NEXT Fortnights EVENTS
29th October to 11th November 2018
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXTRACT FROM BRISTOL AND WEST COUNTRY GEOLOGY CALENDARS
MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BRISTOL AND THE WEST COUNTRY CALENDARS AND ON THE WEB SITES OF THE RELEVANT SOCIETY OR ORGANISATION.
I will be out of touch for a short while. Therefore I have put two weeks events into this post.
MONDAY 29th
Tuesday 30th
Wednesday 31st
Thursday 1st
COURSE - UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY AND SCENERY AROUND ROSS-ON-WYE
WHEN
THU, 1 NOVEMBER, 10:00 – 10:30
DESCRIPTION
UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY AND SCENERY AROUND ROSS-ON-WYE
STARTS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NOT 25TH OCT OR 8TH NOV), FINISHES 6TH DECEMBER.
THIS 10 WEEK COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WAYS IN WHICH THE VARIED AND BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE ROUND OUR AREA HAS COME INTO BEING. THE EFFECTS OF FOLDS, FAULTS AND TECTONIC DIP IN EXPOSING DIFFERENT ROCK TYPES, AND THE PAST AND PRESENT PROCESSES OF UPLIFT, WEATHERING, EROSION AND DEPOSITION THAT HAVE ACTED UPON THEM, WILL BE EXAMINED BY REFERENCE TO LOCAL SCENERY. USE WILL BE MADE OF LOCAL MAPS AND CROSS-SECTIONS ACROSS THEM, BOTH GEOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC; TOGETHER WITH SPECIMENS OF LOCAL ROCKS. CONTACT PAUL MASON ON 01989 760399. COST £60 ENROL BEFORE 15TH SEPTEMBER TO ENSURE THAT THE COURSE RUNS.
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BATH GEOL SOC - LECTURE
WHEN
THU, 1 NOVEMBER, 19:30 – 21:00
WHERE
BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION, 16 QUEEN SQUARE, BATH (MAP)
DESCRIPTION
NEW FOSSIL DISCOVERIES FROM FRANCE AND MOROCCO SHED LIGHT ON THE ORIGIN OF STARFISH AND BRITTLE STARS IN THE GREAT ORDOVICIAN BIODIVERSIFICATION EVENT
DR AARON W. HUNTER - DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES - UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
ASTEROZOANS INCLUDING STARFISH (ASTEROIDS) AND THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES THE BRITTLE STARS (OPHIUROIDS) ARE AMONGST THE MOST INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE AND ICONIC MARINE ANIMALS. THEY ARE A DOMINANT AND SUCCESSFUL GROUP OF LIVING ECHINODERMS BASED ON THEIR DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE, AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. DESPITE THEIR ECOLOGICAL SUCCESS AND A FOSSIL RECORD SPANNING MORE THAN 480 MILLION YEARS, THE EARLY EVOLUTION OF ASTEROZOANS AND THEIR ECHINODERM COUSINS MORE GENERALLY, REMAINS A MYSTERY. IN-FACT, THEY SEEM TO APPEAR SUDDENLY IN THE EARLY ORDOVICIAN WITH NO APPARENT ANCESTOR IN THE CAMBRIAN. NEW DISCOVERIES FROM FRANCE AND MOROCCO HAVE BEGUN TO RESOLVE THIS MYSTERY.
EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED FOSSILS, COMBINED WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY HAVE ALLOWED US TO RECONSTRUCT THE SEQUENCE OF EVOLUTION OF THE ASTEROZOANS (WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PHYLOGENETIC FRAMEWORK). WE EXPLORE THE EARLIEST COMMON ANCESTORS THE SOMASTEROIDS AND THEIR CAMBRIAN ECHINODERM RELATIVES, INCLUDING A FOSSIL, WHICH IS THE EARLIEST STARFISH LIKE ANIMAL SO FAR RECORDED IN THE FOSSIL RECORD. WE THEN FOLLOW THESE EXCEPTIONAL FOSSILS THROUGH THE ORDOVICIAN AS TRUE OPHIUROIDS AND ASTEROIDS APPEAR AND SHOW HOW THEY RAPIDLY DIVERSIFIED DURING THE BIOTIC REVOLUTION WE CALL THE GREAT ORDOVICIAN BIODIVERSIFICATION EVENT. WE DEMONSTRATE THAT THESE ANIMALS SURVIVED UNTIL THE PERMIAN, WITH SOME OF THEIR DESCENDANTS STILL FOUND IN THE OCEANS TODAY.
