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STRATI 2010 (August 30 - September 2, 2010, UPMC, Paris 6, France)
The 4th "French" Congress on Stratigraphy (= 4ème Congrès Français de Stratigraphie) is an INTERNATIONAL meeting dedicated to stratigraphy that will cover the several aspects of this field of the geosciences (sequence stratigraphy, chimiostratigraphy, advanced biostratigraphy, cyclostratigraphy, ...). Contact: Bruno Granier Published: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:04:22 GMT
6th Regional Symposium of the IFAA (July 1-5, 2009, Milano,Italy)
Following a consolidate tradition of our symposia, the scientific topics cover any aspects of calcareous algae and microbialites, including their present-day distribution and abundance. In addition, we are inviting to present your contribution to a cross-cut topic with strong implications in biology, palaeontology, sedimentology, geology and climatology: the quantification (in space or time, at any scale) of the carbonate production of calcareous algae. Although calcareous algae commonly occur both in the present-day shelf environments at all latitudes and in the fossil record, we still need a tentative quantification of their abundance, in space and time. Calcareous algae are sensitive to the expected consequences of global change, therefore our contribution will be particularly important to a wide scientific community, not only to algae specialists. Therefore, especially welcome are contributions aimed at the identification/delimitation of marine habitats dominated by calcareous algae, also by geophysical survey, and all approaches to the quantification of living/fossil calcareous algae in different environmental/paleoenvironmental settings. Contact: Daniela Basso Published: Wed, 20 May 2009 19:25:51

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Post-doctoral Fellowship, Bushveld Intelligence Centre, Department of Geology, University of Pretoria
To start in 2008, for a renewable one year contract (maximum is two years). Annual Fellowship is R100,000-00 (normally non-taxable), single return airfare from overseas (where relevant), plus field expenses. The project is to carry out a holistic study of the tectonic and structural setting of the Bushveld Complex, within a framework of Transvaal and Waterberg Basins geodynamic development. Key topics to be addressed are given below (# s 4 to 6, particularly): (1) To critically assess existing work on basin analysis of the Transvaal basin, and to fill in the gaps in the western part of that preservational basin, and in its adjacent eastern-Botswana portion; (2) to carry out a basin analysis of the central Main Waterberg Basin, to complement more geographically limited extant studies along its southern and NE margins, and in the smaller Middelberg Basin; (3) to fully examine, in detail the nature and history of the deposits of the Loskop, Glentig and Rust de Winter Formations (traditionally regarded as uppermost Transvaal units, but clearly syn-Bushveld molasse deposits, from the preliminary work of Jacques Martini [1998. The Loskop Formation and its relationship to the Bushveld Complex, South Africa, J. Afr. Earth Sci., 27/2, 193-222] on certain Loskop outcrops) in order to better understand spatial and chronological relations between the three suites of the Bushveld, the Rooiberg volcanics and these essentially syn-Bushveld Loskop sedimentary and lesser volcanic deposits. The structural effects of Bushveld mafic activity can be read, to a certain extent, from the nature and variability of these pan-Loskop deposits. (4) To collate existing and collect new structural data on the Bushveld Complex (also relevant geophysical data) to build a regional data set. (5) Most importantly, to link the evolution of the Bushveld Complex to the gedynamic history of its enclosing Transvaal and Waterberg Basins, and to existing cratonic architecture, and to post-Bushveld tectonic events. (6) To establish the regional metamorphic history related to Bushveld intrusion and to integrate this with the above studies. More information: Available from Pat Eriksson at 27-(0)12-4202238. Published: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:11:48 GMT
Research Associate - Department of Geology, University of Leicester (UK)
Available from 1 December 2007 Fixed Term Contract for 3 years A Research Associate is required to undertake high quality original scientific research for NERC-funded project: The problem of vertebrate origins comparative taphonomy and gaps in the fossil record. A PhD in a relevant palaeontological or biological subject is essential. More information: Available from Mark Purnell. Published: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:00:00 GMT
Ingénieurs de Gisement, Géophysiciens et Géologues expérimentés h/f (Beicip-Franlab)
English language is mandatory and other language capabilities such as Spanish is a must. More information: Available from Direction des Ressources Humaines. Published: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT
Structural Geologist (ZADCO, Abu Dhabi)
Structural analysis/interpretation, 2D/3D modeling using large scale reservoir structural geology and geomechanics data. This will involve interpreting and integrating all technical aspects of structural geology, trap definition and validation, kinematics, fault geometries, fault property prediction, with some exposure to fracture characterization, modeling and geomechanics using seismic and other available data. A high level of integration will be expected with other subsurface disciplines such as imaging logs, drilling data and reservoir engineering. Contact: Zakum Development Company. Published: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:00:00 GMT
Senior Geologist - France (VERMILION ENERGY TRUST)
The Senior Geologist – France will report directly to the Asset Team Leader, Paris Basin based in Calgary. This position will be responsible for exploiting the hydrocarbon resources of Vermilion-owned assets in France, with a focus in the Paris Basin. The ideal candidate will have a B. Science in Geology with professional designation and at least 8 years of related petroleum industry geological experience. Having both French and English language skills and related experience in France, Netherlands and/or Australia are assets. Contact: Vermilion Energy Trust. Published: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:45:00 GMT

