Full Name: Mark Rattenbury Position: Geologist/Programme Leader Contact details
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Specialist Profile
Specialist in geoscience information, particularly geological map-based, with experience field mapping complexly deformed and metamorphosed basement terranes in western and northern South Island as well as other parts of New Zealand, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and South Victoria Land. Applies geological knowledge to support research into tectonics, basement geology and surface geochemistry and to support New Zealand resource exploration and infrastructure. Currently leads GNS's Nationally Significant Databases and Collection research programme with interests in geoscience data management and dissemination. Actively involved in national and international research data groups including CGI-IUGS working groups on geoscience terminology and geological data models and the Australia-NZ Government Geoscience Information Committee.
Qualifications
1981: BSc, Geology; 1983: MSc Hons, Geology; 1988: PhD, Geology Areas of expertise
Geology: 3D geological modelling Geology: Data management Geology: Database Design Geology: GIS mapping Geology: Geological mapping Geology: Geoscience information Geology: New Zealand Geology Geology: Regional Geology Geology: Stratigraphy Information Technology: Geoscience data standards
Professional activities
Government Geoscience Information Committee (Australia-NZ): NZ representative International Union of Geological Sciences: CGI-IUGS Council: Treasurer International Union of Geological Sciences: CGI-IUGS EarthResourceML Working Group: Member International Union of Geological Sciences: CGI-IUGS Geoscience Terminology Working Group: Member Geoscience Society of New Zealand: Member International Union of Geological Sciences: CGI-IUGS Geoscience Terminology Working Group: Chair Open Geospatial Consortium: GeoSciML Standards Working Group: Member
Major publications
Mortimer, N.; Campbell, H.J.; Tulloch, A.J.; King, P.R.; Stagpoole, V.M.; Wood, R.A.; Rattenbury, M.S.; Sutherland, R.; Adams, C.J.; Collot, J.; Seton, M. 2017 Zealandia: Earth's hidden continent. GSA today, 27(3): 27-35; doi: 10.1130/GSATG321A.1
Mortimer, N.; Rattenbury, M.S.; King, P.R.; Bland, K.J.; Barrell, D.J.A.; Bache, F.; Begg, J.G.; Campbell, H.J.; Cox, S.C.; Crampton, J.S.; Edbrooke, S.W.; Forsyth, P.J.; Johnston, M.R.; Jongens, R.; Lee, J.; Leonard, G.S.; Raine, J.I.; Skinner, D.N.B.; Timm, C.; Townsend, D.B.; Tulloch, A.J.; Turnbull, I.M.; Turnbull, R.E. 2014 High-level stratigraphic scheme for New Zealand rocks. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 57(4): 402-419; doi: 10.1080/00288306.2014.946062
Rattenbury, M.S.; Jongens, R.; Cox, S.C. (comps) 2010 Geology of the Haast area : scale 1:250,000. Lower Hutt: GNS Science. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences 1:250,000 geological map 14. 58 p. + 1 folded map
Rattenbury, M.S.; Townsend, D.B.; Johnston, M.R. (comps) 2006 Geology of the Kaikoura area : scale 1:250,000 geological map. Lower Hutt: GNS Science. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences 1:250,000 geological map 13. 70 p. + 1 folded map
Nathan, S.; Rattenbury, M.S.; Suggate, R.P. (comps) 2002 Geology of the Greymouth area : scale 1:250,000. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences 1:250,000 geological map 12. 58 p. + fold. map
Rattenbury, M.S.; Cooper, R.A.; Johnston, M.R. 1998 Geology of the Nelson area : scale 1:250,000. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Limited. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences 1:250,000 geological map 9. 67 p. + fold. map
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