NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
2nd to 8th December 2019
NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
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 2nd
tuesday 3rd
wednesday 4th
SGMRG - Lecture
When
Wednesday, 4 Dec 2019
Where
The miners Institute, BS36 2QB Badminton Rd, Coalpit Heath, Bristol (map)
Description
Trials, Tribulations & Triumphs, Rescuing Hemingfield Colliery, a talk by Steve Grudgings.
Non-members welcome; fee £2:00 ea.
(Membership £17:50/year)
7:30 pm for 8:00 pm start.
Events, Exhibitions & Publications: Roger Gosling 01454 883607
thursday 5th
Geostudies - Lecture Series - Miscellany
When
Thu, 5 December, 18:30 – 20:30
Where
John Kyrle High School, Ledbury Rd, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7ET, UK (map)
Description
Understanding the Earth – a Geological Miscellany
Thursday September 19th, 6.30-8.30pm, running for 10 weeks at the Adult Education Centre, John Kyrle High School until 12th December (missing out 24th, 31st October and 7th November) covering the following topics: Geological maps and structures, and their relationship to landscape development; Tectonics, mountain building and their effects on landforms; Geological resources – formation , occurrence and exploitation; Climate change in a geological context.
Cost £75, including drinks at break time.
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Bristol Museum Lecture
When
Thu, 5 December, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Priory Road Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol, 8 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TN (map)
Description
Winter Lecture: Cosmochemistry – geology meets space science
Meteorites, the building blocks of the asteroids and the planets, are the most ancient rocks in the Solar System.
Containing the clues about how our Solar System was assembled, how the planets were built, and how long ago it all happened, deep time and space can be explored from a geological perspective.
Speaker: Tim Gregory, University of Bristol
Entry to the winter lectures is on a first come basis so we recommend arriving 15 minutes before the advertised start time to be assured of a seat.
All Winter Lectures take place at:
Priory Road Lecture Theatre,
University of Bristol,
8 Woodland Road,
Bristol
BS8 1TN
Parking in the area can be difficult so you may want to allow extra time to find a space.
A few more details at https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on/winter-lecture-cosmochemistry-geology-space-science/
friday 6th
saturday 7th
OUGS Severnside - Lectures
When
Saturday, 7 Dec 2019
Where
Oriel Suite, National Museum of Wales (map)
Description
Day of talks
The confirmed speakers are:
Professor Susan Marriott, University of Bristol - The early depositional record of the Old Red Sandstone in the Anglo-Welsh Basin - Ludlow- to Pridoli-age deposits in Wales and the Welsh Borderland record the final infill of the Lower Palaeozoic marine Welsh Basin and transition to the continental deposits of the Old Red Sandstone on the southern margin of the newly formed Laurussian continent. Deposition was largely structurally controlled, particularly by the Welsh Borderland Fault System, though eustatic sea-level fluctuations in the Silurian linked to glacial episodes have been identified. A range of depositional environments has been examined from the initial pediment surface to incised valley fill deposits in response to relative sea-level changes. The talk will describe the different facies exposed and show how they document the Late Silurian history of the basin.
Cindy Howells, Collections Manager, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff - Dinosaur Discoveries - she will be talking about dinosaurs from their very earliest discoveries, the history of some of the collectors, and how they have been interpreted through time.
Dr Ian Skilling, University of South Wales - What Triggers Magma-Water Explosions?: Evidence from Pyroclast and Peperite Textures - Magma interacting with water or wet sediment is a very common occurrence (there is no such thing as a dry and sediment-free vent!). Sometimes this interaction is violently explosive but at other times is passive. It is important from a hazard perspective to understand exactly what triggers explosions. Ideas about these processes have come from theoretical and physical models, but this talk will focus on using evidence from rocks that preserve evidence of the interaction of magma and wet sediment (peperites) and from the textures of pyroclasts formed in magma-water explosions.
Professor J Huw Davies, Cardiff University - Mantle Engine - Earth’s surface responds to flow in its mantle. Over the past few decades we have been able to start mapping some of that flow using seismology. We are now starting to build models of the flow to test our understanding and try to make predictions of events in the past - so called ‘retro-dict’. Huw will present the background to this exciting new science of mantle circulation modelling, and mention some of its successes to date.
There will be a charge for the day - £6 per person - excellent value for excellent talks!
Refreshments will be provided on arrival from 10am - included in the charge.
Lunch is not included, but the Museum's café and restaurant will be open as usual. Or you can bring a packed lunch.
The library will be available as normal for you to borrow and return books.
