GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA

 

ANNUAL  GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE  2001

 

Introduction

The Geological Society of Malaysia is organising the 15th Annual Geological Conference at the Pan Pacific Resort, Pangkor Island, Perak Darul Redzuan on 2-3 June 2001.  The Annual Conference has been held since 1986 and is well attended by geoscientists from institutions of higher learning and government research departments, as well as the public and private sectors. For over a century, Malaysian geoscientists have played very important roles in the economic development of the country.  Now, as the country is experiencing rapid development in technological and IT-based industries, necessary steps must be taken by geoscientists to keep up with the pace of this rapid development.  In view of this, the Annual Geological Conference 2001 has chosen the theme ÒEnhancing the Contribution of Geoscientists in the Development of Malaysia?  Several thematic papers will be presented to highlight the important contributions of geoscientists in national development.  In addition, a forum is also planned to discuss the conference theme.

 

Scientific Programme

The scientific programme of the Annual Conference 2001 consists of a plenary session, 6 technical sessions, 2 poster sessions, a forum on the conference theme and two field trips.The following papers will be presented at the Conference:

 

MINERAL / ENERGY RESOURCES

·         The Industrial Mineral-based Industry of Malaysia:  Current Status and Prospects (Keynote Address by Director General of Mineral and Geoscience Department)

·         Wall Rock Alteration Associated with Gold Mineralization in Penjom (Wan Fuad Wan Hassan -    UKM)

·         A Petrographic Comparison of Oil-Generating Coals from the Tropics and Non Oil-Generating Coals from the Arctic (Wan Hasiah Abdullah -UM)

·         Interpretation of Newly Acquired Aerogravity Data Enhances the Prospectivity of the Tinjar Province Onshore Sarawak (Othman Ali Mahmud et al.-PMU)

·         Paleostress Influence in Controlling the Gold Mineralization in Lubuk Mandi Area, Peninsular Malaysia (Heru Sigit P. -UKM)

·         Evolusi Delta Sungai Pahang:  Bukti-bukti Permukaan dan Bawah Tanah (Che Aziz Ali    UKM)

·         Batu Kapur Formasi Chuping dan Batu Kapur Monsal Dale:  Petrografi dan geokimia dua sumber karbonat bagi simen Portland (Azimah Hussin -UKM)

·         Beberapa Penemuan Survei Geokimia Rantau Kawasan Pahang Selatan, Johor Utara dan Negeri Sembilan (Zakaria Hussain -JMGM)

·         Geology, Mineralisation and Geochemistry at the Penjom Gold Mine, Penjom, Pahang (Sonny Lim, Sharafuddin Mohamad & Mona Sulaiman    Specific Resources and G.H. Teh - UM)

·         Characterisation, Geochemistry and Possible Usage of the Limestone Hills in the Kinta Valley, Perak (Mahat Sibon, Mohd Sazani Saarani and G.H. Teh - UM)

 

 

SEDIMENTOLOGY / PALEONTOLOGY / STRATIGRAPHY

·         A Palynological Study on the Jurassic Rock Sequence at Bukit Belah, Batu Pahat, Johor (Uyop Said - UKM)

·         Some Triassic Radiolarians from the Kodiang Limestone, Northwest Peninsular Malaysia (Basir Jasin - UKM)

·         Some Radiolarians from the Bedded Chert of the Kubang Pasu Formation (Basir Jasin - UKM)

·         Occurrences of Scyphocrinites Loboliths in the Upper Silurian Upper Setul Limestone of Pulau Langgun, Langkawi, Kedah and Guar Sanai, Berseri, Perlis (Lee Chai Peng - UM)

·         Penganggaran Sekitaran Sedimen di Delta Pahang dengan Teknik Seismos Pantulan (Umar Hamzah  -  UKM)

·         Intra-formational Conglomerate from Taman Setia Jasa, Temerloh, Pahang:  Their Possible Age, Stratigraphic Position and Depositional Environment (Mohd Shafeea Leman  -  UKM)

 

 

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY / TECTONICS

·         Wrench Tectonics in Sundaland (H.D. Tjia  -  PRSS)

·         Tectonic Control of the Semenyih Granite:  A Preliminary Study (Muhammad Barzani Gasim -   UKM)

·         Structural Style of Cyber Jaya and Putra Jaya, Selangor (Lim Chee Kheong  -  T&T Consult)

