Bath Geological Society
Thursday April 2nd
Nanoparticles in Sandstone Groundwaters
Professor John Tellam, Water Sciences (Hydrogeology), School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
The talk will cover both manufactured nanomaterials and viruses, and what has been discovered about their mobility in the subsurface.
7.30 p.m. BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath
Everyone welcome - visitors £4 - free refreshments
Monday, 30 March 2015
Saturday, 14 March 2015
March 21st - Jurassic rocks in Oxfordshire
Because of the popularity of this field trip, we have increased the size of the coach, so if you would still like to come, please contact John by email or 'phone 0117 9862529.
If you would like a hand-out before the visit, please contact Elizabeth by email.
Jurassic rocks of Oxfordshire
Kirtlington Quarry SSSI - go back in time to a Jurassic environment similar to the Florida Everglades today. These conditions attracted many animals, and the quarry is famous for its rich diversity of fossils. Evidence for the presence of nearby land is provided by the presence of fossil wood, freshwater algae and crustaceans, disarticulated dinosaur skeletons and very rare mammal fossils. It is the richest mammal-bearing locality of Middle Jurassic age known anywhere in the world.
Rock Edge Quarry - Upper Jurassic coral-rich limestone. Similar conditions to those found in the Bahama Banks today are believed to have existed at the time. Here the Coral Rag is rich in fossil remains, derived from coral reefs that formed in the ancient shelf sea.
Dry Sandford Pit, Cothill The pit exposes part of a sequence of the Corallian Beds, limestone rocks deposited during the Middle Oxfordian Stage of the Jurassic, some 140 million years ago, in shallow coastal waters close to coral reefs. The layered rock succession seen here includes parts of three main units of the Corallian.
If you would like a hand-out before the visit, please contact Elizabeth by email.
Jurassic rocks of Oxfordshire
Kirtlington Quarry SSSI - go back in time to a Jurassic environment similar to the Florida Everglades today. These conditions attracted many animals, and the quarry is famous for its rich diversity of fossils. Evidence for the presence of nearby land is provided by the presence of fossil wood, freshwater algae and crustaceans, disarticulated dinosaur skeletons and very rare mammal fossils. It is the richest mammal-bearing locality of Middle Jurassic age known anywhere in the world.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Friday, 6 March 2015
Leigh Delamere site - worth a visit
Members of Wiltshire Geology Group did an incredibly successful clearance at this site last Sunday. The Leigh Delamere geological site is now definitely worth another visit. It's in the garden of the Travel Lodge on the north side of the M4 motorway at Leigh Delamere Services.
Thursday, 5 March 2015
March 7th - Celebration of the Natural World
Bristol NATS -
Bradbury Hall, Henleaze
The speaker programme is now:
10.00 Open
10.30 Glories of the Flowerbank Bob Buck
11.00 Plants rule the world. Or do they? David Hill
11.30 Swifts Richard Bland and RSPB
12.00 My Wild City Bevis Watts AWT
1.30 AGM Roger Steer
2.00 Butterfly Conservation Hilary Raeburn
2.30 Plant illustration Annie Morris
3.00 Bristol Bughunters Mark Pajak
3.30 The Rocks remain Simon Carpenter
4.00 Film of the Downs wildlife Mandy Leivers
5.00 Close
Bradbury Hall, Henleaze
The speaker programme is now:
10.00 Open
10.30 Glories of the Flowerbank Bob Buck
11.00 Plants rule the world. Or do they? David Hill
11.30 Swifts Richard Bland and RSPB
12.00 My Wild City Bevis Watts AWT
1.30 AGM Roger Steer
2.00 Butterfly Conservation Hilary Raeburn
2.30 Plant illustration Annie Morris
3.00 Bristol Bughunters Mark Pajak
3.30 The Rocks remain Simon Carpenter
4.00 Film of the Downs wildlife Mandy Leivers
5.00 Close
The Moon at the closest point to the Earth
This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest point last week. You can also see the sun below the moon, an amazing photo and not one easily duplicated.
BUT Read this!
Sunday, 1 March 2015
March 5th - Geological Exploration of the Moon
Bath Geological Society
The Geological Exploration of the Moon
Professor Ian Crawford, Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Birkbeck, University of London
Professor Crawford will summarise what is known of the geology of the Moon and what it reveals about the history and evolution of the Earth-Moon system. His talk will describe what has been learned from 40 years of analysis of samples collected by the Apollo missions as well as more recent lunar missions, and make the scientific case for the future exploration of Earth’s natural satellite.
7.30 p.m. BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath
Everyone welcome - visitors £4 - free refreshments
The Geological Exploration of the Moon
Professor Ian Crawford, Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Birkbeck, University of London
Professor Crawford will summarise what is known of the geology of the Moon and what it reveals about the history and evolution of the Earth-Moon system. His talk will describe what has been learned from 40 years of analysis of samples collected by the Apollo missions as well as more recent lunar missions, and make the scientific case for the future exploration of Earth’s natural satellite.
7.30 p.m. BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath
Everyone welcome - visitors £4 - free refreshments
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