Download - GSA SA Division Annual Dinner
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Chair (SA Division)
Prof Alan Collins
Email: [email protected]
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
GEOLOGIST
Newsletter of the
Geological Society of Australia
(South Australia Division)
July 2021
http://bit.ly/GSA_SA_Division
GSA SA Division Annual Dinner Wednesday, 25th August 2021, 6:30 pm
Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax Street, Adelaide 5000
Please register here via Eventbrite
Please register here via Eventbrite
Breaking News Naracoorte Weekend Excursion 7-8th August 2021
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News & Announcements
GSA SA Division Annual Dinner 2021
The GSA SA Division would like to invite GSA members and guests to join us for our 2021 Annual
Dinner. The Bruce Webb and Walter Howchin medals will be presented on that evening. Jason
Irving, Manager of the National Parks and Protected Area Program at the SA Department for
Environment and Water, will be talking about the Flinders Ranges World Heritage Nomination.
Date and time: Wednesday, 25th August 2021, 6:30 pm
Tickets are $40 retired/student, $50 member, and $60 non-member
Location: Rob Roy Hotel, 106 Halifax Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Please register here via Eventbrite
Call for Nominations: Bruce Webb and Walter Howchin Medals
Nominations for the Bruce Webb and Walter Howchin Medals in 2021 should be made to Morgan
Blades our Divisional Secretary by 31st July 2021. Nominations will remain current for a period of
five years. Nominees do not need to be a GSA member. Unsuccessful nominations made in
previous years remain current. The medals will be awarded at our upcoming Annual Dinner.
The Bruce Webb Medal may be awarded annually to a person distinguished for leadership that has
advanced the Earth Sciences and/or for contributions to the advance of knowledge within the Earth
Sciences. The award will be made in regard to achievements associated with South Australia.
The Walter Howchin Medal may be awarded annually to a researcher in the early stage of their research
career who is distinguished by their significant published research work within the Earth Sciences.
Research contributions are judged on the quality, originality and recognition. Researchers should be less
than 10 years from the end of their tertiary studies (Bachelor of Science, Masters or Ph.D.), with
consideration given for breaks taken away from research due to family or other commitments.
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Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture 2021: Postponed to 4th November 2021
Thanks to everyone who signed up to the Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture. Unfortunately, due to the
recent COVID outbreak in Sydney and following closure of the border with NSW, our invited
speaker Heather Handley, from Macquarie University, is no longer able to travel to SA to deliver
the Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture in July. As this is an incredibly important event, we still want to
host it as a combined face to face/zoom meeting and have Heather Handley come over here to
Adelaide. At this stage we will postpone this event until November 4th, 2021. We are terribly sorry
for this and hope that you are all able to make it in November. We will email you all closer to the
date and re-advertise this event.
Breaking News: Naracoorte Weekend Excursion 7-8th August 2021
Good news from Diego, he just emailed us that we can organise a GSA trip to Naracoorte for the weekend of 7-8 August 2021. It will consist of a Saturday mid-morning visit to privately-owned Henschke Quarry (just out of town) in which Ian Lewis will present the relationship between hydrology, the Kanawinka Fault, and the karst formation in the Naracoorte Limestone, and I will present the Miocene invertebrates. This will be followed after lunch by a visit to Naracoorte Visitor Info Centre, to see the magnificent 3D regional geology map made by Bob Dalgarno. On Sunday we will visit with Liz Reed a number of caves in Naracoorte Cave National Park. Travel, meals, and accommodation will be up to the participants, but we could organise something together for the whole group on Saturday night. In order for the group to be manageable, especially in the caves, it should be about 20 participants plus the trip leaders. Please express your interest in participating at this fieldtrip by emailing Morgan Blades. Diego is currently preparing a more extended notice that will be sent out in a special members email soon.
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The GSA Endowment Fund – Adelaide students successful in application
The Geological Society of Australia (GSA) Endowment Fund was set up in 2007 to support students
undertaking graduate studies in the Earth Sciences. The fund was set up as a separate entity to the GSA
and the Australian Tax Office imposed elements that restricted this support to Australian students at
Australian educational institutions. Financial assistance in the form of awards can be granted to Australian
students by the GSA Endowment Fund Committee and the awards are not restricted to GSA members. The
Geological Society of Australia Endowment Fund is a charity and all donations are tax deductible, so
please give generously.
