Joint Expedition Delayed
(New Zealand Press Association)
WELLINGTON, February 3.
The joint United States-New Zealand geological expedition to Antarctica had been put off till the 1967-68 season, the director of the Geological Survey of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Mr R. W. Willett) said on his return to Wellington today.
Mr Willett said American officials were very keen on the joint venture but had other commitments for this year’s limited Antarctic season.
general assembly of the International Council of Scientific Unions at Bombay. He also attended the International Union of Geological Scientists conference at Antwerp.
Although the expedition would be numerically small —two men from each country —it would cover a wide amount of territory. All travelling on the sub-contin-ent would be done by helicopter. Both Americans picked for the expedition were very experienced in hard rock structures. Mr Willett said New Zealand would probably need to buy an electron probe fairly soon. He had inspected one which was very efficient and swift in determining the mineral composition of rocks. Although it was expensive —about £BO,OO0 —it was becoming essential because it was upsetting many pre-viously-held concepts. Mr , Willett represented New Zealand at the eleventh
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30976, 4 February 1966, Page 3
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