Night mapping in King Island – Looking for tungsten ore!
Angela Isaura Santos Costa
Category: Shows the Scientific Value of Other Specialised Camera Equipment or Process
I am currently taking several photos under ultraviolet light (short wavelength) to support my PhD research about the effect of magmatic-hydrothermal fluids responsible for the generation of world-class tungsten deposits in King Island, Tasmania. This has been a powerful tool with an easy application on the field. The submitted photo is from a rock boulder (about 1 metre across) from Dolphin open pit (Grassy, King Island). You can see the tungsten-molybdenum mineralisation in blue (molybdenum-poor scheelite mineral) and yellow (molybdenum-rich scheelite mineral).
BEAKER STREET SCIENCE PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE
This photograph was a finalist in Beaker Street’s annual Science Photography Prize. This highly-respected prize invites amateur and professional photographers to showcase the wonders of our extraordinary part of the world — which is teeming with science and scientists. Finalist images are displayed at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery during Beaker Street Festival each August, with great prizes on offer for Judges’ and People’s Choice winners.
The Beaker Street Science Photography Prize is sponsored by Pennicott Foundation — thank you crew! It would not be possible without the support of Full Gamut, Tasmania’s premier fine art printers, as well as the wonderful Tasmanian businesses who donate prizes.