This year two University of Adelaide students were successful with their applications for grants to support
their research projects. Congratulations to Samantha March for being awarded a PhD grant of AU$ 5,000
and to Kimberley Edwards for being awarded a Masters grant of AU$ 1,000.
Samantha March’s research project will be featured in the August newsletter.
Kym looks in her research project, supervised by Dr Francesca McInerney, at
oxygen isotopes in plant phytoliths. Fossil silicate phytoliths – residual
cellular structures from plants – are abundant in Australian sedimentary and
archaeological deposits, presenting an opportunity to use the silicate oxygen
isotopes as a proxy for past climates and environments. Few studies have
explored the viability of this potential by calibrating modern plant and soil
phytolith isotope signatures against contemporary climate variability. This
project will compare the oxygen isotope (18O/16O) ratio of modern plant and
soil specimens, collected across a large continental climate gradient, with
climate data to assess the extent to which phytolith δ18O reflects climate and
surface hydrology. This will also be tested by direct comparison of phytolith
δ18O with the δ18O of plant cellulose, which is an established tracer of plant
water δ18O. Finally, the transfer of phytolith δ18O signatures from living plants
through to surficial soils will also be assessed by comparing the two across
the continental gradient. The research will develop a quantitative framework
for interpreting phytolith isotope data from cave sedimentary deposits to infer
changes in past climates.
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South Australian Geoscience Student Group Sponsorship
South Australian University Earth and Environmental Science-focused student groups can apply
for GSA SA Division support for activities, excursions and events (up to $500). All that is required
is filling out an application form, provide a budget and commit to writing a short article for GSA’s
quarterly magazine, The Australian Geologist (TAG). Please contact or Morgan Blades for more
information and an application form.
Update: The GSA SA Division committee has passed a motion to sponsor the Flinders
University Palaeontology Society (FUPS) with $500 for a three day fieldtrip to Ikara-Flinders
Ranges National Park.
Flinders University Palaeontology Society (FUPS) is a
student run university society formed for anyone
interested in fossils, evolution and extinct Australian
fauna. Whether as a hobby or a potential career, if this
is an interest you share, then you will fit right in.
FUPS gives members the opportunity to participate in a
range of regular social and educational activities
centered on palaeontology. This includes hands-on
palaeontological research, with field trips, workshops
and fossil preparation in the Flinders palaeontology lab.
Other events include Palaeo in the Pub, movie nights, and public talks. FUPS also releases a
regular journal BEER ‘N’ BONES for all your palaeontology inspired news, updates and event
information.
FUPS’ primary goal is to help students get involved with current palaeontology field work and
research; provide support for students working in the palaeontology degree; encourage networking
and mingling of palaeontology students and staff; and all of this in a fun, safe and inclusive
environment. If you ever have any questions or just want to come down and see some fossils, you
can find them in the Palaeo labs and offices, Biological Sciences Building, on level 1.
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Impressions from our excursion to Magpie Creek
How lucky have we been with the weather? We had pouring rain on Thursday and Friday morning but then the sun came out in the afternoon. How beautiful to see all that water cascading down the waterfall in the Magpie Creek gorge. Everyone who rocked up was stunned by the magnificent scenery. Thanks to Colin Conor for guiding us through the fantastic geology exposed along Magpie Creek. We looked at the Sturt Tillite, a Neoproterozoic glacial deposit characterised by large ice-transported clasts embedded in a sandy-muddy matrix. Along our hike we also discussed the structural deformation features such as the intense cleavage and large fold structures that formed during the Delamerian Orogeny. After our walk we gathered at the Belair Hotel for drinks and a humongous ‘snack’. Thanks to Alan and Morgan for organising this fantastic event.
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GSA GOLD
The GSA GOLD speaker for Tuesday, 6th July 2021 (1-2 pm ACST) is Michael Roach, Senior
Lecturer in Geophysics and Geology at the University of Tasmania. He will present a talk
entitled: Making it ‘Real’ – Immersive Virtual Geological Tours.
Please register here. Following registration, you will be sent a link to attend GSA GOLD on
Zoom. Registration for GSA GOLD is free for all GSA members. Non-members can also register
for just $10.00.
Watch past GSA GOLD lectures on GSA’s YouTube channel here!
