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A heavy-mineral survey of the Forsayth area northeast Queensland
A heavy-mineral survey of the Forsayth 1:100 000 Sheet area, north-east Queensland, is described. The suitability of the technique for detecting gold, tin, and probably uranium... -
Outcrop and drill core gamma-ray logging integrated with sequence...
Outcrop and core gamma-ray logs have been successfully used to correlate Proterozoic units in northern Australia. This paper highlights the benefits of integrating gamma-ray... -
The Newcastle, New South Wales, earthquake of 28 December 1989
An earthquake occurred without warning at 10:27 am on 28 December 1989 (local time) causing loss of life in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, the first... -
Book review: Stromatolites. Edited by Walter, M.R.
The book is concerned with a study of all aspects of stromatolites. -
The mantle dynamical repertoire: plates, plumes, overturns and tectonic evolution
In the present mantle, plates and plumes are the main active components. However, calculations of the thermal evolution of the mantle based on purely thermal convection with... -
Major geomorphic features of the Kosciusko-Bega region
Radial drainage centred on Brown Mountain suggests that the Monaro basalts are remains of a former shield volcano, here called the Monaro volcano. At the time of the volcanos... -
Palynology of the Oligocene-Miocene sequence in the Oakvale-1 corehole,...
Palynological analysis of the marine Oligocene-Miocene Geera Clay and Renmark Group in the Oakvale-l corehole in the western Murray Basin has shown diverse and well-preserved... -
Pythonine snakes (Boidae) from the Miocene of Australia
Two new species of pythonine snake (Boidae) are described from middle to late Miocene local faunas at Riversleigh (Queensland) and Bullock Creek (Northern Territory). To date,... -
Organic chemical contamination of groundwater in Australia - an overview to 1993
There are an estimated 7000 contaminated si tes in Australia that involve soil, rock and groundwater influenced by manufactured chemicals. Of the 7000, possibly 2000 petrol... -
A sandstone breccia, formed by quasi-liquid deformation, from the Amadeus...
A prominent sandstone breccia crops out in the Pacoota Sandstone, Western MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory. The breccia occurs as discontinuous lenses which grade... -
AGSO Journal vol.17 no. 4 - mineral deposits
Contents: 1. Lambert IB and Perkin DJ. Australia's mineral resources and their global status. 2. Davidson GJ and Large RR. Proterozoic copper-gold deposits. 3. Dorling SL,... -
Late Proterozoic peralkaline intrusives of the Alligator Rivers region,...
The Mudginberri and Maningkorrirr Phonolites in the Alligator Rivers region consist of swarms of discordant peralkaline dykes that intrude Archaean to late Early Proterozoic... -
Middle Proterozoic landforms preserved at a disconformity in the Carrara...
The contact between the middle Proterozoic Mitchiebo Volcanics and Top Rocky Rhyolite, in the Carrara Range Region of the Northern Territory, is highly irregular and is... -
Regional variation of gravity, and isostatic equilibrium if the Australian crust
In eastern Australia free-air anomalies and altitudes averaged over 1° x 1° areas show a positive correlation of +0.059 ± .004 mGal. m^-1. lsostatic compensation of... -
Absolute electromagnetic scale modelling and its use in interpretation of...
Scale model studies are often used to determine the distribution of secondary magnetic fields when the numerical approach is unreasonably difficult. Reduction in size (L) is... -
Glacially grooved surfaces in the Grant Group, Grant Range, Canning Basin...
Grooved surfaces in Late Palaeozoic Grant Group rocks in the central Grant Range were cut by glacial ice. The orientation of the grooves and small step-like sedimentary... -
The Palaeozoic in New South Wales-geology and mineral resources
The Tasman Fold Belt System in New South Wales includes three out-cropping fold belts: the Neoproterozoic-Early Palaeozoic Kanmantoo Fold Belt, the Early Palaeozoic-...