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Annual Report 2013 Annual Rep Nnual Report 2013
Annual Report 2013 IMER Answering the challenge of sustainable and efficient use of global resources The Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources (IMER) is part of the University of Adelaide, Australia. IMER undertakes interdisciplinary research that addresses scientific, technological, environmental and social challenges in the provision of mineral and energy commodities globally. Established in 2008, IMER aims to become a leading research and postgraduate training facility for the mining and energy sectors in the Asia-Pacific region. The University of Adelaide is unique within Australia for its strong research and teaching groups in geology and geophysics, petroleum engineering, mining engineering and energy technology. These groups form the Institute’s core. Vision Key fields of research IMER’s vision is that interdisciplinary research is Earth sciences: geology, geochemistry, key to the sustainable use and development of the geosequestration, geophysics and physical geography. world’s mineral and energy resources for the benefit Energy technology: fluid mechanics and turbulence, of society, industry and the environment. thermal process modelling, alternative fuels, materials and nanotechnology, power systems and devices. Mission Resource engineering: petroleum and mining IMER’s mission is to be recognised globally as a centre engineering. of excellence for interdisciplinary research, innovation and technology transfer in mineral and energy resources. Interdisciplinary research is also conducted in geothermal energy, decision analysis, industry Objectives and socio-economic studies and environmental impacts specifically related to energy and mineral • Advance the science and technology required resource developments. to enhance the prospectivity, discovery and Some of the University of Adelaide schools and extraction of mineral and energy resources, faculties involved with IMER include the Australian including petroleum and geothermal resources. -
Longitude 131° | an Introduction Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park at a Glance
Longitude 131° | An Introduction Timeless and enriching, Baillie Lodges’ Longitude 131° offers guests immersion in the World Heritage listed wilderness of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, complete with earthy luxury and private views of Uluru (Ayers Rock). Since initially opening under Voyages management in June 2002, Longitude 131° has attracted widespread international and domestic acclaim. It was one of the first developments approved under the Commonwealth Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act and has established world best practices that ecotourism operators around the world now strive to match. Longitude 131° was approved following extensive consultations with the Central Land Council and Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority that included cultural mapping studies to confirm there were no sacred sites in the area. In depth flora and fauna surveys were also undertaken to protect vulnerable species such as the Mulgara (a small native marsupial), the Great Desert Skink and the Marsupial Mole. Devastated by bushfires in October 2003, the property was re-built with meticulous attention to detail. In particular, the use and transport of prefabricated structures and light-weight machinery minimised impacts on the delicate ecology, which was in a vital stage of regeneration. Longitude 131° is arguably one of the finest and most exclusive luxury wilderness camps in the world, offering discerning travellers an experience unlike any other in Australia. It is also accredited as ‘Advanced ecoCERTIFIED’ under Ecotourism Australia’s internationally recognised certification program. Longitude 131° joined the Baillie Lodges portfolio of luxury lodges in 2013, as a sister to Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island and Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island. -
54. Mesozoic–Tertiary Tectonic Evolution of the Easternmost Mediterranean Area: Integration of Marine and Land Evidence1
Robertson, A.H.F., Emeis, K.-C., Richter, C., and Camerlenghi, A. (Eds.), 1998 Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, Vol. 160 54. MESOZOIC–TERTIARY TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE EASTERNMOST MEDITERRANEAN AREA: INTEGRATION OF MARINE AND LAND EVIDENCE1 Alastair H.F. Robertson2 ABSTRACT This paper presents a synthesis of Holocene to Late Paleozoic marine and land evidence from the easternmost Mediterra- nean area, in the light of recent ODP Leg 160 drilling results from the Eratosthenes Seamount. The synthesis is founded on three key conclusions derived from marine- and land-based study over the last decade. First, the North African and Levant coastal and offshore areas represent a Mesozoic rifted continental margin of Triassic age, with the Levantine Basin being under- lain by oceanic crust. Second, Mesozoic ophiolites and related continental margin units in southern Turkey and Cyprus repre- sent tectonically emplaced remnants