Australia has an amazing geological heritage, but issues of time, OH&S,
distance and access make many of these iconic sites difficult to visit
even for professional geoscientists. Nothing can fully replace the
experience of personally visiting an iconic geological locality. However,
interactive virtual geological tours incorporating 360 imagery, 360-
degree video, drone imagery, conventional video, conventional imagery,
and photo-realistic virtual models can provide effective mechanisms to
effectively and intuitively showcase these important geological features.
This presentation will focus on virtual tours of important Tasmanian sites
that were developed as a collaboration between the University of
Tasmania and Mineral Resources Tasmania for the recent AESC virtual
conference. The presentation will focus on field data collection methods
and construction of virtual tours and will showcase some of the tours that
we have produced for Tasmania.
Michael Roach is a senior lecturer in geophysics and geology at the
University of Tasmania. Over the last decade he has been exploring
techniques for virtual delivery of geological content for education,
research, and public outreach. Michael generated and curates the
AusGeol virtual library of Australia's Geology (https://www.ausgeol.org/)
that provides geological visualisations for over 3500 localities around
Australia.
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GSA Specialist Group in Economic Geology ‘Facets of Exploration’ Webinar
The GSA Specialist Group in Economic Geology invites you to attend the Facets of Exploration
Webinar on Wednesday, 14th July 2021.
Time: 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm (ACST: SA, NT)
Speaker is Felicity Hughes, Principal Consultant CSA Global.
Felicity Hughes is a geologist/geochemist and possesses more than 35 years of experience in a
wide range of commodities; ranging from grassroots exploration planning and management, due
diligence, resource evaluation, feasibility, mine grade and ore control and geometallurgy. She has
worked on the development and management of geological, beneficiation and geometallurgy
models for a number of commodities. Felicity has worked in Australia, Brazil and Zambia and has
successfully run her own consultancy for more than twenty-five years.
Please register here via Eventbrite
Following registration, you will be sent a link to attend Facets of Exploration on Zoom. GSA
Members attend for free and non-members can register for just $10.00.
Abstract: A geometallurgical approach during the early stages of the LoM cycle will deliver critical information required to understand, recognise, identify, and define those parameters, which can and will affect product recovery at the back end of the LoM. This critical path however is often overlooked until a much later stage in the cycle. An Ore Control model builds on resource or grade control models with the addition of critical information such as material and ore types, product recoveries, waste, acid consumption and reagent costs, defined at both a local and detailed scale (geometallurgical) as well as proposed mining scale (metallurgical). The use of an Ore Control model for control of mining and processing activities will deliver improved economic efficiency for the middle and back ends of the LoM cycle, provide opportunities for optimal recovery of product, and better ensure longevity and sustainability in mining practices. Watch past Facets of Exploration Webinars on GSA’s YouTube channel here!
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WOMEESA Virtual Seminar Series
On the first Wednesday of each month a woman in Earth or Environmental science In Australasia
will present a seminar about their research and their career pathway. The seminar series aims to
increase the visibility of women scientists and provide inspiring role models for other scientists and
science educators. Seminars will be hosted live via zoom.
Next seminar: Wednesday 7th July 2021, 1:30 pm ACST (Adelaide time)
Dr. Teagan Blaikie (CSIRO): Aeromagnetic interpretation of the Tanami Region and
northwest Aileron Province.
Register here for zoom details.
Upcoming seminars:
Wednesday 4 August 2021: Dr. Jacqueline Halpin (University of Tasmania)
Past and additional seminars can be accessed on the WOMEESA YouTube channel.
Teagan Blaikie is a research scientist in geology and
geophysics and is the Team Leader for Basins at CSIRO. Her
research focusses on integrating geophysical and geological
data for mapping under cover, and structural and tectonic
analysis. Research outputs are achieved through qualitative
interpretation of geophysical data to generate structural and
geological maps, and applying geologically constrained forward
and inverse modelling of gravity and magnetic data to model
crustal architecture. Geophysical interpretations are strongly
integrated with multidisciplinary research undertaken across
CSIRO and have been used to guide numerical simulations for
fluid flow and deformation modelling. Her recent work has
focused extensively on Proterozoic basin systems in northern
Australia, and she is currently working on a range of regional
scale interpretation and modelling projects in collaboration with
the state geological surveys.