"Dippy" is on tour of course, and is at the National Museum Cardiff from 19 October 2019 to 26 January 2020. You may have time to see it at lunchtime or after the talks are finished on 7th December, if the queue is not too long.
sunday 8th
SGMRG - Lecture
When
Wednesday, 4 Dec 2019
Where
The miners Institute, BS36 2QB Badminton Rd, Coalpit Heath, Bristol (map)
Description
Trials, Tribulations & Triumphs, Rescuing Hemingfield Colliery, a talk by Steve Grudgings.
Non-members welcome; fee £2:00 ea.
(Membership £17:50/year)
7:30 pm for 8:00 pm start.
Events, Exhibitions & Publications: Roger Gosling 01454 883607
Geostudies - Lecture Series - Miscellany
When
Thu, 5 December, 18:30 – 20:30
Where
John Kyrle High School, Ledbury Rd, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7ET, UK (map)
Description
Understanding the Earth – a Geological Miscellany
Thursday September 19th, 6.30-8.30pm, running for 10 weeks at the Adult Education Centre, John Kyrle High School until 12th December (missing out 24th, 31st October and 7th November) covering the following topics: Geological maps and structures, and their relationship to landscape development; Tectonics, mountain building and their effects on landforms; Geological resources – formation , occurrence and exploitation; Climate change in a geological context.
Cost £75, including drinks at break time.
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Bristol Museum Lecture
When
Thu, 5 December, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Priory Road Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol, 8 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TN (map)
Description
Winter Lecture: Cosmochemistry – geology meets space science
Meteorites, the building blocks of the asteroids and the planets, are the most ancient rocks in the Solar System.
Containing the clues about how our Solar System was assembled, how the planets were built, and how long ago it all happened, deep time and space can be explored from a geological perspective.
Speaker: Tim Gregory, University of Bristol
Entry to the winter lectures is on a first come basis so we recommend arriving 15 minutes before the advertised start time to be assured of a seat.
All Winter Lectures take place at:
Priory Road Lecture Theatre,
University of Bristol,
8 Woodland Road,
Bristol
BS8 1TN
Parking in the area can be difficult so you may want to allow extra time to find a space.
A few more details at https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on/winter-lecture-cosmochemistry-geology-space-science/
OUGS Severnside - Lectures
When
Saturday, 7 Dec 2019
Where
Oriel Suite, National Museum of Wales (map)
Description
Day of talks
The confirmed speakers are:
Professor Susan Marriott, University of Bristol - The early depositional record of the Old Red Sandstone in the Anglo-Welsh Basin - Ludlow- to Pridoli-age deposits in Wales and the Welsh Borderland record the final infill of the Lower Palaeozoic marine Welsh Basin and transition to the continental deposits of the Old Red Sandstone on the southern margin of the newly formed Laurussian continent. Deposition was largely structurally controlled, particularly by the Welsh Borderland Fault System, though eustatic sea-level fluctuations in the Silurian linked to glacial episodes have been identified. A range of depositional environments has been examined from the initial pediment surface to incised valley fill deposits in response to relative sea-level changes. The talk will describe the different facies exposed and show how they document the Late Silurian history of the basin.
Cindy Howells, Collections Manager, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff - Dinosaur Discoveries - she will be talking about dinosaurs from their very earliest discoveries, the history of some of the collectors, and how they have been interpreted through time.
Dr Ian Skilling, University of South Wales - What Triggers Magma-Water Explosions?: Evidence from Pyroclast and Peperite Textures - Magma interacting with water or wet sediment is a very common occurrence (there is no such thing as a dry and sediment-free vent!). Sometimes this interaction is violently explosive but at other times is passive. It is important from a hazard perspective to understand exactly what triggers explosions. Ideas about these processes have come from theoretical and physical models, but this talk will focus on using evidence from rocks that preserve evidence of the interaction of magma and wet sediment (peperites) and from the textures of pyroclasts formed in magma-water explosions.
Professor J Huw Davies, Cardiff University - Mantle Engine - Earth’s surface responds to flow in its mantle. Over the past few decades we have been able to start mapping some of that flow using seismology. We are now starting to build models of the flow to test our understanding and try to make predictions of events in the past - so called ‘retro-dict’. Huw will present the background to this exciting new science of mantle circulation modelling, and mention some of its successes to date.
There will be a charge for the day - £6 per person - excellent value for excellent talks!
Refreshments will be provided on arrival from 10am - included in the charge.
Lunch is not included, but the Museum's café and restaurant will be open as usual. Or you can bring a packed lunch.
The library will be available as normal for you to borrow and return books.
"Dippy" is on tour of course, and is at the National Museum Cardiff from 19 October 2019 to 26 January 2020. You may have time to see it at lunchtime or after the talks are finished on 7th December, if the queue is not too long.
