Yvonne Perkins

Australia has an archive for soil! The Australian National Soil Archive has samples of soil taken up to 100 years ago. It has around 100,000 samples taken from over 30,000 sites.

#archives #OzHist

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/act-csiro-century-of-australian-soil-stored-national-collection/106589754

'Finding hidden gems' in 100 years of soil stored at national archive

Far from brown dirt, the Australian National Soil Archive houses 100,000 soil samples — some a century old — that represent a slice through time of the ground beneath our feet.

Apr 24 at 12:24pmWeb
Show threadgussetingApr 24
@perkinsy oh, there's rocks...ahem...geology too:
https://www.ausgeol.org
The Virtual Library of Australia's Geology | AusGeol.org

The Virtual Library of Australia's Geology is a collaborative national project to digitally capture and document Australia's diverse geological heritage and to develop educational resources to accompany these visualisations.

Show threadYvonne PerkinsApr 25
@gusseting I will share that with my family. We have several family members who studied geology at uni.