Carnets de Géologie - Notebooks on Geology

Launched in 2002 this open-access e-journal presents peer-reviewed papers in the field of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and paleontology.
The sauropod dinosaur Cetiosaurus Owen in the Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) of the Ardennes (NE France): insular, but not dwarf
Eric Buffetaut, Bernard Gibout, Isabelle Launois & Claude Delacroix.- A chevron bone from an Early Bathonian oolitic limestone in the Ardennes (NE France) is referred to the sauropod dinosaur Cetiosaurus Owen, previously known from the Middle Jurassic of England, on the basis of its rod-like distal end. This is the first well attested occurrence of Cetiosaurus in France. The presence of Cetiosaurus remains in the Bathonian of both Oxfordshire and the Ardennes is explainable by the fact that these regions were situated on the margin of the London-Brabant Massif land area, on which sauropod populations apparently lived. Contrary to the condition in other sauropods in insular environments, there is no evidence of dwarfism in Cetiosaurus from the London-Brabant Massif, probably because this emergent area was connected to the much larger Fenno-Scandian Shield.- SRef-ID: http://overview.sref.org/1634-0744/CG2011_L06.- Handle-ID: http://hdl.handle.net/2042/43897 Published: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:07:13 GMT
Evolution of a dense outer protective tube layer in serpulids (Polychaeta, Annelida)
Olev Vinn & Elena K. Kupriyanova.- Although the walls of most serpulid tubes are homogeneous, tubes of certain species may contain up to four ultrastructurally distinct layers. Some of these layers are made of densely packed large crystals and others are composed of sparsely packed fine crystals. In almost all (16 of 17) examined species having layered tubes, the dense layer is located in the outer wall part and the layer(s) composed of fine and relatively sparsely packed crystals are positioned in the inner wall part. Two species have transparent tube walls made entirely of densely packed crystals. Fossil serpulid tubes with dense outer layers (DOL) are known from the Late Cretaceous (Pentaditrupa subtorquata) and the Eocene (Pyrgopolon cf. mellevillei and Rotularia spirulaea). DOL gives a characteristic smooth shiny appearance to the tube surface and presumably evolved as an adaptation against drilling predation by gastropods and to delay shell dissolution in the waters of the deep-sea under-saturated with calcium carbonate.- SRef-ID: http://overview.sref.org/1634-0744/CG2011_L05.- Handle-ID: http://hdl.handle.net/2042/43896 Published: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:02:45 GMT
Aptian ammonites of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Robert Busnardo & Bruno R.C. Granier.- The identification of some twenty ammonite fragments from oil wells drilled in offshore Abu Dhabi revealed the presence of six Aptian genera: Cheloniceras, Epicheloniceras, Gargasiceras, Colombiceras, Pseudohaploceras, and Macroscaphites. These ammonites indicate the Furcata Zone and the succeeding Martini Zone. The Gargasian age of the upper part (HST) of the Shu'aiba as well as that of the whole of the Bab are thus firmly established.- SRef-ID: http://overview.sref.org/1634-0744/CG2011_L04.- Handle-ID: http://hdl.handle.net/2042/43895 Published: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:15:37 GMT
Source and evolution of the clinopyroxenes in the Loire and Seine basins (France) based on grain morphology and color
Robert Étienne & Jean-Pierre Larue.- Variation in the characteristics (color, morphology) of clinopyroxene grains (CPX) in alluvial deposits and other surficial formations in the Loire valley, the Gâtinais and the Beauce show that many are pristine and come directly from recent volcanic eruptions, whereas weathered grains, clearly reworked, come from erosion of Cenozoic and Pleistocene volcanic rocks of the French Massif Central. After deposition, the CPX have been increasingly altered by longer exposures. Weathering of brown CPX yields paler minerals which are greenish-brown, colourless or two-coloured. Similarly, the CPX found in the Seine basin are from recent volcanic ash or old Sologne deposits, and not from Loire alluvial deposits, so that a Pleistocene palaeo-Loire-Seine river is improbable.- SRef-ID: http://overview.sref.org/1634-0744/CG2011_L03.- Handle-ID: http://hdl.handle.net/2042/43894 Published: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:21:01 GMT
Catalogue of the Eocene mammal types of the Natural History Museum Basel
Loïc Costeur & Martin Schneider.- This catalogue presents a list of the Eocene mammalian type specimens held in the collection of the Natural History Museum Basel (Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, hereafter NMB). After a close inspection of the very rich Eocene collection (several tens of thousands of specimens), a total of 51 valid holotypes (plus 16 invalid species) were identified together with 21 valid lectotypes and several hundreds paratypes, paralectotypes and syntypes. These types belong to 123 originally described species, of which 99 are still valid, 30 having been moved to another genus.- SRef-ID: http://overview.sref.org/1634-0744/CG2011_B03.- Handle-ID: http://hdl.handle.net/2042/43898 Published: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:24:51 GMT