·         Gaya Struktur Kawasan Cendering-Rhu Rendang, Marang, Terengganu:  Satu Cadangan Kehadiran Batuan Pra-Karbon di Jalur Timur Semenanjung (Ibrahim Abdullah  -  UKM)

 

PETROLOGY / PETROGRAPHY / GEOCHEMISTRY

·         Asalan Zenolit di dalam Pluton Granit Noring, Kompleks Stong, Kelantan (Suraya Tulot - UKM)

·         Occurrence, Subdivision and Petrochemistry of Mafic Dykes from the Perhentian Islands (Azman Ghani -  UM)

·         Compositional Variation of Biotite from Peraluminous Magma:  Example from the Kuala Lumpur Granite (Azman Ghani - UM)

·         Occurrence, Field Relations and Petrochemistry of Mafic Dykes from the Kenyir Area, Central Terengganu:  Preliminary Observation (Azman Ghani - UM)

·         Petrogenesis of Perhentian Granite and Perhentian Kecil Syenite from the Perhentian Island, Northearstern Peninsular Malaysia:  Evolution of Two Contrasting Magma (Azman Ghani -  UM)

·         Some Problems with the Classification of the ÔS?Type Granite with Particular Reference to the Western Belt Granite of Peninsular Malaysia (Azman Ghani - UM)

·         Geokimia Tonalit Berangkat dan Leukogranit Kenerong Sebagai Petunjuk kepada Pembentukan dan Asalan Magma Kompleks Stong, Kelantan (Randanshah Bacho  -  UKM)

·         Perbandingan antara Kompleks Benta dan Kompleks Stong dari Segi Ragam Kewujudan dan Penjenisan Jasad Kompleks Stong:  Kajian Geokimia ke atas Batuan Granit Noring dan Leukogranit Kenerong di Kampung Renyok, Jeli, Kelantan (Nur Huda Jamin  -  UKM)

·         Penamaan Semula Kompleks Stong kepada Unit Stratigrafi Suit Stong berdasarkan Cerapan Lapangan (Mohd Rozi Umor -   UKM)

·         Minor and Major Element Composition of Topsoil around Limestone Hill at Bukit Jerneh, Kangar, Perlis (Sahibin Abd Rahim  -  UKM)

·         The Geochemical Nature of Clastic Metasediments at Hulu Langat-Sepang Districts, Selangor (Hamzah Mohamad - UKM)

 

GEOSCIENCE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

·         Remote Sensing and Geosciences:  Current Status and Future Challenges (Keynote Address by Director of Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing)

·         In situ Measurement of Geoelectrical Resistivity in Relation to Weathering Profile of a Sedimentary Rock Mass at Lubuk Paku, Pahang:  A Case Study (Abdul Rahim Samsudin - UKM)Teknik Geofizik dalam Kajian Tanah Runtuh di Kawasan Bau, Sarawak (Umar Hamzah  -  UKM)

·         Source of the Batu Pahat Magnetic Anomaly (Samsudin Hj. Taib - UM)

·         Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System GIS Approach in Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in Hardrock Terrain:  A Case Study in Hulu Langat Basin, Selangor (Khairul Anam Musa - MACRES)

·         Spectral-analysis of Surface-waves Method:  An Initial Assessment and Its Potential Use in Geology (Mohd Azmi Ismail  -  MINT)

·         Kaedah Keberintangan Elektrik dalam Pemetaan Intrusi Air Masin di Kerpan, Kedah (Bashillah Baharuddin  -  MINT)

·         Penggunaan Bersama Data Geofizik dan Geologi dalam Kajian Akuifer Aluvium Pantai, Kawasan Pekan-Rompin, Pahang (Ismail C. Mohammad  -  UKM)

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

·         Geochemical Pattern of Elements and Mineralogical Development in Lime Treated Clayey Soil (Baba Musta  -  UMS)

·         Perubahan Zon Pinggir Pantai dan Implikasinya di Kuala Selangor, Malaysia (Zaitul Zahira Ghazali  -  LESTARI UKM)

·         Informasi Geosains dalam Proses Perancangan Guna Tanah Pembangunan Mampan di Cyberjaya (Rohayu Che Omar  -  LESTARI UKM)

·         Geomorphological Approaches in Predicting the Environmental Impacts for the Proposed Development in Hilly Terrain (Tajul Anuar Jamaluddin  -  UM)

·         Slope Engineering Geology for the Preparation of EIA Report-case Study from the Proposed Site for the National Secondary School at Ringlet, Pahang Darul Makmur (Tajul Anuar Jamaluddin -   UM)

 