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Geoscience Email Initiative: Video & Podcast Links
Over the last months you would have received many emails by our GSA CEO Sue Fletcher with links to a range of fantastic lectures, presentations, podcasts, interviews, and documentaries by GSA members or with their involvement. Below you will find a list of these links, so if you have missed them you can easily catch up and know how to access them.
Gilbert Price: What happened to Australia's Ice Age Megafauna?
Dorothy (Dot) Close: Northern Territory: Over The Fence
Paul Duuring: Mapping Ore Deposits - The Basic Geological Methods
Caroline Tiddy: Mineral systems in eastern Proterozoic Australia
Clive Willman and Davide Michielin: Geoscience: Beneath the Australian Alps
Marissa Betts: Small Shelly Fossils
Teresa Ubide: Volcano alert! Towards predicting volcanic eruptions
Clive Willman and Davide Michielin: Islands of Gold in an Ocean of Land
Jacqueline Halpin: Geologists explain why Tasmania is different
Ian Withnall: On the trail of the Ice-age Floods: Geotouring in the Channelled Scablands of Eastern Washington State, USA
Stephen Cox: Gold-bearing fluids Part 1; Stephen Cox: Gold-bearing fluids Part 2
Adele Pentland: Ferrodraco - the most complete pterosaur known from Australia
Vitor Barrote: 4D evolution of replacement-type VHMS ore systems in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia
Andy Gleadow: Murchison, the Moon & Me
Rick Valenta: Complex Orebodies Program Update Yulia Uvarova: New technologies for exploration and ore discovery Franco Pirajno: Civilisation exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice’: the story of Pompeii Alan Collins: Probing into the Proterozoic—using full-tectonic models of the world to illuminate the Earth in deep time Rebecca Carey: Eruption of the Havre Seamount
Steve Salisbury: Australia’s Jurassic Park
Dietmar Müller: Understanding the contribution of mantle convection to surface topography
Teagan Romyn & Dillon Brown: Felsic metastability during continental subduction: The Norwegian Western Gneiss Complex as a case study &
Evidence for Mesoproterozoic- & Cambrian-aged metamorphism from the high-grade rocks of central Tasmania: insights into the metamorphic
history of western Laurentia and East Gondwana
Nathan Daczko: Crust-mantle interaction: reactive melt ascent through the lower arc crust
Nathan Daczko: Detrimental effects of coupled dissolution-precipitation on geochronology
Ashleigh Hood: Ancient reefs reveal early history of life on Earth
Michael Anenburg: REE in Nolan's Bore style mineralisation
John Paterson: In situ Science – Cambrian Explosion
Karin Orth: Volcanic remnants located near Long Beach, Blinking Billy Point, Hobart
Clive Willman and Davide Michielin: The Stavely Arc – uncovering the geological evolution of western Victoria
Tim Chapman: Meteorites, volcanoes and Armageddon
Ellen Moon: Environmental engineering in the 21st century – why we ‘should’ sweat the small stuff
Chris Elders: WASMA Mining & Resources podcast
Diego Garcia-Bellido: Animal Dawn
Sarah Jones: Unravelling the D1 event: evidence for early granite-up, greenstone-down tectonics in the Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia
Gary Gibson: The volcanoes beneath your feet
Milo Barham: How south coast beach sand tells the story of Australia's link to Antarctic rocks
Indrani Mukherjee: The Evolution of Life on Earth: Rethinking the 'Boring Billion'
Derek Hoy: Structural interpretation of the North Cloncurry geophysical survey.
Martin van Kranendonk: The search for life on Mars
Shimona Kealy: The earliest sea voyages to Australia: Maps, models, and anecdotes from the field.
David Giles: How innovative partnerships will grow Minerals and Mining in South Australia
Mike Rickard: My career as a field and tectonic geologist
Sandra McLaren: Victorian Regional Geology
Victor Gostin: Acraman asteroid impact at the dawn of animal life
Steve Barnes: Scale in mineral systems and the Nova deposit, WA
Rob Rutherford: Innovation and Sweat – Red Metal’s Grass Roots Exploration Activities in NW Queensland
Aaron Camens: The extinct marsupial lion Thylacoleo carnifex
Teagan Blaikie: Interpreting the subsurface architecture of maar volcanoes using geologically constrained 3D gravity inversions. Examples from the
Newer Volcanics Province, Western Victoria
Paul Gow: Undercover Western Warramunga Province: The Rover Field revealed
Stephen Gallagher: From Monsoons to Desert: 50 Million Years of Australian Climate History
Kathryn Waltenberg: An Isotopic Atlas of Australia: a window into the geological evolution of the Australian continent
Peter Schaubs, Heather Sheldon & Thomas Poulet: Numerical Simulation of Critical Mineral System Geological Processes
Paul Duuring: Genesis of Magnetite and Hematite Ores in BIF.
