Saturday 29 June 2019

1st to 7th July 2019


NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

1st to 7th July 2019

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.


MONDAY 1st

Course - The Practical Study of Minerals
When
Mon, 1 July, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Rd, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
The Practical Study of  Minerals . 
How to identify minerals using techniques based on both physical (crystallographic, twinning, cleavage, hardness, density, streak, colour, lustre, acid reaction, taste etc) and optical properties under the petrological microscope  (relief, pleochroism, birefringence, extinction etc) Monday 29th April, for 10 weeks, until 15th July (not 6th nor 27th May). Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Rd, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays. Cost £75.

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 2nd

Dave Green - Geology and Landscape
When
Tue, 2 July, 19:00 – 21:00
Description
Geology and Landscape of Gloucestershire and surroundings 
A weekly field-based introductory course. 
No previous knowledge of geology is assumed Tuesday evenings 28thMay to 16th July 2019 
Gloucestershire is one of the most geologically diverse counties in Britain. 
The aim of this field-based course is to take you towards an 
understanding of local scenery.  We will look at the components 
- the highly diverse  rocks and their structure; and processes 
- weathering, slope forming and erosion - which have combined to produce this equally varied landscape - the materials from 
which the scenery has been sculpted and the processes that have acted upon them since the area emerged from the sea 65 million years ago 
(about the same time that the dinosaurs became extinct) 
No special equipment is necessary, apart from stout footwear and possibly waterproofs - although we will hopefully have six balmy 
summer evenings! Meetings are held on Tuesdays each week, 
(apart from breaks on Tuesday 4th and 11th June), meeting at 7.00 pm and finishing 
at 9.00 pm or later (whenever the party feels in need of refreshment !!) at the following meeting points (see over) 
Cost: £50 for 6 week course 
or £10 per session 
For further details see over or telephone 
Dave Green on 01594 860858 
Email Davegeostudies@gmail.com 
Website Geostudies.co.uk

2nd  July Glasshouse 
A complex area of geology, where relatively ancient Silurian, Devonian and Carboniferous rocks meet younger Triassic sediments along the Malvern fault system. The older rocks have been thrown into a series of folds, whose north-south trend is faithfully reflected in the landscape by the outcrop of relatively resistant and weak rock, forming ridges and valleys They have also been cut by a major fault (the Glasshouse Fault), bringing older rocks (Lower Silurian) in the core of the May Hill anticline next to them, with consequent effect on the scenery.  This fault is an example of a strike slip fault, with mainly horizontal movement taking place; a little similar to the present San Andreas Fault in California. Meet at the roadside downhill from the Glasshouse Inn (used as the car park for the pub) SO709214. We will look at the geology by means of a circular walk of about 3km with a climb of about 40m.

Wednesday 3rd



Thursday 4th

SGMRG - Conference
When
4 – 8 Jul 2019
Where
Lisburne Hall, Llanafan, Ceredigion (map)
Description
NAMHO conference 2019
The 2019 conference of NAMHO will be held in Mid-Wales.
The host organisation is Cambrian Mines Trust

The conference venue will be near Cwmystwith.

Conference Dates
Thursday, 4th to Monday 8th July 2019

Talks will take place on the Saturday and Sunday

Theme for Conference
"Mine exploration as a research tool - applications in mining history, geology and archaeology"

NAMHO - National Association of Mining History Organisations
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DGAG Excursion - Lyme Regis
When
Thursday, 4 Jul 2019
Where
Dorset (map)
Description
Led by Geoff Townson. Details to be confirmed. 
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Bath Geol Soc - Lecture
When
Thu, 4 July, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 Queen Square, Bath (map)
Description
Dr. Alison McLeod, Reading University,

Climate change, chronological techniques and their integration

Friday 5th

SGMRG - CONFERENCE - see above

Saturday 6th

SGMRG - CONFERENCE - SEE ABOVE

Sunday 7th

SGMRG - CONFERENCE - SEE ABOVE
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OUGS Wessex - Day Field Trip
When
Sunday, 7 Jul 2019
Where
Abbotsbury, Dorset (map)
Description
Geology and archaeology walk


Leader: Kelvin Huff

Location: Abbotsbury, Dorset

Date: July 7th 2019 (Sunday)

Type: Field Trip (Day)

Summary: A walk to investigate the Jurassic geology, landscape, and the prehistoric and industrial archaeology of the Abbotsbury area of West Dorset

Contact: Jeremy Cranmer   [wessexdaytrips@ougs.org]



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