Hello all

Last Wednesday I sent a message about a new publication from the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO). I have received information from the Editor concerning the cost, and how to order. Note there are two numbers of the journal that can be purchased together for a reduced cost. Before anyone asks, no, I do not get a commission, but really good new publications in our field are not so common, and I believe are worth drawing attention to.

		This is to tell you that the sale price is $95 Australian dollars (about $62 US) plus postage and handling of $5 in Australia or $15 overseas. At the moment, we are offering a 'special' for volume 17 numbers 3 and 4 if purchased together. The ore deposit issue is volume 17, number 4. 17/3 consists of 15 review papers on the geology and mineral potential of major Australian mineral provinces. It covers all the Australian states and the Northern Territory. 17/3 is also $95, but the 2 issues can be purchased together for $160 Australian, plus postage, which is the same for either one or two issues, thus giving a saving of at least $30.
		The publications can be ordered through AGSO's web site. See - http://www.agso.gov.au/information/ausgeonews/1999/agn50.html <http://www.agso.gov.au/information/ausgeonews/1999/agn50.html>   open AUS.Geo News 50 and click on the AGSO Journal entry in the left hand frame.

Best wishes

Noel


I have just received a copy of a new publication which I believe is of exceptional value to ore deposit geologists. The contents list is shown below, with details for ordering. Sorry, I don't know the price, but whatever it is, it is worth it. Remember, the price is in little dollars ($1 Australian = about $0.62 US).

Each chapter on a deposit model has a brief summary of important features - very useful.

AGSO JOURNAL
OF AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS
VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4,1998
I.B. Lambert & Donald J. Perkin
Australia's mineral resources and their global status 	1
D.L. Huston
The hydrothermal environment 	15
N.H.S. Oliver, M.J. Rubenach & R.K. Valenta
Precambrian metamorphism, fluid flow, and metallogeny of Australia	31
G. Taylor & C.R.M. Butt
The Australian regolith and mineral exploration 	55

Exploration models for major Australian mineral deposit types

M.E. Barley
Archaean volcanic­hosted massive sulphides 	69
P. Blevin
Palaeozoic tin ± tungsten deposits in eastern Australia 	75
N.W. Brand, C.R.M. Butt, & M. Elias
Nickel laterites: classification and features 	81
C.R.M. Butt
Supergene gold deposits in the Yilgarn Craton 	89
D.R. Cooke, P.S. Heithersay, R.Wolfe & A.L. Calderon
Australian and western Pacific porphyry Cu­Au deposits 	97
G.J. Davidson& R. R. Large
Proterozoic copper­gold deposits 	105
S.L. Dörling, D.I. Groves & P. Muhling
Lennard Shelf Mississippi Valley­type (MVT) Pb­Zn deposits, Western Australia 	115
S.E. Dowling & R.E.T. Hill
Komatiite­hosted nickel sulphide deposits, Australia 	121
I.B. Gemmell, R.R. Large & Khin Zaw
Palaeozoic volcanic­hosted massive sulphide deposits 	129
D.M. Hoatson
Platinum­group element mineralisation in Australian Precambrian layered mafic­ultramafic intrusions 	139
A.L. Jaques I
Kimberlite and lamproite diamond pipes 	153
P.A. Kitto
Renison­style carbonate­replacement Sn deposits 	163
K.C. Lawrie & M.C. Hinman
Cobar­style polymetallic Au­Cu­Ag­Pb­Zn deposits 	169
R McGoldrick & R. Large
Proterozoic stratiform sediment­hosted Zn­Pb­Ag deposits 	189
T.P. Mernagh, L.A.I. Wyborn & E.A. Jagodzinski
'Unconformity­related' U ± Au ± platinum­group­element deposits 	197
R.C. Morris
BIF­hosted iron ore deposits­Hamersley style 	207
G.N. Phillips & M.J. Hughes
Victorian gold deposits 	213
S.M. Rowins, D.I. Groves & N.J. McNaughton
Neoproterozoic Telfer­style An (Cu) deposits 	217
B.R. Senior
Weathered­profile­hosted precious opal deposits 	225
S.G. Walters
Broken Hill­type deposit		229
C.L. Waring, C.A. Heinrich & V.J. Wall
Proterozoic metamorphic copper deposits 		239
S. Wilcock
Sediment­hosted magnesite deposits		247
C.J. Yeats & F. Vanderhor
Archaean lode­gold deposits 		253
New techniques for defining mineralisation environments on a regional scale
D.R. Cooke & R.R. Large
Practical uses of chemical modelling - defining new exploration 		259
M. Idnurm & L. Wyborn
Palaeomagnetism and mineral exploration related studies in Australia: a brief overview of
Proterozoic applications 		277
A.A. Krassay
Outcrop and drill core gamma­ray logging integrated with sequence stratigraphy: examples from
Proterozoic sedimentary successions of northern Australia 		285
C.L. Waring, A.S. Andrew & G.R. Ewers
Use of 0, C, and S stable isotopes in regional mineral exploration 		301

Copies of the AGSO Journal can be purchased from the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (GPO Box 378, Canberra ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA; tel. 61-2 6249 9642, fax 61-2 6249 9982, e-mail [log in to unmask]).


Best wishes

Noel White

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