Ken GRIMES
Mr Ken Grimes is a self-employed consultant geologist and geomorphologist with over 40 years experience in geological mapping, Cainozoic geology, geomorphology, karst and speleology.
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Ken GRIMESMr Ken Grimes is a self-employed consultant geologist and geomorphologist with over 40 years experience in geological mapping, Cainozoic geology, geomorphology, karst and speleology. |
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Kenneth George GRIMES
Born: 19-10-1944 at Maryborough, Queensland.
Tertiary Education: University of Queensland, 1964-68, 1973-79.
Awarded a B.Sc. degree with honours in geology in 1968.
In 1973 I enrolled in a part time external B.A. course and passed in a number of geographical and computer science subjects.
Professional affiliations:
The Geological Society of Australia,
The Australian Quaternary Association,
The Australian Speleological Federation
Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association
Awards:
Fellow of the Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association, 2009.1991 to present: Consulting work under the business name of Regolith Mapping.
My main projects have been in karst science, interpretation and management. I have also worked in general geomorphology and Cainozoic photogeological mapping. Between 2001 and 2006 I was lecturer for a "distance education" subject (Groundwater in Karst) at Charles Sturt University.
1969 - 1991: Regional Mapping Section, Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ):
Main activity was in regional geological mapping in Queensland with specialisation in Cainozoic and Mesozoic deposits. This included joint projects with the Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR).
1968 - 1969: Engineering Geology Section, GSQ:
Groundwater resources of the Lockyer Valley, southeast Queensland.
Geological mapping: Mesozoic Carpentaria Basin, and Cainozoic Karumba Basin.
This was a joint BMR/GSQ mapping project. Publications from this project include numerous maps, the final BMR Bulletin (Smart & others, 1980), and papers on the evolution of the Carpentaria Plains (Grimes & Doutch, 1978), and the old landsurfaces of north Queensland (Grimes, 1979).
Queensland Geology, 1:2 500 000 map and publication.
My contribution involved the Cainozoic and Mesozoic parts of the map, and the initial conceptual layout of the schematic reference. The map was printed in 1976 (GSQ., 1976). I wrote the Cainozoic chapter of the accompanying publication (Day & others, 1983).
Cainozoic and Regolith mapping and related studies.
During my preparation of the Queensland Geology map and publication I became familiar with the Cainozoic of the whole state. I was subsequently involved in Cainozoic mapping projects throughout most of Queensland with the exception of the Eromanga Basin area. I became regarded as the regolith expert for the GSQ. In 1978 I presented a "keynote paper" reviewing the Cainozoic Geology of North Queensland at a symposium on the Geology and Geophysics of Northeast Australia, and contributed to the subsequent book (Grimes 1980).
Karst Geomorphology.
While based in Queensland I made several private studies of karst areas (e.g. Grimes, 1983, 1988) and also two karst studies for the Queensland Government (Grimes, 1978, 1990). I was convenor of the Surveying and Mapping Standards Commission of the Australian Speleological Federation from 1982 to 2008, and was Queensland co-ordinator of the Australian Karst Index (a computer database of caves and karst features) for the period 1975-1991.
Since becoming a private consultant, I have contributed to the World Heritage submission on the Nullarbor; provided advice to the Commonwealth Government on the rehabilitation of the karst landforms at a Quarry in Tasmania, and on karst and pseudokarst heritage in general; documented the karst of the south-east of South Australia for the South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service; chaired an independent review of the status of the Sellicks Hill Quarry Cave for the South Australian Government; and given advice on stability and pollution problems in tourist cave areas and for quarries in cavernous limestone. I was part of a team that studied the hazards and other aspects of the caves and karst of Christmas Island for Parks Australia. I have prepared interpretation signs and notes for several cave, karst and volcanic areas.
More recently I have studied tropical karsts and karren, including the 120+ km Bullita cave system in the Gregory Karst of the Northern Territory, and contributed to a major field study of tropical parakarst and pseudokarst for the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage in 2008 (Grimes & others, 2009).
I have published papers on a variety of karst and pseudokarst topics:
Lecturing.
For several years in the late 1970s and early 1980s I lectured on Karst Geomorphology, Deep Weathering Profiles and Old Land Surfaces to the annual vacation school for the Department of External Studies at Queensland University. This was at the invitation of Dr Denis Saunders. I also lectured on Deep Weathering and Morphostratigraphic Studies to students in the Department of Environmental Studies at Griffith University in 1981, at the invitation of Dr Errol Stocks.