Friday 2nd
saturday 3rd
G.A. Festival of Geology.
When
Sat, 3 November, 10:30 – 16:00
Where
University of London, Gower Street, London. (map)
Sunday 4th
Monday 5th
Course - Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
When
Mon, 5 November, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
One of the most varied regions of Britain, spanning the major divisions of the Variscan Front/Bristol Channel-Bray Fault, and the Malvern fault/ Worcester Graben, incorporating rocks varying in age from late PreCambrian to Cretaceous, and three of the terranes making up the geological “jigsaw” of Britain. The course will cover roughly the area covered by the eponymous BGS publication in the British Regional Geology series (3rd edition 1992). Starts Mon 17th September for 10 weeks (not 22nd or29th Oct or 5th Nov), until 10th December Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays. Cost £75 (including tea, coffee etc at breaktime!).
Contact Dave Green by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU
Tuesday 6th
Wednesday 7th
Thursday 8th
Friday 9th
South Wales GA - Field Meeting
When
Fri, 9 November, 19:00 – Sun, 11 November, 21:00
Where
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Hill, Tenby SA70 7BP, UK (map)
Description
We are invited to the launch of Brian and Gareth's new book on the Old Red Sandstone of
Pembrokeshire, in the museum. Brian will give an introduction and then both Gareth and Brian will
introduce the book to everyone. SWGA members will be joined by members from a wide range of other
local groups.
There is a full weekend geological field programme: Saturday 10th November: Freshwater East and
Freshwater West; Sunday 11th November: Marloes / Albion Sands and Manorbier
Saturday 10th
South Wales GA - Field Meeting - See Friday
Sunday 11th
SOUTH WALES GA - FIELD MEETING - SEE FRIDAY
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Bowleaze Cove: An Introduction to Geology
When
Sun, 11 November, 10:30 – 16:00
Where
Bowleaze Cove, Dorset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
This annual visit with an excellent teacher gives a superb introduction to new geology students, and a valuable refresher to the rest of us.
This part of the Jurassic coast is of interest for its stratigraphy, fossils, and environmental features.
Field Trip (Day)
Leader: Alan Holiday
Booking
COURSE - UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY AND SCENERY AROUND ROSS-ON-WYE
WHEN
THU, 1 NOVEMBER, 10:00 – 10:30
DESCRIPTION
UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY AND SCENERY AROUND ROSS-ON-WYE
STARTS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NOT 25TH OCT OR 8TH NOV), FINISHES 6TH DECEMBER.
THIS 10 WEEK COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WAYS IN WHICH THE VARIED AND BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE ROUND OUR AREA HAS COME INTO BEING. THE EFFECTS OF FOLDS, FAULTS AND TECTONIC DIP IN EXPOSING DIFFERENT ROCK TYPES, AND THE PAST AND PRESENT PROCESSES OF UPLIFT, WEATHERING, EROSION AND DEPOSITION THAT HAVE ACTED UPON THEM, WILL BE EXAMINED BY REFERENCE TO LOCAL SCENERY. USE WILL BE MADE OF LOCAL MAPS AND CROSS-SECTIONS ACROSS THEM, BOTH GEOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC; TOGETHER WITH SPECIMENS OF LOCAL ROCKS. CONTACT PAUL MASON ON 01989 760399. COST £60 ENROL BEFORE 15TH SEPTEMBER TO ENSURE THAT THE COURSE RUNS.
