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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.

Gravity survey and structure of the Forestier Peninsula, Southern Tasmania

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Summary

A gravity survey coupled with review of regional mapping has shown that the widespread expusure of Jurassic dolerite across the Forestier Peninsula is due largely to repetition of a thick sheet by gently ramped Tertiary fault-blocks. Feeders for the sheet appear to be located near the centre of the peninsula and to be related to concealed pre-Permian structures, such as granitoid margins. At least two major fault zones were eroded during the mid Tertiary and these, as well as the peninsula ties to mainland Tasmania and the Tasman Peninsula, now
consist of Tertiary materials covered by Recent sands. The western edge of the East Tasmanian batholith extends approximately north-south beneath the centre of the peninsula.

 

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Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library

Acknowledgement of Country

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.

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On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.