In 2000 I prepared a Distance Education (correspondance) subject Groundwater in Karst for inclusion in a course in Karst Management which was presented by Charles Sturt University from 2001 to 2006.
Map and Report Editing.
From 1979 to 1990 I was involved, both formally and informally, in editing geological maps and reports written by other geologists in the GSQ. I was an examiner of a Ph.D. thesis on laterites in 1988.
Since 1998 I have been co-editor of Helictite, the Journal of Australasian Speleological Research. I have reviewed and edited many karst reports since that time – both for Helictite and other journals.
Outside interests are in bushwalking, caving, photography, drawing, and natural history.
Grimes, Ken G., 2011: Sand structures cemented by focussed flow in dune limestone, Western Australia, Helictite, 40(2): 51-54.
PDF Online at http://www.caves.org.au/helictite/pdf1/40.2.Grimes.pdf (622kb)
Grimes, Ken, 2010: Mağara Haritacılıgında Eskiz Alma [Cave Mapping - Sketching the Detail], OBRUK 3: 53-57. [in Turkish]
A Turkish translation of my 2000 cave mapping poster. Follow this link to see the original English version.
Grimes, K.G. (editor), 2010: Field Guide to the Volcanic Caves of Western Victoria. 14th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, and the International Union of Speleology Commission on Volcanic Caves. Hamilton Australia. 40 pp.
Webb, JA., Grimes, KG., and Lewis, ID., 2010: Volcanogenic Origin of Cenotes near Mt Gambier, Southeastern Australia. Geomorphology 119(1/2): 40-52.
Online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.02.015 - But it will cost you US$ 31.50 if your organisation does not have a subscription.r
Grimes, K.G., 2009: Tropical Monsoon Karren in Australia. pp. 391-410 in: Angel Ginés, Martin Knez, Tadej Slabe and Wolfgang Dreybrodt (eds.), Karst Rock Features: Karren Sculpturing, Založba ZRC, Ljubljana.
Grimes, K.G., 2009: Solution pipes and pinnacles in syngenetic karst. pp. 513-523 in: Angel Ginés, Martin Knez, Tadej Slabe and Wolfgang Dreybrodt (eds.), Karst Rock Features: Karren Sculpturing, Založba ZRC, Ljubljana.
Grimes, K.G., Wray, R.A.L., Spate, A.P., & Houshold, I., 2009: Illustrated Glossary of Terms for Ruiniform and Karst-like features in Silicate Rocks. A report to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, by Regolith Mapping.
Grimes, K.G., Wray, R.A.L., Spate, A.P., & Houshold, I., 2009: Karst and Pseudokarst in Northern Australia. A report to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, by Optimal Karst Management.
Grimes, K.G. & Spate, A.P., 2009: Laterite Karst. 7th International Conference on Geomorphology (ANZIAG), Abstract in conference CD-ROM, but see also unpublished PDF of Poster.
Grimes, K.G., 2009: Microkarren. 7th International Conference on Geomorphology (ANZIAG), Abstract in conference CD-ROM, but see also unpublished PDF of Poster. The version on this CD is a minor update.
Webb, RJ. & Grimes, KG., 2009: Field Guide to the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Karst, Western Australia. Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association, Carlton South. 53 pp.
Grimes, KG & Spate, AP., 2008: Laterite Karst (Andysez No 53). ACKMA Journal, 73: 49-52.
Grimes, K.G., 2008: Small Subcrustal Drainage Lava Caves; examples from Victoria, Australia. in Ramón Espinasa and John
Pint [editors], Proceedings of the X, XI, and XII International
Symposia on Vulcanospeleology. Association of Mexican Cave Studies, Bulletin 19: 35-44.
PDF Online at http://www.vulcanospeleology.org/sym10/ISV10p2.pdf (4.3 Mb)
Grimes, K.G., 2007: Microkarren in Australia. Helictite 40(1): 21-23.
PDF Online at http://www.caves.org.au/helictite/pdf1/40.1.Grimes.pdf (900kb)
White, S. Q., & Grimes, K. G., 2007: Field Guide to the Buchan Karst. Australasian Cave & Karst Management Association, Carlton South. 24 pp.