Sandra McLaren: Presenting Online
Kelly Tucker: Geoheritage: conserving our geological heritage and promoting geotourism.
Steve Hill: Tour of the Geology of Parliament House
Phil Gilmore, Cait Stewart, Kevin Ruming & Ron Boyd: Newcastle Coastal Geotrail
Steve Hollis: Targeting VHMS mineralization in the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia
Brian Kennett: Intraplate volcanism in North Queensland and eastern New Guinea – a cryptic mantle plume?
Corey Jago: Geology of the Dugald River Deposit
Ioan Sanislav: A re-evaluation of genetic models for copper mineralization in Mount Isa Inlier
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Vitor Barrote (Gneiss Chats): Supercontinents with Dr Erin Martin
Paul Gow: North West Minerals Province Deposit Atlas Launch
Vladimir Puzyrev & Mario Zelic: Analysis of geochemical datasets with deep learning: an application to WACHEM database.
Angela Riganti: Glass-plate negative collection of the Geological Survey of Western Australia
Malcolm Walter: Fossil stromatolite from the Hammersley Ranges
Yakup Niyazi: Extinct volcanoes found offshore from Cape Otway, Victoria.
Ross Large: Precambrian atmosphere oxygen and ore deposits
Alexa Troedson, Wes Leedham & Maureen Sulter: Warrumbungle National Park
Walter Witt: Syenite-associated gold in the Kurnalpi Terrane, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia
Dietmar Müller: Reconstructing plate motions over a billion years of Earth history
Murray Hitzman: The Energy Transition: Implications for Geoscience – a View from the North
Rebecca Carey: Volcanoes are the most spectacular landscapes on Earth
Rebecca Carey: Explosions from the deep
Peter McGoldrick: Lady Loretta, primary lithogeochemical dispersion halos to Northern Australian sediment-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag deposits
Melanie Finch: Development of shear planes in ductile shear zones: a numerical modelling approach
In addition we also suggest watching two videos of the SA Museum’s School Holiday Program, where Ben McHenry
presented Minerals, and Diego Garcia-Bellido presented Ediacaran and Cambrian fossils:
https://youtu.be/DZk1xOnDguc & https://youtu.be/OUVpSypxQUw
Morgan Blades, our GSA SA Division Chair, has also set up a University of Adelaide ‘Box’, where we store recordings
of online presentations of local GSA Members and other researchers.
https://universityofadelaide.box.com/s/s6olw2am0vogl44xo21u45acfe0oj9fn
Please renew your GSA Membership
Have you received your 2021 GSA membership renewal notice? There are several different ways
that you can pay including:
• Call the GSA Business Office on (02) 9290 2194 and pay via credit card
• Mailing a cheque or a renewal form to the GSA Business Office
(a self-addressed envelope and renewal form were enclosed with renewal notices)
• Paying via Electronic Funds Transfers (make sure to quote your name and member no.)
Account Name: Geological Society of Australia Inc.
(BSB: 082067 Account Number: 52-507-4491)
• Signing in and accessing your profile page on the GSA website
1: Click here to sign into the GSA website.
2: Click on your name at the top of the homepage.
3: Click on the orange Renew Now button. This will allow you to pay for your renewal.
Want to know more or need assistance in renewing your membership? Please contact the GSA
Business Office on (02) 9290 2194 or email [email protected]. Lapsed members can also
reactivate their membership for 2021.
New Members
Samantha March (University of Adelaide)
Lucy Stokes (University of Adelaide)
Call for News Items
The next issue of The South Australian Geologist will be published in early August 2021. If you have any news items that you would like to contribute to the next newsletter, please send them to Mario Werner by Friday 23rd July 2021.
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Geoscience Pathways Project Update
ATTENTION EDUCATORS
You may or may not be aware that the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
(ACARA) has recently released some proposed revisions to the Australian Curriculum on April 29.