of a southerly Neotethyan oceanic basin and are not far-travelled units derived from a single Neotethys far to the north. Third, the present boundary of the African and Eurasian plates runs approximately east-west across the easternmost Mediterranean and is located between Cyprus and the Eratosthenes Seamount. The marine and land geology of the easternmost Mediterranean is discussed utilizing four north-south segments, followed by presentation of a plate tectonic reconstruction for the Late Permian to Holocene time. INTRODUCTION ocean (Figs. 2, 3; Le Pichon, 1982). The easternmost Mediterranean is defined as that part of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea located east ° The objective here is to integrate marine- and land-based geolog- of the Aegean (east of 28 E longitude). -
Periodic Report on the State of Conservation of Uluru-Kata Tjuta
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PERIODIC REPORT SECTION II Report on the State of Conservation of Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Periodic Report 2002 - Section II Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- II.1. INTRODUCTION a. State Party Australia b. Name of World Heritage property Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park c. Geographical coordinates to the nearest second Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park is located in Central Australia, in the south-western corner of the Northern Territory, at latitude 25°05’ - 25°25’ south and longitude 130°40’ - 131° east. d. Date of inscription on the World Heritage List Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park was nominated and inscribed on the World Heritage List for natural values in 1987 under natural criteria (ii) and (iii). Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park was renominated and inscribed on the World Heritage List as a Cultural Landscape in 1994 under cultural criteria (v) and (vi). e. Organization(s) or entity(ies) responsible for the preparation of the report This report was prepared by Parks Australia, in association with the Heritage Management Branch of the Department of the Environment and Heritage. II.2. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Criteria Uluru - Kata Tjuta -
Dictionary of Geotourism Anze Chen • Young Ng • Erkuang Zhang Mingzhong Tian Editors
Dictionary of Geotourism Anze Chen • Young Ng • Erkuang Zhang Mingzhong Tian Editors Dictionary of Geotourism With 635 Figures and 12 Tables Editors Anze Chen Young Ng Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences The Geological Society of Australia Beijing, China Sydney, NSW, Australia Erkuang Zhang Mingzhong Tian The Geological Society of China China University of Geosciences Beijing, China Beijing, China ISBN 978-981-13-2537-3 ISBN 978-981-13-2538-0 (eBook) ISBN 978-981-13-2539-7 (print and electronic bundle) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0 Jointly published with Science Press, Beijing, China ISBN: 978-7-03-058981-1 Science Press, Beijing, China © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for gecneral use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. -
Morphological and Structural Relations in the Galilee Extensional Domain, Northern Israel
Tectonophysics 371 (2003) 223–241 www.elsevier.com/locate/tecto Morphological and structural relations in the Galilee extensional domain, northern Israel A. Matmona,b,*, S. Wdowinskic, J.K. Hallb a Department of Geology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel b Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Yisrael Street, Jerusalem 95501, Israel c Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel Received 6 December 2001; accepted 11 June 2003 Abstract The Lower Galilee and the Yizre’el Valley, northern Israel, are an extensional domain that has been developing since the Miocene, prior and contemporaneously to the development of the Dead Sea Fault (DSF). It is a fan-shaped region bounded in the east by the N–S trending main trace of the DSF, in the north by the Bet-Kerem Fault system, and in the south by the NW– SE trending Carmel Fault. The study area is characterized by high relief topography that follows fault-bounded blocks and flexures at a wavelength of tens of km. A synthesis of the morphologic–structural relations across the entire Galilee region suggests the following characteristics: (1) Blocks within the Lower Galilee tilt toward both the southern and northern boundaries, forming two asymmetrical half-graben structures, opposite facing, and oblique to one another. (2) The Lower Galilee’s neighboring blocks, which are the Upper Galilee in the north and the Carmel block in the southwest, are topographically and structurally uplifted and tilted away from the Lower Galilee. (3) The southern half-graben, along the Carmel Fault, is topographically and structurally lower than the northern one. -
Strontium and Oxygen Isotope Analyses Reveal Late Cretaceous Shark Teeth in Iron Age Strata in the Southern Levant
