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geoz 97 September 2014
NEWSBREAKERS
Ebola impacts copper transport
In an attempt to limit the spread of Ebola, Botswana has barred all entry from the Democratic Republic of Congo - the sixth-largest producer of copper in the world. This has stranded more than 100 trucks carrying copper to South Africa at a border crossing.
http://bit.ly/1pHZt4W
Fissure opens in Iceland
Weeks of earthquakes have culminated in lava erupting along a 1.5 km fissure about 4.5 km from the ice margin near Iceland's Bárðarbunga volcano. Hundreds of minor earthquakes along the dyke are still occurring signalling the prospect of further eruptions or subglacial intrusions causing ash falls and flooding respectively.
News report: http://bit.ly/YarkiW
Iceland's Meteorological Office: http://bit.ly/1lCUWKG
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
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
Tuesday 16th September 2014:
GSAQ Seminar and Student Awards Night (note change of venue!)
Ian Withnall
Systematic geological mapping in Queensland—from black and white aerial photographs and Land Rovers to integrated digital datasets
Queensland Museum, 5:30 pm for 6:15 pm
South Australia
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 4th September 2014
Dr Olga Gostin, University of South Australia
Field Geology Club of South Australia Lecture
Tektites and black hail
Mawson Theatre, University of Adelaide. 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
View the program here.
Thursday 18th September 2014
Joint meeting with Adelaide University Geological Society (AUGS)
Careers in Geoscience - presentations from three graduate students
Mawson Theatre, University of Adelaide. 5.30 pm for 6.15 pm
Tasmania
2014 meeting dates to be advised
For more information: taryn.noble@utas.edu.au
Tuesday 30th September 2014
Tasmanian Minister for Resources, Paul Harriss
Book launch of Geological Evolution of Tasmania
University of Tasmania Geology-Geography building, 2.30 pm
21 - 23 November 2014
Field trip to Maria Island
More information coming soon.
Victoria
Explore new GSAV website. Click here (http://www.gsavic.org/) and bookmark it in your browser.
KR7 Down Under, Melbourne, 29 September – 2 October 2014
Climate Change: the Karst record
http://bit.ly/WJbknb.
Friday 3rd October 2014
Selwyn Symposium 2014: The Nullarbor Plain: Recent Advances
University of Melbourne, 9.00am to 5.00pm .
Western Australia
2015 Gibb Maitland Medal Nominations now open.
The Gibb Maitland Medal is awarded by the Western Australia Division of the GSA in order to recognise individuals who have made substantial
contributions to geoscience in Western Australia.
Nominations close: Monday 1 December 2014
For more information including the guidelines and nomination form: http://wa.gsa.org.au/
Thursday 11th September 2014
Petroleum and Geothermal Open Day
Sponsored by the WA Department of Mines & Petroleum
8.30 am - 4.30 pm followed by a sundowner; Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle
Register online: www.dmp.wa.gov.au/pod2014
GSA EVENTS
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.
Please email info@gsa.org.au or phone (02) 9290 2194.
Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology.
Riding the Wave: A conference to showcase current research and ideas in Structural Geology and Tectonics
Pre-conference field trip: 15-22 November 2015
New Caledonia: ophiolite obduction, accretion and high-pressure metamorphism
Field trip convener: Geoffrey Clark
Post-conference field trip: 28-30 November 2015
Gympie Block/D'Aguilar Ranges: Oscillating deformation and the birth and death of the
final orogeny on onshore Australia - core complex, ophiolitic blueschist, rift systems and
terrane accretion.
Field trip convener: Rod Holcombe
Key dates:
Early Bird registration and submission of approximate titles for oral presentation
selection: 30 June 2015
Abstract deadline: 15 September 2015
For queries and expressions of interest contact:
Gideon Rosenbaum,
Email: g.rosenbaum@uq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3346 9798
New AAP Memoir available now!
Memoir 45: Cambro-Ordovician Studies V
Download the order form here
IN THE NEWS
Chief Scientist releases STEM report
The Chief Scientist has put forward a strategic approach to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as a recommendation to government. It follows his 2013 position paper - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the National Interest: A Strategic Approach.
News report: http://ab.co/Z5hhvA
Read the paper here.
Sliding rock puzzle solved
How rocks that appear to move across Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, California, and leave distinct trails as they do has been a mystery until now. Recently the rocks have been observed moving thanks to sheets of ice on windy, sunny days.
News report: http://bbc.in/1ubZUnw
Research abstract: http://1.usa.gov/1vGsKiE
ON THE WEB
14th index of airborne geophysical surveys now available
Geoscience Australia has released the latest of 1085 airborne geophysical surveys conducted by or for the Australian, State and Territory governments. They comprise more than 34 million line kilometres of mainly total magnetic intensity and gamma-ray spectrometric data. Land elevation data derived from GPS recordings made during airborne magnetic and gamma-ray spectrometric surveys, and electromagnetic data are also available for some areas. The index if free for download at Geoscience Australia.
http://bit.ly/1qxVNRc
Rabaul covered in ash again
Mount Tavurvur, near Rabaul on the island of New Britain, recently erupted again but only caused minor damage as it spread ash across the region. In this Landsat 8 image, grey ash can be seen covering the landscape. Unaffected forest areas are green.
http://1.usa.gov/1CoCEY0
Print NSW on demand!
