{"product_id":"victoria-geological-map-1977","title":"Victoria Geological Map (1977)","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"33\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"31\" data-start=\"3\"\u003e1977 — State of Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"96\" data-start=\"34\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"96\" data-start=\"38\"\u003eVictoria Geological Map (Australia 1:1 000 000 Series)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"98\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"98\"\u003eOfficial Geological Survey Map\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"600\" data-start=\"134\"\u003eThis authoritative \u003cstrong data-end=\"188\" data-start=\"153\"\u003e1977 geological map of Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e forms part of Australia’s nationally recognised \u003cstrong data-end=\"278\" data-start=\"237\"\u003e1:1 000 000 geological mapping series\u003c\/strong\u003e, prepared by the Geological Survey of Victoria and reproduced through the Department of Mines, Melbourne. Drawn by \u003cstrong data-end=\"411\" data-start=\"394\"\u003eW. J. Bennett\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-end=\"427\" data-start=\"416\"\u003eS. Wail\u003c\/strong\u003e under the direction of \u003cstrong data-end=\"468\" data-start=\"451\"\u003eD. W. McInnes\u003c\/strong\u003e, it represents a culmination of decades of coordinated fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and interpretive synthesis across the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"949\" data-start=\"602\"\u003eConceived as a \u003cstrong data-end=\"648\" data-start=\"617\"\u003eworking scientific document\u003c\/strong\u003e, the map balances breadth and clarity: it distils Victoria’s complex geology into a coherent statewide overview while retaining the precision required for professional use. The result is a map that is equally at home in a research lab, lecture theatre, planning office, or serious private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"954\" data-start=\"951\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"985\" data-start=\"956\"\u003e🪨 \u003cstrong data-end=\"985\" data-start=\"963\"\u003eWhat the Map Shows\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1398\" data-start=\"986\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1071\" data-start=\"986\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1071\" data-start=\"988\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1022\" data-start=\"988\"\u003eStatewide geological framework\u003c\/strong\u003e of Victoria at a uniform \u003cstrong data-end=\"1069\" data-start=\"1048\"\u003e1:1 000 000 scale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1166\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1166\" data-start=\"1074\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1104\" data-start=\"1074\"\u003eMajor rock groups and ages\u003c\/strong\u003e, clearly differentiated through a systematic colour palette\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1284\" data-start=\"1167\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1284\" data-start=\"1169\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1191\" data-start=\"1169\"\u003eSedimentary basins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1193\"\u003eigneous provinces\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1241\" data-start=\"1220\"\u003emetamorphic belts\u003c\/strong\u003e presented as continuous regional systems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1398\" data-start=\"1285\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1398\" data-start=\"1287\"\u003eKey structural relationships that explain how Victoria’s geology fits within the broader Australian continent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1558\" data-start=\"1400\"\u003eRather than focusing on local detail, the map excels at \u003cstrong data-end=\"1482\" data-start=\"1456\"\u003eregional understanding\u003c\/strong\u003e—revealing patterns that only emerge when the whole state is viewed at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1563\" data-start=\"1560\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1607\" data-start=\"1565\"\u003e📜 \u003cstrong data-end=\"1607\" data-start=\"1572\"\u003eHistorical \u0026amp; Scientific Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1981\" data-start=\"1608\"\u003eBy \u003cstrong data-end=\"1619\" data-start=\"1611\"\u003e1977\u003c\/strong\u003e, Australian geology had entered a mature interpretive phase. Advances in radiometric dating, stratigraphic correlation, and plate-tectonic theory allowed geologists to reassess long-standing assumptions about the age and origin of rock formations. Victoria—geologically diverse despite its relatively small size—became a proving ground for these new frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2337\" data-start=\"1983\"\u003eThis map captures that moment. Ancient Palaeozoic fold belts, gold-bearing terrains, younger sedimentary sequences, and extensive volcanic provinces are integrated into a single, authoritative narrative. 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