Australian geology

A guide to Web and Library resources on the geology of Australia or its states:
South Australia Victoria Northern Territory Queensland New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia

Australia

• See Geology databases for databases which index journal articles and other materials on Australian geology.
• Geoscience Australia - activities, bookshop, library and links to Internet resources. Has databases:
  Gazetteer of Australia Place names search - gives latitude, longitude, map sheet code and mountain elevation.
  Australian Stratigraphic Units database
  
• OzCoast and OzEstuaries database
• Australian cultural heritage collections online - including museums
• Australian soil classification, R.F. Isbell, CSIRO
• Picture Australia - a database of images of Australia held in libraries, archives and galleries, and including some of geological relevance e.g. landforms.
• Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee - documents include Great Artesian Basin resource study, 1998 with chapters on the geology, hydogeology, petroleum and mineral resources of the Great Artesian Basin.
• Australian Heritage Directory, Australian Heritage Commission - includes descriptions and photos of natural geological heritage in Australian Heritage Bibliography, Australian Heritage Places Inventory, Australian Heritage Photo Library.

• The geology of Australia. David Johnson. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  Main collection 559.4 J665g
• The geology and origin of Australia's mineral deposits. M. Solomon, D.I. Groves. Oxford University Presss, 1994.
  Main collection 553.0994 S689g
• Guide to the geology of Australia. W.D. Palfreyman. Australian Government Publishing Service, 1984. BMR bulletin, 181.
  Main Collection 553.06 A93b 181
• BMR earth science atlas of Australia. 1979.
  Reference collection oversize and Oversize collection 912.155994 A938b
• Palaeogeographic atlas of Australia. Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1988-.
  Reference collection oversize 559.4 P153
• Atlas of Australian resources. Division of National Mapping. 2nd series, 1980-1990.
  Reference collection oversize and Oversize collection 330.994 A938NMa.3
  Vol. 1. Soils and land use. Vol. 2. Population. Vol. 3. Agriculture. Vol 4. Climate. Vol 5. Geology and minerals. Vol 6. Vegetation
• Climatic atlas of Australia. Bureau of Meteorology. Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1988
  Main collection and Reference collection 912.15516 A938c 1988
• Australia 1:250,000 map series: gazetteer. Division of National Mapping, Department of Minerals and Energy, 1975. Includes latitude, longitude and 1:250,000 map sheet.
  Main collection and Reference collection 919.4 A93Mg
• Gondwana to greenhouse: Australian environmental geoscience. V.A. Gostin. Geological Society of Australia, 2001.
  Main collection 559.4 G682g
• Billion-year earth history of Australia and neighbours in Gondwanaland and Atlas of billion-year earth history of Australia and neighbours in Gondwanaland. J.J. Veevers. GEMOC Press, 2001. See contents.
  Main collection 559.4 V421b
• Australia, evolution of a continent. BMR Palaeogeographic Group. Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1990.
  Reference collection and Main collection 559.4 S927a
• Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinean mineral deposits. Ed. D.A. Berkman and D.H. Mackenzie. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1998.
  Main collection 622.06 A93 22
• Geology of the mineral deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Ed. F.E. Hughes. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1990
  Main collection 553.0994 H893g
• Economic geology of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1975.
  Main collection 622.06 A93 5-8
• Annotated bibliographies of mineral deposits in Africa, Asia (exclusive of the USSR) and Australasia. 1976.
  Reference collection 553.4016 R544ana
• Geology of Australian ore deposits.
  Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress, 8th, 1965
  Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress, 5th, 1953
  Main collection 622.06 C73 5.1 and 622.06 C73 8.1
• Heritage of Australia. 1981.
  Reference collection 333.720994 H548
  Includes geological monuments.

• To find books, search the Library catalogue for the call number 559.4 or subject headings such as geology australia, paleontology australia, mines and mineral resources australia, gondwana, or keywords for specific places or features.

Victoria

• Geology of Victoria. 1988. Main collection 559.45 D734g
• Victoria's geology, Geological Society of Australia Victoria Division
• Minerals and Petroleum/ GeoScience Victoria - an overview of Victorian geology, mineral notes on metals, industrial materials and fuels, exploration reports, current mining projects, Victorian mining bibliography, statistics.
• Parks Victoria - overviews of National Park geology.
• GSV reports. 1-97, 1968-1999. Geological Survey of Victoria.
  Electronic full text on CDROM in Barr Smith AV collection 559.4505 G345g 1-97
• GSV VIMP reports. 1-64, 1994-1999. Geological Survey of Victoria Victorian Initiative for Minerals and Petroleum
  Electronic full text on CD-ROM in Barr Smith AV collection 559.4505 G345v
• Bulletin. Geological Survey of Victoria. 1903-1988. Main Collection 559.4506 V64 and Electronic full text on CDROM in Barr Smith AV collection 559.4506 G345b
• Memoir. Geological Survey of Victoria. 1903-79. Main collection 559.4506 V64m and Electronic full text in Barr Smith AV collection 559.4506 G345b
• Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. Main collection 506 R88V.