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY / HYDROGEOLOGY

·         Physico-chemical Properties of Carbonaceous Shale Soils in the Yong Peng area, Johor (Tan Boon Kong  -  UKM)

·         The Charge Properties of Highly Weathered Tropical Soils (J. Shamshuddin  -  UPM)

·         Pencirian Geofizik dan Geologi Kejuruteraan Profil Luluhawa Syis Kuarza Mika di Km 67, Lebuhraya Timur-Barat, Malaysia (Abdul Ghani Rafek  -  UKM)

·         Discontinuity Sets on the Slope Failures at Pos Selim Highway, Malaysia (Aziman Madun  -  UPM)

 

 

CONSERVATION GEOLOGY / GEOTOURISM

·         Pendekatan Geologi dalam Penafsiran Sejarah Kesultanan Terengganu (Ashkury Abd. Kadir -  JMG)

·         Inventori Sumber Warisan Geologi dan Landskap Negeri Kelantan (Tanot Unjah -    UKM)

·         Tourism Geoscience investigation of cave tin mining from K2, Gua Kelam, Perlis State Park, Perlis (Kadderi Md Desa - UKM)

·         Penerapan Konsep Geosains Pelancongan dalam Penilaian Asset (Kadderi Md Desa   -  UKM)

 

Tentative Programme

 

Friday, June 1, 2001

08.00       :     Pre-Conference Fieldtrip

14.00-19.00 :     Hotel Registration

19.30-21.00 :     Dinner & Opening Ceremony

 

Saturday, June 2, 2001

08.00-08.30 :     Registration

08.30-10.00 :     Forum

10.00-11.00 :     Poster Session

11.00-13.00 :     Technical Session

13.00-14.00 :     Lunch Break

14.00-17.30 :     Technical Session

19.00       :     Dinner

 

Sunday, June 3, 2001

08.30-10.10 :     Technical Session

10.10-11.00 :     Poster Session

11.00-13.00 :     Technical Session

13.00-14.00 :     Lunch Break

14.00-16.00 :     Technical Session

16.30-17.00 :     Closing Ceremony

 

Monday, June 4, 2001

08.00-17.00 :     Post-Conference Fieldtrip

 

 

Forum on Enhancing the Contribution of Geoscientists in the Development of

Malaysia

 

The aim of the forum is to discuss various issues related to the latest development in various disciplines of geoscience and the current requirements by various industrial sectors.  Panelists have been invited for the following topics:

-     The new role of geoscientists in petroleum industries

-     The new role of geoscientists in mining industries

-     The new role of geoscientists in the geotechnical sector

-     The new role of geoscientists in institutions of higher learning

-     The role of IGM towards recognition for the geoscience profession

The resolution achieved in this meeting will be documented and utilized by the Geological Society of Malaysia and the Institute of Geology Malaysia for consideration in their future programmes.  It will also be distributed to Geology Departments in all local universities, related government agencies, as well as interested companies and individuals.

 

Field trips

 

Pre-Conference Fieldtrip:  Industrial Minerals of the Kinta Valley

A visit to several mines, quarries and factories related to industrial

minerals in the Kinta Valley.

Date: Friday, 1 June 2001 (Members RM20, Non-Members RM30 Student-Members

RM10)

Leader:     Prof. Dr. Yeap Ee Beng (University of Malaya)

 

Time and place of departure:  8.00 am, Department of Geology, Universiti Malaya

Localities: Keramat Pulai (Marble Quarry, Marble Factory & Cheng San

Limestone), Pinji (White Cement Factory) and Bidor (Associated Kaolin

Mining Operation and Factory)

Limit:      25 persons only

 

Post-Conference Fieldtrip:  Geotourism in the Kinta Valley

 

A visit to some of the famous limestone caves and hills in the Kinta

Valley.

Spouses are also encouraged to participate in this interesting

sightseeing and adventure fieldtrip.

