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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The boundary between the metasedimentary Concert Schist (Precambrian) and the adjacent correlate of the relatively unmetamorphosed Oonah Quartzite and Slate (also Precambrian) at the western edge of the Concert Schist near its type section on Concert Creek near Dundas, Tasmania, is regarded as marking a sharp transition in degree of deformation and metamorphism. Three cleavages, mineral segregation and quartz recrystallisation were found in the Concert Schist whereas two cleavages and only minor mineral segregation and quartz recrystallisation were found in the Oonah Formation correlate. Quartz optic axes fabrics obtained from psammites in the Concert Schist and Oonah Quartzite and Slate correlate are similar and show relatively weak preferred orientation. These fabrics and fabrics recorded earlier demonstrate that Precambrian strata
in Tasmania which are classed as metamorphosed cannot in all cases be distinguished from those that are classed as relatively unmetamorphosed on the basis of quartz optic axes fabrics present in psammites.
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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.