GEOSCIENCE E-JOURNALS
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Acta Carsologica [ISSN 0583-6050] Acta Carsologica publishes original research papers and reviews in all scientific fields related to karst (geology, hydrology and geomorphology, speleology, hydrogeology, biospeleology and history of karst science).

Acta geographica Slovenica - Geografski zbornik [ISSN 1581-8314] First published in 1952, it is available online since 1995 in Slovene and English.

Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae [ISSN 0208-9068] Until 1980 Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Geologicznego, this journal is a quarterly scientific journal of the Polish Geological Society.

Anuário do Instituto de Geociências [ISSN 0101-9759] Electronic version of the paper-printed peer-reviewed journal of Geology, Geography and Meteorology published since 1977 by the Instituto de Geociências/CCMN, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

AIG Journal [ISSN 1443-1017] Applied geoscientific research and practice in Australia.

Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences [ISSN 0251-7493] The Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences is the official peer reviewed journal of the Austrian Geological Society. It publishes original scientific contributions covering a wide spectrum of earth science topics.

Cadernos do Laboratorio xeolóxico de Laxe [ISSN 0213-4497] In 1994 the Institute of Geology "Isidro Parga Pondal" (University of A Coruña) was created to promote the scientific publications, teaching, research and spreading of the geology of Galicia and the Peninsular Hercynian.

Carnets de Géologie - Notebooks on Geology [ISSN 1634-0744] Independent, peer-reviewed, bi-lingual geoscience e-magazine with emphasis on stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology.

Cuaternario y Geomorfología [ISSN 0214-1744] Co-edited by the Spanish Quaternary Research Association (AEQUA) and the Spanish Society of Geomorphology (SEG), it publishes innovative papers covering the full range of pure and applied fields on Quaternary and Geomorphology.

CYBERGEO [ISSN 1278-3366] European Journal of Geography: Information, bibliography and news about geography

e-Terra [ISSN 1645-0388] Portuguese peer-reviewed electronic Journal of Earth Sciences

FOG Freiberg Online Geology [ISSN 1434-7512] Electronic Journal of the Freiberg Geoscience Departement. Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

GeoFocus [ISSN 1578-5157] Electronic peer-reviewed journal specialised on GIScience and Technologies. Access is free and it is open to contributions worldwide, being the main languages Portuguese and Spanish, although English contributions are also welcome.

GeoLines [ISSN 1210-9606] GeoLines is a series of papers and monothematic volumes of abstracts (not reviewed) or extended abstracts (reviewed) from workshops and conferences. It is published by the Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences of the CR, v.v.i.