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BATH GEOL SOC - LECTURE
WHEN
THU, 1 NOVEMBER, 19:30 – 21:00
WHERE
BATH ROYAL LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION, 16 QUEEN SQUARE, BATH (MAP)
DESCRIPTION
NEW FOSSIL DISCOVERIES FROM FRANCE AND MOROCCO SHED LIGHT ON THE ORIGIN OF STARFISH AND BRITTLE STARS IN THE GREAT ORDOVICIAN BIODIVERSIFICATION EVENT
DR AARON W. HUNTER - DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES - UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
ASTEROZOANS INCLUDING STARFISH (ASTEROIDS) AND THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES THE BRITTLE STARS (OPHIUROIDS) ARE AMONGST THE MOST INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE AND ICONIC MARINE ANIMALS. THEY ARE A DOMINANT AND SUCCESSFUL GROUP OF LIVING ECHINODERMS BASED ON THEIR DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE, AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. DESPITE THEIR ECOLOGICAL SUCCESS AND A FOSSIL RECORD SPANNING MORE THAN 480 MILLION YEARS, THE EARLY EVOLUTION OF ASTEROZOANS AND THEIR ECHINODERM COUSINS MORE GENERALLY, REMAINS A MYSTERY. IN-FACT, THEY SEEM TO APPEAR SUDDENLY IN THE EARLY ORDOVICIAN WITH NO APPARENT ANCESTOR IN THE CAMBRIAN. NEW DISCOVERIES FROM FRANCE AND MOROCCO HAVE BEGUN TO RESOLVE THIS MYSTERY.
EXCEPTIONALLY PRESERVED FOSSILS, COMBINED WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY HAVE ALLOWED US TO RECONSTRUCT THE SEQUENCE OF EVOLUTION OF THE ASTEROZOANS (WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PHYLOGENETIC FRAMEWORK). WE EXPLORE THE EARLIEST COMMON ANCESTORS THE SOMASTEROIDS AND THEIR CAMBRIAN ECHINODERM RELATIVES, INCLUDING A FOSSIL, WHICH IS THE EARLIEST STARFISH LIKE ANIMAL SO FAR RECORDED IN THE FOSSIL RECORD. WE THEN FOLLOW THESE EXCEPTIONAL FOSSILS THROUGH THE ORDOVICIAN AS TRUE OPHIUROIDS AND ASTEROIDS APPEAR AND SHOW HOW THEY RAPIDLY DIVERSIFIED DURING THE BIOTIC REVOLUTION WE CALL THE GREAT ORDOVICIAN BIODIVERSIFICATION EVENT. WE DEMONSTRATE THAT THESE ANIMALS SURVIVED UNTIL THE PERMIAN, WITH SOME OF THEIR DESCENDANTS STILL FOUND IN THE OCEANS TODAY.
G.A. Festival of Geology.
When
Sat, 3 November, 10:30 – 16:00
Where
University of London, Gower Street, London. (map)
Course - Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
When
Mon, 5 November, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Geology of the Bristol and Gloucester Region.
One of the most varied regions of Britain, spanning the major divisions of the Variscan Front/Bristol Channel-Bray Fault, and the Malvern fault/ Worcester Graben, incorporating rocks varying in age from late PreCambrian to Cretaceous, and three of the terranes making up the geological “jigsaw” of Britain. The course will cover roughly the area covered by the eponymous BGS publication in the British Regional Geology series (3rd edition 1992). Starts Mon 17th September for 10 weeks (not 22nd or29th Oct or 5th Nov), until 10th December Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays. Cost £75 (including tea, coffee etc at breaktime!).
Contact Dave Green by email at davegeostudies@gmail.com, by phone at 01594 960858 and by post at Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9QU
South Wales GA - Field Meeting
When
Fri, 9 November, 19:00 – Sun, 11 November, 21:00
Where
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Hill, Tenby SA70 7BP, UK (map)
Description
We are invited to the launch of Brian and Gareth's new book on the Old Red Sandstone of
Pembrokeshire, in the museum. Brian will give an introduction and then both Gareth and Brian will
introduce the book to everyone. SWGA members will be joined by members from a wide range of other
local groups.
There is a full weekend geological field programme: Saturday 10th November: Freshwater East and
Freshwater West; Sunday 11th November: Marloes / Albion Sands and Manorbier
South Wales GA - Field Meeting - See Friday
Bowleaze Cove: An Introduction to Geology
When
Sun, 11 November, 10:30 – 16:00
Where
Bowleaze Cove, Dorset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
This annual visit with an excellent teacher gives a superb introduction to new geology students, and a valuable refresher to the rest of us.
This part of the Jurassic coast is of interest for its stratigraphy, fossils, and environmental features.
Field Trip (Day)
Leader: Alan Holiday
Booking
