Australian Geology learning material

[silver]

Use the search function on here.... Someone's probly said a thing or two on the subject I'll bet.

 

[silver]

Here's a starter for you. :Y:

Geology search

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/search.php?search_id=1447926027

Geology vids

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=19415

Popped the first one here for ya

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/4OcwyR1j4fo[/video]

 

[user 4485]

Websites:
https://earthresources.vic.gov.au/geology-exploration/minerals/metals/gold

https://earthresources.vic.gov.au/g...ological-survey-victoria/150-years/gold-fever

https://earthresources.vic.gov.au/geology-exploration/maps-reports-data

Have seen this book recommended for Victoria:
https://www.mapsbookstravelguides.com.au/victorian_prospectors_guide_and_handbook_paoletti

If you're really keen - course:
https://www.rawgold.com.au/book-online

 

[wilderman]

Thanks silver, mbasko, much appreciated.

 

[Polar Bear]

Greetings all

I would like to learn more about the Geology of Australia. I go out fossicking, prospecting, and fossil hunting. I would like to have a basic knowledge of the geology in the areas I go to. I'm in NSW but travel a bit. Any good book suggestions for complete beginners?

Cheers

Bear

 

[Pecky]

Hi Bear,

At my local APLA branch they recommend UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY - Geology for Non-Geologists https://understanding-geology.com/ which is pretty good.
Its not only the book but also includes a 40 lecture type PowerPoint presentations. The author is a prospector and a lecturer at the Western Australian School of Mines in Kalgoorlie.

cheers
Pecky

 

[Polar Bear]

Thank you for that link Pecky

 

[user 4386]

The best is probably:

The Geology of Australia
by Bob Henderson, David Johnson (3rd ed 2016)

The Geology of Australia | Angus & Robertson (angusrobertson.com.au)

(available also in Kindle format, but just as expensive and only B&W)

There is also a free download that is possibly not quite as useful for basic geology:

Shaping a Nation (anu.edu.au)

There are free geology textbooks on-line, such as Essentials of Geology but these do not specifically deal with Australia they can be useful as references.

Geology books : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

 

[Mackka]

I have, The Mineral Deposits of New South Wales, Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines. Printed in 1974 a good read if you are into that sort of thing.682 pages with maps and diagrams. Was a good buy at $20.00
Mackka
Another good one is - Gemstones of the Southern Continent by Lin Sutherland Printed in 1991.

 

[user 4386]

The url links don't seem to be active in my post above:

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the...ert-henderson-and-david-johnson-9781107432413

https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/shaping-nation - the free one

https://archive.org/details/geology-books/0321714725GeologyC/page/158/mode/2up

 

[Solid Luck]

Picked this up for a couple of bucks last weekend at a garage sale.
I have no idea about geology but at least it looks impressive on the shelf. :lol:
Has quite a few maps in it. one day I may start trying to interpret it.

 

[20x]

This might help..
https://youtu.be/j5q5SIi_G_Q

 

[Cranky Emu]

I have a fair few ebooks on Geology, if you want to send me a PM with your postal address I can whack them on a USB for you and send it off.

 

[Solid Luck]

I have a fair few ebooks on Geology, if you want to send me a PM with your postal address I can whack them on a USB for you and send it off.

Thanks for the offer Cranky Emu but at the moment I have no patience to read this sort of stuff. :Y:

 

[Cranky Emu]

Thanks for the offer Cranky Emu but at the moment I have no patience to read this sort of stuff. :Y:

Sorry must have got it wrong, thought you were looking for books on geology.

 

[Dawsy77]

I have studied This presentation from Bob Fagan and has been quite helpful!

Hi Bear,

At my local APLA branch they recommend UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY - Geology for Non-Geologists https://understanding-geology.com/ which is pretty good.
Its not only the book but also includes a 40 lecture type PowerPoint presentations. The author is a prospector and a lecturer at the Western Australian School of Mines in Kalgoorlie.

cheers
Pecky