• To find books, search the Library catalogue for the call number 559.45 or search subject headings such as geology victoria, mines and mineral resources victoria or keywords for specific places or features.

Northern Territory

• Minerals and Energy, Northern Territory
  Includes a minerals industry overview, detail on individual mines and projects, production statistics, some reports.

• Excursion guide, 25th International Geological Congress, 1976. 47C, 48A, 49AC. Main collection 550.6 I6e.
• To find books, search the Library catalogue for the call number 559.429 or search subject headings such as geology northern territory, mines and mineral resources northern territory or keywords for specific places or features.

Queensland

• Natural Resources, Mines and Water, Queensland
  Has descriptions of the Department's projects and services. Useful data include an overview of Queensland geology, mineral commodities leaflets, a list of mines and quarries.
• Queensland geology. 1983. Main collection 559.4306 Q3p 383
• North Queensland geology. Ed. J.H.C. Bain and J.J. Draper. Australian Geological Survey Organisation, Geological Survey of Queensland, Dept. of Mines and Energy, 1997. AGSO bulletin, 240. Main Collection 553.06 A93b.2 240
• Atlas of North Queensland geology : 1:3 million scale. Compiled by J.H.C. Bain and J.J. Draper. Australian Geological Survey Organisation; Geological Survey of Queensland, Dept. of Mines and Energy, 1997. Oversize collection 559.43 B162a
• Excursion guide, 25th International Geological Congress, 1976. 3C, 4C, 5AC, 6AC, 7A, 10A. Main collection 550.6 I6e
• Bibliography of the Great Barrier Reef Province. 1978. Main collection 919.430016 F831b

• To find books, search the Library catalogue for the call number 559.43 or search subject headings such as geology queensland, mines and mineral resources queensland or keywords for specific places or features.

New South Wales

• Department of Mineral Resources, NSW
  Has information on the Department's services and publications, Mineral commodities and other factsheets, the Department's annual report.
• Geology of New South Wales - synthesis. 1996, 1998. Geological Survey of New South Wales. Memoir geology. 13(1) and 13(2). Main Collection 553.06 N53m.2 13.1 and 13.2
• The geology of New South Wales.1969. Main collection 559.44 P119
• The mineral deposits of New South Wales. 1975. Main collection 553.1 N532G.m
• The Geological heritage of New South Wales. Volume 1. 1985 Main Collection 559.44 P429g 1
• Bibliography of Broken Hill geological literature. 1974. Reference collection 559.449 B867b
• Geological Survey of New South Wales. Bulletin. no.1 (1922) - no.32 (1988), no.32:3 (1994) Main Collection 553.06 N53
• A guide to the Sydney Basin. 1980. Geological Survey of New South Wales. Bulletin, 26. Main Collection 553.06 N53 26
• Geological Survey of New South Wales. Mineral resources. no.2 (1898) - no.46 (1989). Main Collection 553.06 N53min
• Excursion guide, 25th International Geological Congress, 1976. 15C, 16A, 1B-23B. Main collection 550.6 I6e
• The limestone deposits of New South Wales. 1986. Geological Survey of New South Wales. Mineral resources, 25. Main Collection 553.06 N53min 25

• To find books, search the Library catalogue for the call number 559.44 or search subject headings such as geology new south wales, mines and mineral resources new south wales or keywords for specific places or features.

Tasmania

• Mineral Resources Tasmania
  Includes a summary of Tasmania's mineral industry and mines, with tenement information and descriptions of the Department's publications and services.
• Geoconservation, Department of Primary Industries and Water
• Parks and Wildlife Service
  Has geological summaries in its fact sheets and national park management plans.
• State Library of Tasmania images
  A collection of historical images with some geological features. Browse headings such as Formations (Geology), Caves, Rocks etc or search for locality names.
• The geology and mineral resources of Tasmania. 1989. Main collection 550.6 G2s 15
• Excursion guide, 25th International Geological Congress, 1976. 31AC. Main collection 550.6 I6e

• To find books, search the Library catalogue for the call number 559.46 or search subject headings such as geology tasmania, mines and mineral resources tasmania or keywords for specific places or features.

Western Australia

• Minerals and Petroleum, Western Australia

• The geology of Western Australia. 1975. Main collection 559.4106 W52m 2
• Excursion guide, 25th International Geological Congress, 1976. 37A, 38A, 39C, 40A, 41C, 42A, 43A, 44C, 50AC. Main collection 550.6 I6e.
  
• To find books, search the Library catalogue for the call number 559.41 or search subject headings such as geology western australia, mines and mineral resources western australia or keywords for specific places or features.