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Wednesday, 29th  October 12 — 1 pm Rm 312.222 Andrea Agangi Applied Geology, Curtin University Gold deposition and remobilisation in the Archaean Witwatersrand basin, South Africa – A pyrite perspective Abstract The origin of Au-U deposits in the Archaean Witwatersrand basin of South Africa is the subject of longstanding discussion. The two main models, the ‘modified placer’ and the ‘hydrothermal model’ […]

Geraldes_Curtin_2014 Wednesday, 22nd October 12 — 1 pm Rm 312.222 Mauro Geraldes Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil An overview of the Amazonian craton evolution: insights for paleocontinental reconstruction or The United Plates of South America Abstract The Amazonian craton major accretionary and collisional processes may be correlated to supercontinent assembly developed at several times […]

Wednesday 1st October 12 — 1 pm Rm 312.222 WAMSI/Curtin Coral Reef Geomorphology and Growth History Project Curtin University Geomorphology and Growth History of the Kimberley Coral Reefs The Kimberley in Northwest Australia is one of the last marine wilderness areas, and the coral reefs of the Kimberley Bioregion lie within a “biodiversity hotspot”. Situated along a subsiding complex […]

Wednesday 24th September 12 — 1 pm Rm 312.222 David Mole CESRE, CSIRO Komatiite volcanism controlled by the hidden architecture of early continents David Mole Abstract The generation and evolution of the Earth’s continental crust has played a fundamental role in the development of the planet. Its formation modified the composition of the mantle, contributed to the establishment of the […]

Wednesday 3rd September 12 — 1 pm Rm 312.222 Kate Trinajstic  Curtin University, The Australian Synchrotron Imaging Beamline – not just for fossils Kate Trinajstic and Chris Hall (IMBL) Abstract Propagation phase-contrast X-ray microtomography (PPC-SRµCT) has been demonstrated to be an excellent technique for the non-destructive investigation of fossils, particularly in the areas of palaeohistology and soft tissue analyses.  However, the […]

Curtin Applied Geology Special Seminar Seminar series webpage Thursday 29th  August 1 – 2 pm Rm 312.207 Aaron Cavoisie Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico Shocked Hadean Zircons

Friday 29th August 11 — 12 pm Rm 312.207 Katarina Miljkovic (MIT) Massachusetts Institute of Technology The record of lunar impact basic formation from GRAIL mission gravity data

Tuesday 26th  August 12 – 1 pm Rm 210.104 Karol Czarnota Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Australia Dynamic topography of Australia: Surface expression of mantle convective circulation Abstract It is generally agreed that plate motion is maintained by convective circulation of the Earth’s mantle. However, the detailed spatial and temporal pattern of this circulation is poorly known.  Since […]

Wednesday 20th August 12 – 1 pm Rm 312.222 Aaron Hunter Department of Applied Geology Curtin University, Perth WA A BIZARRE CRINOID FROM A METHANE SEEP IN THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, USA Abstract Despite a rich and varied record, Mesozoic stalked crinoids are relatively rare in the Western Interior Seaway of North America compared to […]

Where: 312:207 When: Tuesday 19th August, 16:00-1700 Abstract: Delineation of biota into distinct provinces of plant and animal assemblages and the identification of the disjunctions or breaks that separate them is a key focus in macroecology and biogeography and plays an important role in conservation planning. It is also informative to identify the geological, topographic […]