These revisions, if carried forward without change, will significantly impact the teaching of Earth
and Space Sciences (Foundation to Year 10) from next year.
For this reason we would encourage all those interested in geoscience education to engage with
the public consultation process, open until Thursday 8 July.
ACARA’s consultation website hosts a number of resources, but we expect that you will find the
comparative information sheets for Science F-6 and Science 7-10 to be particularly useful, as they
outline both the current and proposed curriculum for each year group.
Len Altman, Convenor Education Subcommittee
Please also have a look at GPP’s webpage for the most recent newsletter.
Aussie whiz kids picked to compete at International Science Olympiads
1000-plus students worldwide to test their skills in Covid-safe online competitions
The world’s toughest science competitions for teenagers, the UNESCO-sanctioned International Science
Olympiads, have survived the impact of Covid-19, with 21 Australian students winning selection to
represent Australia in biology, chemistry, Earth science and physics.
The Year 11 and 12 students represent 16 schools from SA, QLD, WA, NSW, VIC, NT and ACT. They
have spent a year in exams and intensive training to make the cut. They succeeded against thousands of
other students in qualifying exams and intensive training camps, all run remotely, for ultimate selection to
the teams.
This year’s teams include two students from Adelaide (Ryan Liu from Glenunga International High School
and Rune Chi Zhao from St Peter’s Collegiate Girls School) who represent the strongest participation from
South Australia since 1994, the first student from the Northern Territory since 2007, and the first West
Australian student to compete since 2016.
Instead of travelling to international competitions this year, the 21 young Aussie Olympians will pit their
knowledge and critical thinking skills against more than 1000 of the world’s smartest teenagers from more
than 80 countries in online exams and challenges supervised at their school or other approved competition
venues.
Year 12 student Olivia Anderson from Darwin High School, who will represent Australia in Earth science,
said: “I learned something every day in the Australian Science Olympiad program, and I am excited to be
representing Australia and flying the flag for Darwin at the International Earth Science Olympiad.”
“Despite the Covid-19 lockdowns and disruptions over the past year, we have been able to roll out our
Australian Science Olympiad program via remote learning, which has allowed us to put more students than
ever through the challenge and pace of high level Olympiad training,” said Ruth Carr, Executive Director,
Australian Science Innovations.
Australia’s International Science Olympiad programs are run by not-for-profit Australian Science
Innovations.
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Large Igneous Province: New insights into Mesoproterozoic magmatism
The Geological Survey of South Australia hosted on Monday, 7th June 2021 a one-day workshop
at the South Australia Drill Core Reference Library to review the latest geoscience on
Mesoproterozoic magmatism in southern Australia. The focus was on new geoscience of the
Gawler Range Volcanics and Hiltaba Suite of the Gawler Craton. Presentations included:
• Mesoproterozoic mafic rocks of the Gawler Craton
• Geochemical constraints on the petrogenesis of the Gawler Range Volcanics and Hiltaba Suite
• Stratigraphy of the Gawler Craton’s Mesoproterozoic magmatic rocks
• Duration of magmatism from high precision geochronology
After the presentations, attendees had the opportunity to inspect relevant core and rock samples.
Presentations have now been released as pdfs and can be downloaded here.
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Welcome to the International Year of Caves and Karst (IYCK 2021)
Caves and karst occur around our planet, but few people understand the great value of caves to humanity. Fewer still know what karst is. The IYCK 2021 website invites you to learn about how caves and karst challenge but mostly contribute to the lives of billions of people every day. The International Year of Caves and Karst is organized by the International Union of Speleology, the worldwide organization of cave and karst explorers, scientists, managers, and educators.
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Upcoming Meetings of the GSA-SA Division
7-8th August: Naracoorte Field Excursion
25th August: Annual Dinner at the Rob Roy Hotel
17th September: Delamerian Symposium
21st October: Student Event
4th November: Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture
Other Meetings & Events
Thursday 5th August 2021: Lecture
Colin Conor: Snowball Earth – Glaciation at Bimbowrie
Sunday 29th August 2021: Excursion
A stroll down Anstey Hill through the Burra Group For more details visit the webpage or contact Frances Williams.
