Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
A Devonian (?) granite complex intrudes
Cambrian (?) volcanics, serpentinised dunite
(olivine Fo,), and siltstones and quartzites of the
Precambrian (?) Oonah Quartzite and Slate and
the Silurian Crotty Quartzite and Amber Slate
Formations. The general trends of these country
rocks are parallel to the granite margins.
The complex is composed of grey, pink and
white granites all with the same mineralogical
composition (quartz, orthoclase dominant, plagioclase
subordinate). The white granite commonly
contains tourmaline nodular segregations, Emplacement
began with the pink and grey granites,
followed closely by the white granite, and finally
the intrusion of minor bodies (porphyritic aplite,
micro-granite, aplite, pegmatite, quartz-tourmaline
dykes, pyroxene dyke) . Tourmaline is abundant
in the later intrusions and is sometimes accompanied
by cassiterite.
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
