Geology for Austria
Geology is ...
Geology is omnipresent. Our daily grind is cross-linked with its geological base in different ways. In fact, how we perceive geology varies as much as the many aspects of this science which deals with the origin and structure of the Earth.
Geological Survey of Austria
The Geological Survey of Austria (GBA) is the largest geoscientific research center in Austria. It is often called the geological conscience of the country. The legal mandate is clearly defined. The task of GBA is to study and document the geology of the country ...
To inform
GBA’s mandate to serve the government as the center for information and advice in the field of geosciences is written into the law (FOG § 18). Furthermore, the website provides access to data and information anywhere and anytime. GBA’s geological maps are available as images and through web services, scientific journals can be downloaded in portable document format (pdf).
To analyse
Water, clay, sand, gravel, limestone, marble, sandstone, granite or gneiss – only the exact determination of material composition (geochemistry) permits the interpretation in terms of formation, origin or usage.
To evaluate
Economic geologists, hydrogeologists and engineering geologists represent the applied geosciences. Their task is to evaluate occurrences of raw materials or groundwater and to assess slope stability. GBA undertakes assessments of the geo-potential of a region in the overlapping fields of resource planning, environmental protection ...
To research
Looking through a microscope is a typical activity of many geoscientists as minuscule details reveal the history of rocks. Microfossils or even smaller nannofossils represent the remains of animal or plant organisms. Micropalaeontologists use them for dating the relative age and former sedimentary environment of rocks. ...
To archive
Geoscientists, especially mineralogists and palaeontologists, are collectors with a scientific mission. Compared to laymen their motive is not the hunt for spectacular or big specimens but rather the responsibility to conserve pieces of evidence for future scientific work.
