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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.
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]
Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) - Australian non-profit; Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG) - Australian non-profit; Geological Society of Australia (GSA) – Australian non-profit [1] Geoscience Australia – Agency of the Australian Government; Geological Survey of Queensland; Geological Survey of ...
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.
Quartz-pebble metaconglomerate (Jack Hills Quartzite), the rock type that contains Earth's oldest dated mineral grains (detrital zircon) Detrital zircons with ages greater than 4 billion years old have been found in these rocks, and a 4,404 ± 8 million year old zircon was found at Erawandoo Hill; [4] this is the oldest dated material originating on Earth; the date is in the Cryptic era of the ...
[Australia] : Geological Society of Australia, 1981. Excursion guide; A4 Geological Society of Australia, fifth Australian Geological Convention. (1936) Map of the Western Australian goldfields and mineral fields 1936 [cartographic material]/ Mines Department of Western Australia. Scale [ca.1:550 000]. [ca. 1" = 10 miles].
Western Australia portal; Geology portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. E. Earthquakes in Western Australia (8 P) I.