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Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 10. May 21 1979

Institute of Geophysics Floors 1&5

Institute of Geophysics Floors 1&5

Applied Geophysics Laboratory

Floor 1 Room A 115
Geophysical exploration instruments used for teaching and research:
  • Three types of magnetometer, one as a working display.
  • Gravity meters, one recording earth tides.
  • Seismometers.
  • Induced polarisation equipment.
  • Seismic refraction apparatus.
Working models used for Applied Geophysics teaching:
  • Gravity meter models
  • Electromagnetic surveying models.
  • Seismic refraction model.
  • Self-potential models.

Vault

Floor 1 Room A 112b

Magnetic tape seismograph and tape-to-film transcription system.

Institute Foyer

Floor 5

A seismograph is recording earthquakes, and some interesting recent seismograms are on display.

Rock Properties Laboratory

Floor 5 Room B 509

Research on natural heat flow in New Zealand.

A controlled seismic source for research on elastic wave propagation in the ground with applications to coal prospecting etc.

Photo of a university building

Seismology Laboratory

Floor 5 Room B

A working display of micro earthquake apparatus, with records and research results.

Geophysical research on structures deep beneath the earth's surface: electromagnetic and gravity methods.