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It was created in 1958 to promote speleology, scientific investigation, and the fostering and preservation of caves in Western Australia. [2] As Western Australia's largest caving group, [3] WASG continually arranges caving expeditions to undertake cave surveys, implement rehabilitation measures, and work to enable better access to caves. [4]
Geological Society of Australia (GSA) – Australian non-profit [1] Geoscience Australia – Agency of the Australian Government; Geological Survey of Queensland; Geological Survey of South Australia; Geological Survey of Victoria; Geological Survey of Western Australia; GNS Science – New Zealand; Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia ...
Phillip Elliott Playford AM (27 November 1931 – 12 July 2017) [1] was an Australian geologist who made important contributions to sedimentary geology, oil exploration in Western Australia, maritime history, [2] and made contributions to the recording of Aboriginal art and culture from the north of Western Australia.
The geology of Australia includes virtually all known rock types, spanning a geological time period of over 3.8 billion years, including some of the oldest rocks on earth. Australia is a continent situated on the Indo-Australian plate .
The Geological Survey of Western Australia is an authority within the Department of Mines and Petroleum of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for surveying and exploration of Western Australia's geological resources. The department provides information to industry, technical support and professional guidance to government ...
Basic geological regions of Australia, by age. The large brown region in the lower left of the continent constitutes the Yilgarn Craton. The Yilgarn Craton is a large craton that constitutes a major part of the Western Australian land mass. It is bounded by a mixture of sedimentary basins and Proterozoic fold and thrust belts.
The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean.The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geological and biological zone, one of Western Australia's Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia regions.
In June 1957, 13 local engineering geologists met in Sacramento, California, to discuss the need for organization of a society in the specific field of engineering geology. During the next eight months, this group (the founding charter members) set up the framework of the California Association of Engineering Geologists by formulating the aims ...