Geoscience Australia: Research at RSES
Geoscience Australia: Research at
RSES Summary Đ Dr J. ClaouŽ-Long
Research staff from Geoscience Australia (GA, formerly
Australian Geological Survey Organisation) currently work within RSES, mostly
on U-Pb SHRIMP geochronology, but now also including Ar-Ar geochronology. The
geochronologists principally work in the Minerals Division within a variety of
regional projects spread over several provinces across Australia (Yilgarn,
Gawler, Tanami-Arunta, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, and Tasmania). GA research is based
on the longstanding relationship with the Research School, in particular within
the Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry group. The scientific outcomes
address GA's role in Minerals Promotions under the National Geoscience
Agreement (NGA), Petroleum Promotions, and the Predictive Minerals Discovery
Cooperative Research Centre (pmd*CRC). A selected range of research activities
from these projects is described below.