White, S. Q., Grimes, K. G., Mylroie, J. E. & Mylroie, J. R., 2007: The earliest time of karst cave formation. Proceedings of the Time In Karst Conference, Karst Research Institute, Postojna, Slovenia, 5 pp. [published as a pdf on a CD].
PDF Online at: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/geosci/Downloads/pdfs/Sue/White_et_al%20(2007).pdf
NB: an early draft abstract of this paper was published by mistake in Acta Carsologica 36(1): p. 240. Our final paper differed in important ways and the Acta Carsologica version should be disregarded.
White, S. Q., Grimes, K. G., Mylroie, J. E. & Mylroie, J. R., 2007: The earliest time of karst cave formation. Poster version of the above paper presented at the Time In Karst Conference, Karst Research Institute, Postojna, Slovenia. (unpublished)
Grimes, K.G. (editor), 2007: Field Guide to the Caves of the Gambier Karst and nearby areas. (produced for the 26th ASF Conference). Cave Exploration Group, South Australia, Occasional Paper 10, 50 pp.
Grimes, K.G., 2006: Syngenetic Karst in Australia: a review. Helictite, 39(2): 27-38.
PDF Online at: http://www.caves.org.au/helictite/pdf1/39.2.Grimes.pdf (1.8Mb)
Grimes, K.G., 2006: A small cave in a basalt dyke, Mt. Fyans, Victoria, Australia. Helictite, 39(1): 17-20
PDF Online at http://www.caves.org.au/helictite/pdf1/39.1.Grimes.P.pdf (930 kb)
Grimes, K.G. (editor), 2004: Field Guidebook to Karst and Volcanic Features of the Limestone Coast, southeast South Australia and western Victoria. Limestone Coast 2004 (workshop of IGCP 448 - Global Karst Correlation) Regolith Mapping, Hamilton. 42 pp
Grimes, K.G., 2004: Solution Pipes or Petrified Forests? Drifting sands and drifting opinions! The Victorian Naturalist, 121(1): 14-22.
Grimes, K.G., 2004: Syngenetic Karst. in Gunn, J., (ed.) Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 717-719.
Webb, J.A., Grimes, K.G., & Osborne, R.A.L., 2003: Black Holes: Caves in the Australian Landscape. in Finlayson, B. & Hamilton-Smith, E. (eds.) Beneath the Surface: A Natural History of Australian Caves. Sydney: UNSW Press. pp. 1-52.
Grimes, K.G., 2002: Syngenetic and Eogenetic Karst: an Australian Viewpoint. in Gabrovšek, F. [ed] Evolution of Karst: from Prekarst to Cessation. Inštitut za raziskovanje krasa, ZRC SAZU, Postojna. pp. 407-414.
Grimes, K.G., 2001: Karst features of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Helictite, 37(2): 41-58.
PDF Online at http://www.caves.org.au/helictite/pdf1/37.2.Grimes.pdf (1.43 Mb)
Grimes, K.G., Mott, K., & White, S., 2001: Field guidebook to Karst and Volcanic Features in southeast South Australia and western Victoria. AQUA Conference, February 2001, Port Fairy, Victoria. Australasian Quaternary Association, Hamilton. 34 pp. (a revised version of the Grimes et al., 1999 Guidebook)
Webb, J.A., Grimes, K.G., Maas, J., & Drysdale, R., 2000: Origin of cenotes near Mt Gambier, South Australia, in Thurgate, M., (editor) Program of papers, Abstracts and Field Trip program. Fifth Karst Studies Seminar, Wellington, February 2000, pp 33-34 (abstract only).
Grimes, K.G., 1999: New and Changed ASF map symbols. Australian Caver, 147: pp 19-20.
see also ASF 1999: Survey and Mapping: Discusion of ASF Proposed New Map Symbols. http://www.caves.org.au/m_stab-1n.html
Grimes, K.G., Mott, K., & White, S., 1999: The Gambier Karst Province. In Henderson, K., [ed] Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management, Mt. Gambier, South Australia. Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association, Carlton South. 1-7.
Grimes, K.G., 1999: The Water Below: an introduction to karst hydrology and the hydrological setting of the Australian karsts. In Henderson, K., [ed] Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management, Mt. Gambier, South Australia. Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association, Carlton South. 24-31.
Grimes, K.G., 1999: Volcanic caves and related features in western Victoria. In Henderson, K., [ed] Proceedings of the Thirteenth Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management, Mt. Gambier, South Australia. Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association, Carlton South. 148-151.