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University of Adelaide Department of Earth Sciences Seminar Series
The Earth Science seminar series 2021 will all be available on zoom - but feel free to join in
person in the Mawson Lecture Theatre Fridays 3-4 pm ACST.
To subscribe to the weekly seminar and obtain the zoom links see the UoA Earth Sciences
Seminars 2021 webpage.
For more info about and online access to the seminars please contact Alexander Franke.
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Upcoming Conferences & Events
Uncover Curnamona 2021
3 – 5 August 2021
Uncover Curnamona is back in 2021 and will include presentations, workshops, core viewing and field trips.
Discover new information and ideas from current mineral exploration, and from cutting-edge research by
geological surveys, researchers and collaborative partners including the MinEx Cooperative Research
Centre. Uncover Curnamona 2021 (UC2021) is a collaboration between the geological surveys of New
South Wales and South Australia, Geoscience Australia and the Geological Society of Australia.
UC2021 is planned as a COVID-19 compliant, face-to-face conference. We will continue to monitor
health/regulatory advice and announce any change in format as soon as practicable. We will also
investigate additional live streaming and recording options.
Program:
Tuesday 3 August: Line of Lode Geotour. Led by the Geological Survey of NSW, the two hour tour will provide an
overview of the geology of Broken Hill, visit a gossan similar to the one Charles Rasp discovered in 1883, and discuss
the mining history at the historic Browne's Shaft. We'll also examine the Potosi Gneiss - host to one of the biggest ore
bodies ever found - and you'll be able to get your own Broken Hill sample! Please bring sun protection and water.
Hammers, hand lenses and sample bags will be provided.
This event is FREE and is recommended for the general public and open for geoscientists.
Register here.
Tuesday 3 August: Core viewing and Industry Session. This Session will include core viewing, NSW and SA online
systems (e.g. MinView and SARIG) support and demonstrations at the EC Andrews Drillcore Facility. Following this
session, there will be an icebreaker event, which will start at 6.00pm (venue TBA).
Register here.
Wednesday 4 August: Symposium. A day of FREE talks at the Broken Hill Civic Centre with presentations
encompassing new information and ideas from current mineral exploration, and from cutting-edge research by
geological surveys, researchers and collaborative partners including the MinEx Cooperative Research Centre
Sessions will include:
• MinEx CRC National Drilling Initiative projects (Delamerian, Mundi)
• Exploring for the Future Program, regional geology
and geophysical acquisition projects
• Company exploration projects: geology and exploration rationale.
Register here.
Thursday 5 August: Fieldtrip. The Uncover Curnamona Fieldtrip will explore the geology and mineral systems of the
Broken Hill area. The field trip will include walking to outcrops on rough ground, so please bring sturdy, covered
shoes. Please bring a hat, long sleave shirt, sun protection and sufficient water for the day. Hammers, hand lenses
and sample bags will be provided.
Register here.
Contact: [email protected]
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9th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference 2021
Dates: 21-26 November 2021
Location: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Adelaide
Theme: Acid Sulfate Soils:
Progress, Policy & Prospects
The 9th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference
(9th IASSC) is the premier interdisciplinary forum for
the presentation of new advances and research
results in the fields of acid sulfate soil research,
policy and management practices.
Key Dates
• Abstract Submission opens: OPEN NOW
• Conference Registration opens: OPEN NOW
• Abstract Submission closes 1st April 2021
• Early Registration closes 31st May, 2021
More information: https://biological.adelaide.edu.au/acid-sulfate-soil/iassc/
6ias International Archean Symposium & Target 2022
Postponed now to 2022 Perth, Western Australia, University of Western Australia
For more information and website: https://6ias.org
Postponed now to 2022 Perth, Western Australia, University of Western Australia,
University Club
For more information and webpage: https://target-2020.org/
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Geological Society of Australia - South Australian Division
OFFICE BEARERS 2021/2022
CHAIR Prof Alan Collins
VICE CHAIR
Dr Laura Morrissey [email protected]
SECRETARY Dr Morgan Blades
TREASURER Jarred Lloyd
PROGRAMME SECRETARY
Dr Jessica Walsh [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Dr Mario Werner
GSA SA DIVISION COUNCILLOR
Dr Diana Zivak [email protected]
COMMITTEE Len Altman, [email protected]
Dr Adrienne Brotodewo, [email protected] Prof John Foden, [email protected]
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