their image will be displayed in Geoscience Australia's foyer in Canberra for the year.
Call for Papers - Abstract deadline October 13 2014
11th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting, Sydney 24 – 26 August 2015
http://bit.ly/1lKkQ3y
Call for Papers - Abstract deadline December 1 2014
9th International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics: 8 – 10 September 2015
Instrumentation: the key to managing project performance
http://bit.ly/1uQTNVn
Call for Papers - Abstract deadline December 1 2014
4th annual Australasian Universities Geoscience Educators Network meeting: 12 – 13 January 2015
Submit abstracts and expressions of interest here.
Complete the poll on possible discussion topics here.
Register your interest in the proposed field trip here.
EVENTS:
GSAQ & AIG at the EKKA, 8 – 17 August 2014
National Science Week, 16 – 24 August 2014
9th International Mining Geology Conference 2014, Adelaide, 18 – 20 August 2014
Click here for more information
Introduction to Australian Groundwater , Gold Coast, 18 – 20 August 2014
Geoscience Australia Wednesday Seminar 11 am 20 August 2014
Tsunami Warning Systems since 26 December 2004
http://bit.ly/1rkWj3K
2nd HEC-RAS Water Modelling, Sydney, 21 – 22 August 2014
Geoscience Australia Open Day, 24 August 2014
Open Pit Geotechnical Analysis and Design Training Course, Perth, 26 – 28 August 2014
Mine Dewatering and Mine Water Management Short Course, Perth, 29 August 2014
Groundwater Essentials, Darwin, 9 September 2014
Understanding Groundwater Law, Canberra, 11 September 2014
Business & Financial Management in the Minerals Industry, Townsville, 15 – 19 September 2014
Australian Water Modelling School, Gold Coast, 24 – 24 September 2014
31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Organic Petrology, Sydney, 27 September – 3 October 2014
14th Australian Space Research Conference, Adelaide, 29 September – 1 October 2014
KR7 Down Under, Melbourne, 29 September – 2 October 2014
Climate Change: the Karst record
http://bit.ly/WJbknb
Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia, Alice Springs, 8 – 10 October 2014
Includes a session on Geotourism
http://bit.ly/1jKdYn4
Reinjection of Coal Seam Gas Associated Water, Brisbane, 23 October 2014
Pre-conference master class: Sustainable Remediation, Gold Coast, 29 October 2014
Pre-conference master class: Stakeholder Engagement: The Absolute Essentials, Gold Coast, 29 October 2014
EcoForum conference and exhibition, Gold Coast, 29 – 31 October 2014
3rd Unconventional Gas and Water Management, Gold Coast, 29 – 31 October 2014
Blasting for Stable Slopes Short Course, Perth, 3 – 5 November 2014
Water in Mining School, Sydney, 5 – 7 November 2014
Natural Chemistry and Environmental Tracers in Groundwater: Principles and Applications, Perth, 10 November 2014
IUCN World Parks Congress, Sydney, 12 – 19 November 2014
5th Groundwater Essentials, Melbourne, 17 – 18 November 2014
Water Management for Landfills, Melbourne, 26 – 28 November 2014
Water, Mining and Coal Seam Gas, Sydney, 29 November – 1 December 2014
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