Grimes, K.G., Mott, K., & White, S., 1999: Field guidebook to Karst and Volcanic Features in southeast South Australia and western Victoria. 13th Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management. Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association, Mt. Gambier. 34 pp. (see the 2001 or 2004 versions above for links to PDF files)
Grimes, K.G. 1998: Sand Speleothems: an Australian example. Helictite, 36(1): 11-16.
PDF Online at http://www.caves.org.au/helictite/pdf1/36.1.Grimes.pdf (440 kb)
Grimes, K.G., 1998: The Scott Creek Karst: Stream drainage diverted underground by a lava flow? in Shannon, R., (ed) Abstracts, Karst Studies Seminar, Mole Creek, Tasmania, 1998, 14-15.
Hutton, L.J., Grimes, K.G., Law, S.R., & McLennan, T.P.T., 1998: Mount Coolon (Second Edition), Queensland 1:250 000 Geological Series - Geological Survey of Queensland, Explanatory Notes and Map: SF 55-7.
Grimes, K.G., 1997: Redefining the boundary between karst and pseudokarst: a discussion. Cave and Karst Science, 24 (2): pp 87-90.
Grimes, K.G., 1997: Suunto compasses - Tips and Traps. Australian Caver, 141: pp 22-24.
Grimes, K.G. & Withnall, I.W., 1995: Cainozoic geology of the southern Anakie Inlier. in Withnall, I.W. & others, Geology of the southern part of the Anakie Inlier, Central Queensland. Queensland Geology, 7: 160-166.
Withnall, I.W., & Grimes, K.G., 1995: Einasleigh (2nd edition). Geological Survey of Queensland, 1:250 000 Geological Series - Explanatory Notes, Sheet SE55-9).
Grimes, K.G., 1995: Lava caves and channels at Mount Eccles, Victoria. in Baddeley, G (Ed) Vulcon Precedings (20th ASF Conference), Victorian Speleological Association Inc., Melbourne., pp 15-22.
Grimes, K.G., 1994: The South-east Karst province of South Australia. Environmental Geology 23: pp 134-148.
Grimes, K.G., 1993: Mesozoic and Cainozoic stratigraphy of the Broken River Region. in Withnall, I.W., and Lang, S.C., (Eds) Geology of the Broken River Province, North Queensland. Queensland Geology, 4, pp 236-238.
Grimes, K.G., 1992: Fraser Island, Queensland. Geological Survey of Queensland, 1:250 000 Geological Series - Explanatory Notes, Sheet SG 56-3 (part).
Davey, A.G., Gray, M.R., Grimes, K.G., Hamilton-Smith, E., James, J.M., & Spate, A.P., 1992: World Heritage significance of karst and other landforms in the Nullarbor region. Report to the Commonwealth Department of The Arts, Sport, The Environment & Territories. 202pp.
Grimes, K.G., 1990: Fanning River Karst Area: Notes on the geology and geomorphology. Queensland Department of Mines, Record 1990/7.
Grimes, K.G., 1988: The Barkly Karst Region, North-west Queensland. 17th Australian Speleological Federation Conference, Proceedings. pp 16-24.
Ward, W.T., & Grimes, K.G., 1987: History of coastal dunes at Triangle Cliff, Fraser Island, Queensland. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 34, 325-333.
Grimes, K.G., 1985: Mineral deposits in the regolith in Queensland. Queensland Government Mining Journal 86, 253-261.
Grimes, K.G., 1983: International Speleological Union Karst Denudation Experiment; Queensland Sites, Report for the first three years, 1979-1982. Unpublished report to Professor Ivan Gams. 24 pp.
Grimes, K.G., 1980: The Tertiary geology of north Queensland. in Henderson, RA., and Stephenson, PJ., (eds), The Geology and Geophysics of Northeastern Australia. Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division, Brisbane, pp. 329-347.
Grimes, K.G., 1978: Geology and geomorphology of the Texas Caves, southeast Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 19(1): 17-60.
Grimes, K.G., 1978: The Black Braes lava tunnels, North Queensland. Down Under (Newsletter of the University of Queensland Speleological Society) 17(1): 7-16.
Grimes, K.G., 1977: The Border Rivers Karst Region. Proceedings, 11th Biennial Conference of the Australian Speleological Federation. pp 131-134.
Grimes, K.G., 1975: Pseudokarst: definition and types. Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Conference of the Australian Speleological Federation, 6-10.