fevo-08-570032 December 11, 2020 Time: 20:56 # 1 ORIGINAL RESEARCH published: 17 December 2020 doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.570032 Strontium and Oxygen Isotope Analyses Reveal Late Cretaceous Shark Teeth in Iron Age Strata in the Southern Levant Thomas Tütken1*, Michael Weber1, Irit Zohar2,3, Hassan Helmy4, Nicolas Bourgon5, Omri Lernau3, Klaus Peter Jochum6 and Guy Sisma-Ventura7* 1 Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany, 2 Beit Margolin, Oranim Academic College, Kiryat Tivon, Israel, 3 Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, 4 Department of Geology, Minia University, Minia, Egypt, 5 Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany, 6 Department of Climate Geochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany, 7 Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel Skeletal remains in archaeological strata are often assumed to be of similar ages. Here we show that combined Sr and O isotope analyses can serve as a powerful tool for assessing fish provenance and even for identifying fossil fish teeth in archaeological Edited by: contexts. For this purpose, we established a reference Sr and O isotope dataset of Brooke Crowley, extant fish teeth from major water bodies in the Southern Levant. Fossil shark teeth were University of Cincinnati, United States identified within Iron Age cultural layers dating to 8–9th century BCE in the City of David, Reviewed by: Jerusalem, although the reason for their presence remains unclear. Their enameloid Laszlo Kocsis, 87 86 18 Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Sr/ Sr and d OPO4 values [0.7075 ± 0.0001 (1 SD, n = 7) and 19.6 ± 0.9 Malte Willmes, (1 SD, n = 6), respectively], are both much lower than values typical for modern marineh University of California, Santa Cruz, United States sharks from the Mediterranean Sea [0.7092 and 22.5–24.6 (n = 2), respectively]. -
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Visitor Guide
VISITOR GUIDE Palya! Welcome to Anangu land Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park Uluru–Kata Tjuta paRK PASSES 3 DAY per adult $25.00 National Park is ANNUAL per adult $32.50 Aboriginal land. NT ANNUAL VEHICLE NT residents $65.00 The park is jointly Children under 16 free managed by its Anangu traditional owners and PARK OPENING HOURS Parks Australia. The park MONTH OPEN CLOSE The park closes overnight is recognised by UNESCO There is no camping in the park as a World Heritage Area Dec, Jan, Feb 5.00 am 9.00 pm Camping available at the resort for both its natural and March 5.30 am 8.30 pm cultural values. April 5.30 am 8.00 pm PLAN YOUR DAYS 6.00 am 7.30 pm FRONT COVER: Kunmanara May Toilets provided at: Taylor (see page 7 for a detailed June, July 6.30 am 7.30 pm • Cultural Centre explanation of this painting) Aug 6.00 am 7.30 pm Photo: Steve Strike • Mala carpark Sept 5.30 am 7.30 pm • Talinguru Nyakunytjaku ISBN 064253 7874 February 2013 Oct 5.00 am 8.00 pm • Kata Tjuta Sunset Viewing Unless otherwise indicated Nov 5.00 am 8.30 pm copyright in this guide, including photographs, is vested in the CULTURAL CENTRE HOURS 7.00 am–6.00 pm Department of Sustainability, Information desk 8.00 am–5.00 pm Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Cultural or environmental presentation • Monday to Friday 10.00 am Originally designed by In Graphic Detail. FREE RANGER-GUIDED MALA walk 8.00 am Printed by Colemans Printing, Darwin using Elemental Chlorine • Allow 1.5 - 2 hours Free (ECF) Paper from Sustainable • Meet at Mala carpark Forests. -
Images from the Outback
Images from the Outback Item Type Article Authors Johnson, Matthew B. Publisher University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) Journal Desert Plants Rights Copyright © Arizona Board of Regents. The University of Arizona. Download date 26/09/2021 00:25:31 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555917 Outback Johnson 21 species of Acacia are found in Australia (Orchard and Images from the Outback - Wilson, 200 I ), though only a relatively small percentage of Notes on Plants of the Australian these occur in desert habitats. Acacia woodlands can be dense or open, and are sometimes mixed with grasses including Dry Zone spinifex. Spinifex grasslands, dominated by species of Plectraclme and Triodia (p. 27) are widespread on sandy plains as well as rocky slopes and sand dunes. These grasses, Matthew B. Johnson many with stiff, rolled leaves that end in a sharp point, form Desert Legume Program clumps or tussocks. Fires are frequent in some spinifex The University of Arizona communities and the woody plants that grow there are 2120 East Allen Road necessarily fire-adapted. Chenopod shrublands are low stature communities composed of numerous shrubs and Tucson, AZ 85719 herbaceous plants in the Chenopodiaceae. Less widespread [email protected] than acacia woodland and spinifex grassland, this type of Yegetation is found mostly in the southern parts ofAustralia's A visit to the Sydney area of Australia in 1987 tirst sparked arid zone (Van Oosterzee, 1991 ). Beyond the deserts lie my interest in seeing more of the Island Continent and in semi-arid woodlands dominated by species of Euca~vptus particular, the extensive dry regions of the country. -
Annual Meeting, 1 9
