Geoscience Australia: Research at RSES

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.