Geologia Croatica (Online) [ISSN 1443-1017] Scientific journal of the Croatian Geological Survey and the Croatian Geological Society, published semi-annually in English all aspects of the Earth sciences

Geologia Sudetica [ISSN 0072-100X] Electronic version of the peer-reviewed journal published annually by the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Wroclaw University. Papers cover all aspects of geosciences in SW Poland and adjacent regions (Czech Republic and Germany).

Géologie de la France [ISSN 1638-5977] Geology of France and surrounding areas

Géosciences [ISSN 1772-094X] BRGM's review for a sustainable Earth, takes a fresh scientific look at the impact of geosciences on today's society and economy. It aims to increase overall awareness of sustainable development and addresses a wide audience.

GeoTropico [ISSN 1692-0791] Electronic peer-reviewed geographical journal, published semi-annually by the GeoLat Group in Bogota, Colombia. Papers in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French

International Journal of Speleology [ISSN 0392 6672] Peer reviewed international scientific review publishing in the field of cave and karst science.

Irish Journal of Earth Sciences [ISSN 0790-1763] Annual journal published by the Royal Irish Academy. It accepts original research and review articles on Irish earth science topics and on research performed at Irish institutions or of general Irish interest.

Joannea Geologie und Paläontologie [ISSN 1562-9449] Peer-reviewed journal dealing with all aspects of the Earth Sciences in Styria (Austria). Published annually by the Landesmuseum Joanneum in Graz. Contributions in German and English

Journal of GEOsciences [ISSN 1802-6222] Formerly Journal of the Czech Geological Society, it publishes original scientific papers concerned with all aspects of nature and origin of crystalline complexes.

Journal of Paleontological Techniques [ISSN 1646-5806] A peer-reviewed journal focus on the paleontological methods and techniques, including articles and notes on fossil preparation, technology-related techniques applied to paleontology, etc.

M@ppemonde [ISSN 1769-7298] Since 1988 the journal M@ppemonde has published 72 numbers. In January 2004 it became an open electronic review accepting all articles about geography and land forms. Museologia Scientifica e Naturalistica

Museologia Scientifica e Naturalistica [ISSN 1824-2707] The journal represents a section of the Annali dell'Universitá degli Studi di Ferrara. This section publishes contributions about Museum scientific activities including research, education, teaching and expositions.

New Mexico Geology [ISSN (printed): 0196-948X] Quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources covering the geology of New Mexico and surrounding areas.

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics [ISSN 0028-8306] An international journal of Pacific Rim geoscience relevant to New Zealand, the Pacific and Antarctica.

OCEANOLOGIA quarterly journal [ISSN 0078-3234] OCEANOLOGIA is a journal of basic research in marine sciences. It publishes primarily fundamental research results expanding knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological processes in marine environment and their models.

Palaeontologia Electronica [ISSN 1094-8074] The world's first internationally-sponsored, peer-reviewed paleontological journal.

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas [ISSN 1026-8774] Every April, August and December, RMCG publishes original research papers about Earth Sciences, with emphasis on works of Iberoamerica. It is indexed in SCI-Expanded and others.

Revue de Paléobiologie (en ligne) [ISSN 1661-5468] Published by the Museum of Natural History of the City of Geneva, Revue de Paléobiologie publishes articles on all fields of the palaeontology. Since 2005, it is also available on line (pdf format).

Solstice: Geography and Mathematics [ISSN 1059-5325] Solstice was first published in 1990 using TeX; the TeX files were transmitted via e-mail. Since 1990, Solstice has been published by the Institute of Mathematical Geography in state-of-the-art electronic formats and distributed twice annually.

Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers [ISSN 1814-294X] The scope of the journal is the origin and development of dissolution caves (speleogenesis) and related aspects of karst hydrogeology and evolution of karst.

Studia Geologica Polonica [ISSN 0081-6426] A series of original scientific monographs covering a wide spectrum of geological sciences, including geological results of the Polish Arctic and Antarctic scientific expeditions, etc.

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Geologia [ISSN 1221-0803] The official publication of the "Babeş-Bolyai" University publishes research articles in all fields of Earth Sciences.

Trabajos de Geología [ISSN 0474-9588] A yearly publication whose objective is publishing those works and research of quality about any Geology topic, to allow the diffusion of local data such as geological maps, geochemical analyses, etc.

Volumina Jurassica [ISSN 1731-3708] Volumina Jurassica is a geological journal devoted to the publication of original research papers on all aspects of the Jurassic System.