GEOLOGICAL surveys have been proceeding, to a greater or lesser extent, in all, the Australian colonies for several years, and in Victoria the work has been prosecuted so systematically, and with such ...

FROM its vast size and its peculiar conditions of physical geography the island-continent of Australia presents formidable difficulties alike to the topographical and the geological surveyor. Of its ...

March 23, 1769 marks the birthday of pioneering stratigrapher William Smith, who is also credited with creating the first useful geological map, however like many other great accomplishments also ...

A geologic map of the Pilbara Craton in Western Australia. The rocks exposed here range from 2.5 to 3.5 billion years ago, offering a uniquely well-preserved window into Earth's deep past. The authors ...

The Brinkerhoff Geology Library supports students, faculty, and researchers with a focused collection of geological literature, maps, and data resources. It provides a quiet study environment and ...

The German mining engineer Georgius Agricola (1494-1555) dedicated in his textbook "De re metallica" (1556) an entire chapter to the distribution of valuable rocks in earth's crust. The written ...