 

Date: Monday, 4 June 2001 (Members, Spouse, Children RM30, Non-Members

RM40, Student-Members RM15  ?inclusive of Entrance Fees for Gua Tempurung)

Leader:     Ros Fatihah (University of Malaya)

Time and place of departure:  8.00 am, Hotel Seri Malaysia, Ipoh

(participant has to leave Pangkor on Sunday 3 June 2001 and stay overnight

in Ipoh)

Localities: Kek Lok Tong (cave features), Sam Poh Tong (cave features),

Gunung Rapat (erosional features), Gua Naga Mas (vertebrate fossil) and

Gua

Tempurung (cave features)

Limit:      25 persons only

 

Registration

 

All intending participants are advised to register early to facilitate the

planning of the Conference.  Payment by crossed cheque or bank draft is

acceptable, and should be made payable to the Geological Society of

Malaysia.  Charges for various categories of participants are as follows:

 

Categories of Participants		Before 15-5-2001	After 15-5-2001
Presenters		RM40	RM50
Full/Associate/Life member of GSM		RM70	RM90
Spouse/Families of members		RM50	RM60
Student members of GSM		RM20	RM30
Student non-members		RM40	RM50
Non-members		RM120	RM140

Children below 5 years  free  free

 

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Accommodation

Accommodation is at participant's own expense but reservation at the Pan Pacific Resort has to be made through the Geological Society of Malaysia two weeks in advance with one night deposit chargeable through Visa/Mastercard.  Any cancellation should be made at least 7 days prior to the check in date.  In view that Pangkor Island is usually packed with tourist during weekends and public holidays, early booking for any outside accommodation is strongly recommended.  Please take note that the Pan Pacific Resort is rather isolated from other hotels/resorts establishment and taxi service to the Conference Venue will be at participant’s own expense.  Resort management does not allow guests to bring in outside food.

 

Ferry Services

Ferry service is provided by the Pan Pacific Resort to transfer the hotel guest from Lumut Jetty to the Resort jetty at RM10 per person (returned fare).  The ferry is scheduled to leave Lumut Jetty every 11/2 hour, but for your convenience the Geological Society of Malaysia will book alternate ferry services (at 12.15, 3.30 and 6.30 pm on 1st January 2001).  To ensure that the seat is allocated, reservation should be made through the Geological Society of Malaysia together with the Registration Form.  Ferry passengers should register at Lumut Ferry Office 45 minutes before ferry departure time.  Other arrangements with the ferry services will have to be done individually with the Resort management.  Please take note that ferry reservation should be made at least 72 hours prior to the departure.

 

Flight

Daily Berjaya Air flight will depart from Subang Airport at 13.30 pm and fly back to Subang from Pangkor Island at 14.00 pm.  The return fare is at RM292, but special rate is given for Group Travel (RM260  ? minimum of 10 people travelling in group).  The Geological Society of Malaysia will arrange a Group Travel departing from Subang Airport at 13.30 pm on Friday 1st June 2001.  Reservation should be made through the Geological Society of Malaysia together with the Registration Form.

 

Enquiries

For further information, please contact:

 

The Secretariat

Annual Geological Conference 2001

Geological Society of Malaysia

c/o Department of Geology, University of Malaya

50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: (603) 7957 7036

Fax: (603) 7956 3900

E-mail: geologi@po.jaring.my

 

 

 

Enhancing the Contribution of Geoscientists in the Development of Malaysia

 

Collaborators:

Minerals & Geoscience Department Malaysia

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

University of Malaya

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Institute of Geology

 

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA

 

Annual Geological Conference 2001

 

REGISTRATION FORM

Name: _

Profession: _

Organisation: _

Address: _

_

_

Type of Membership: _

Tel: _   Fax: _

E-mail: _

No. of accompanying person(s): _

 

Please tick the appropriate box:

I would like to participate in the Pre-Conference Fieldtrip  ? Industrial

Minerals of the Kinta Valley (Members:  RM20, Non-Members:  RM30;

Student-Members:  RM10)

I would like to participate in the Post-Conference Fieldtrip  ? Geotourism

in the Kinta Valley (Members:  RM30, Non-Members:  RM40; Student-Members: 

RM15)

I will require ___ room(s) at the Pan Pacific Resort, Pangkor Island from

________ to ________ (RM160 nett per night inclusive of breakfast for two)

I would like to board the Lumut-Pan Pacific Ferry at 12.15 / 15.30 / 18.30

pm (no. of person travelling ________ )

I would like to arrange my own ferry transfer to Pangkor

I would like the GSM to book ______ Berjaya Air (Subang-Pangkor-Subang)

Flight group ticket(s) (at RM260 per person, minimum of 10 persons,

departing from Subang Airport at 13.30 on Friday 1st June 2001)

 

My Credit Card Number is      ____/____/____/____

Type of Card      (Visa/Mastercard/American Express/____________ )

Expiry Date ____/____/____

 

 

      _     _

      Signature   Date

 

Please complete and return this form to the Geological Society of Malaysia

together with appropriate registration fees. Please use separate forms for

accompanying spouse and children.