INIS-mf —13541 ANNUAL MEETING, 1993 15- 18 MARCH 1993 ANNUAL MEETING, 1993 EDITED BY: Ittai Qavrieli GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARAD 15-18 MARCH 1993 Contents PAGE ALMAGOR, G. The Morphology of the Continental Terrace of Northern Israel and Northern Lebanon: Structure and Morphology 1 ALMOGI-LABIN, A., HEMLEBEN, C, MEISCHNER, Dv ERLENKEUSER, E. The Glacial Stages in the Red Sea as Inferred from the Marine Record 2 AMIT, R., HARRISON, J.B.J. Pedogenic Processes in the Interdunal Area of Nizzana Sand Dunes During the Quaternary 3 ANLIN-RUDBERG, N., AYALON, A., BEIN, A., SASS, E., HALICZ, L. Alkaline-Waste-Storage Potential of the Helez Reservoir Rocks 4 ARIEH, E., STEINBERG, J. Intermediate Term Earthquake Prediction in the Dead Sea Transform 5 AVNI, Y. Teaching Science Combined with Scientific Research — An Example from Backward-Erosion Research 6 AVNI, Y., GARFUNKEL, Z. ,BARTOV, Y., GINAT, H. The Influence of the Plio-Pleistocene Fault System on the Tectonic and Geomorphological Structure in the Margin of the Arava Valley 7 BAER, G., BEYTH, M., RECHES, Z. The Mechanics of the Dike Emplacement into Fractured Basement Rocks, Timna Igneous Complex, Israel 8 BAHAT, D., RABINOVITCH, A, FRIEDMAN, M. Detailed Characterization of a Fault Termination 9 BAR-MATTHEWS, M., AYALON, A., MATTHEWS, A., SASS, E. A Preliminary Investigation of the Soreq Cave Speleothems as Indicators of Paleoclimate Variations 10 BARTOV, Y., FRIESLANDER, U., ROTSTEIN, Y. New Observations on the Structure and Evolution of the Arava Rift Valley 11 BARTOV, Y., GOLDMAN, M., RABINOWITZ, B., RABINOWITZ, Mv RONEN, A. Feasibility Study of the TDEM Method in Solving Geological Problems in Israel: Structure of the Central Arava 12 BECK, A. -
A Final Chapter
A FINAL CHAPTER Compiled By J. L. HERRERA A FINAL CHAPTER DEDICATED TO: The memory of my father, Godfrey (‘Geoff’) Allman Clarke; who saw a good book and a comfortable chair as true pleasures … AND WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO: Mirka Hercun-Facilli, Eve Masterman, Ellen Naef, Cheryl Perriman, Patrick Herrera, Sheila Given, Marie Cameron, Poppy Lopatniuk, and the Meeting House Library. INTRODUCTION So much for thinking it was time to cut and run, or descend heavily into a comfortable armchair, and say “No more”. I did actually say just that. And then the old itch came over me. Like someone becoming antsy at the sight of a card table or roulette wheel. One more go won’t hurt— The trouble is—the world may be drowning under books most of which I don’t particularly want to read but there are always those which throw up an idea, a thought, a curiosity, a sense of delight, a desire to know more about someone or something. They sneak in when I’m not on guard. I say “I wonder—” before I realise the implications. On the other hand they, the ubiquitous ‘they’, keep telling us ordinary mortals to use our brains. Although I think that creating writers’ calendars is the ultimate in self-indulgence I suppose it can be argued that it does exercise my brain. And as I am hopeless at crossword puzzles but don’t want my brain to turn into mush … here we go round the mulberry bush and Pop! goes the weasel, once more. I wonder who wrote that rhyme? At a guess I would say that wonderful author Anon but now I will go and see if I can answer my question and I might be back tomorrow to write something more profound. -
Uluru-Kata, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs | Small Groups
Australia 1300 888 225 New Zealand 0800 440 055 [email protected] From $6,566 USD Single Room $7,990 USD Twin Room $6,566 USD Prices valid until 30th December 2021 13 days Duration Northern Territory Destination Level 2 - Moderate Activity Small group tour exploring Alice Springs and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Nov 07 2021 to Nov 19 2021 Small group tour exploring Alice Springs and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Discover World Heritage values of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. This safari includes spectacular desert scenery and explores the Outback’s precious and resilient nature at the continent’s heart. Discover the rich cultural (especially Aboriginal) heritage, while Small group tour exploring Alice Springs and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 26-Sep-2021 1/9 https://www.odysseytraveller.com.au Australia 1300 888 225 New Zealand 0800 440 055 [email protected] exploring some stunning parts of this red landscape. This, like all Odyssey Traveller small group tours is limited to 15 people. This Odyssey Traveller small group tour is designed for mature and senior travellers, in couples or travelling solo, who want an in-depth and informed experience of their travel destination in the Northern territory. Since 1983, we have specialised in bringing Australian travellers to the world: now, our goal is to let you again rediscover your own country. Our Alice Springs and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park tour lasts for 13 days, delving into the colourful landscapes and impressive landforms, Aboriginal culture, and rich wildlife of the Southern portion of the Northern Territory.