Friday 9 December 2011

Two 1-day Indoor Courses - March 3rd & 4th 2012

Dr Nick Chidlaw is currently offering two 1-day courses on the same weekend in Thornbury next March, describing locations he has run field trips to in the past. These courses may be particularly interesting to those who are not able to visit these field areas, e.g. because of work/family commitments, or health problems. You can enrol on either, or both, courses.
Each course comprises powerpoint-based lectures, together with
examination of hand specimens of relevant mineral and rock types, and published geological maps of the field areas.    
EVIDENCE FOR A TERRANE BOUNDARY: THE HIGHLAND BORDER, SCOTLAND
Saturday 3rd March 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
This course defines tectonic terranes and looks at evidence for where two meet along the Highland Boundary Fault. We will follow the Fault between the Isle of Bute and Stonehaven, looking at the character of the two terranes, the nature of the boundary between them, evidence for when they were separated, and when they finally became joined.
GEOLOGY OF THE HOLM ISLANDS, BRISTOL CHANNEL
Sunday 4th March. 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
The relatively inaccessible islands of Steep Holm and Flat Holm are located between Weston Super Mare and Cardiff. Composed of locally highly-deformed Carboniferous Limestone, and veined on Steep Holm with galena and baryte, exposures are widespread. The bedrock geology underlying the adjacent Bristol Channel will be described, indicating that the islands were once hills in a Triassic desert, and lay astride a deep ravine containing the River Severn 10,000 years ago.
Final deadline for receipt of tuition fees for both courses is 4th February.
For further details and to enrol, contact Nick Chidlaw

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