Sixty-one new NSW regolith and landform maps ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:500,000 scales are available as print on demand. Most maps can be downloaded free as JPEGs, ECW files and GIS vector data. Each map is viewable in Google Earth and Google Maps. They are also available as downloads to mobile devices.
http://bit.ly/W9w6eq
Sinkhole damage a museum attraction
In February this year GEOZ 85 reported the loss of eight corvettes after a sinkhole opened up under the national corvette museum in Kentucky, USA. All eight vehicles have been recovered but five of them are too badly damaged to repair. However, the up-side is that the damaged vehicles represent a unique event and as a result are a tourist attraction in their own right. The sinkhole also proved a tourist attraction but cost and safety concerns won the day. The hole will be totally filled in and the museum completely rebuilt.
http://bit.ly/1rjKf5d
IN THE MEDIA
Geologists not so underemployed in the U.S.A.
A recent survey of 68,000 workers in the United States of America reveals those with Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Law degrees report less underemployment than those with a range of other qualifications.
News report: http://wapo.st/1vj2f2G
Survey source: http://bit.ly/1mduqHR
U.S.A. report on Australian energy production
The United States of America Energy Information Administration (EIA) has recently issued an updated report on the energy mix used and exported by Australia. The EIA produces similar reports on 37 other countries and notes on most others.
http://1.usa.gov/W58b05
Amazing biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
A new synthesis of the biogeography of the Southern Ocean, covering benthos, zooplankton, nekton, birds and seals will provide a benchmark of biogeographic knowledge and help define the present biogeochemical and biogeographic provinces. Dr Alix Post from Geoscience Australia is author and editor of the environmental chapter.
http://bit.ly/1qMDG77
... and speaking of Antarctica:
Satellite data reveals the sea surface around Antarctica has risen by around eight centimetres between 1992 and 2011. This is about 2 centimetres more than the global average and points to an accelerating discharge of meltwater from the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
News report: http://ab.co/1lHwqO2
Research abstract: http://bit.ly/1ukE93P
Mars: The field trip continued ...
After abandoning the proposed drilling site at Bonanza King, Curiosity is slowly driving towards Mt Sharp. Here are some ...are we there yet? pictures.
http://1.usa.gov/1pHSJUs
Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Martian meteorite zircon records ancient atmosphere and hydrosphere interactions
http://bit.ly/W9AhHF
More news from the solar system ...
Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli eruption glows from space
http://wapo.st/1w52xHS
Make your own comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko mosaic image
http://bit.ly/1qakKTS
Whoops; wrong orbit!
http://bbc.in/1p2z5wh
Time for Rosetta to orbit properly
http://bbc.in/1rmoqlF
... and elsewhere ...
Distance to the Seven Sisters measured
http://ab.co/1lFgv2B
Some White Dwarfs might explode after all
http://bbc.in/1mZQPc6
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.6 - Printed and mailed to subscribers
C.-S. Wang, R. Norman, T. K. Yeh, K. Zhang, S. L. Choy & T.-P. Tseng
Investigation into the atmospheric parameters retrieved from ROPP and CDAAC using GPS Radio Occultation Measurements over the Australian area.
H-B. Tan, J-Z. Huang, W-J. Zhang, X-Q. Liu, Y-F. Zhang, N. Kong & Q. Zhang
Fractionation of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes of gypsum hydration water and assessment on its geochemical indications.
P. W. Whitehead & P. N. Nelson
Displacement of the Great Divide in north Queensland associated with Neogene lava flows.
A. D. Albani, P. C. Rickwood & J. W. Tayton
Mount Woolnough: the submerged volcano, SE of Sydney, NSW.
J. H. Cann, C. S. Lower & J. B. Jago
Provenance and sediment characteristics of contemporary gravel deposits at Sellicks Beach, eastern shore of Gulf St Vincent, South Australia.
J. B. Jago & C. G. Gatehouse
A small trace fossil assemblage from the ?middle Cambrian Pantapinna Sandstone, Flinders Ranges, South Australia and its paleoenvironmental significance.
D. F. Lascelles
Paleoproterozoic regolith beneath wave-cut erosion surfaces preserved on the northern margin of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia.
C. W. Kwon, S. W. Kim, S.-I. Park, J. Park, J.-H. Oh, B. C. Kim, H. J. Koh & D.-L. Cho
Sedimentological characteristics and new detrital zircon SHRIMP U-Pb ages of the Babulu Formation in the Fohorem area, Timor-Leste.
Other papers published on-line recently
Follow this link to see the most recent papers published on-line.
S. Jones
Contrasting structural styles of gold deposits in the Leonora Domain: evidence for early gold deposition, Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia
Follow this link to see the 2014 AESC conference abstracts.
Coming up in TAG
TAG for September 2014
The September issue is at the mailhouse and due to your letterbox any day now. Have you got something to say in 2014? If you have, then the December issue is the opportunity for publishing in TAG in 2014. Please send your news item, feature or Letter to the Editor to: tag@gsa.org.au. If you are submitting a Feature or Special Report please send your article in as soon as possible and if you need information about word lengths and submitting? Contact: tag@gsa.org.au
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Logo a maximum of 180 pixels wide x 90 pixels high.
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Fee: $150.00
For more information: info@gsa.org.au
WHAT'S ON
DEADLINES:
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
Register for a great online broadcast Q&A session - before October 14 2014
In Class with Brian Cox, online October 14 2015
http://bit.ly/1lHj3xj
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.
Nomination deadline December 1 2014
The Gibb Maitland Medal
For more information including the guidelines and nomination form: http://wa.gsa.org.au/
EVENTS:
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
CRC CARE Seminar and Webinar: Best practice approaches for ensuring successful bioremediation outcomes, Adelaide, 18 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
In class with Professor Brian Cox, online only, 14 October 2014
You must register to attend
http://bit.ly/1lHj3xj
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
CONTACTS
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