NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
15th to 21st January 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.
All Week (except Monday)
WhenSun, 13 August 2017 to Sunday 18th February, 2018. 10:00 – 17:00
WhereBristol Museum & Art Gallery (map)
DescriptionTravel back in time 150 million years and dive into Bristol’s Jurassic seas.
Monday 15th
19:30
Dave Green - The Geology of Norway (and Scandinavia)
When
Mon, 15 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester (map)
Description
Scandinavia forms a large part of the ancient continent of Baltica. Although once extensively covered by Phanerozoic rocks, these have been largely eroded apart from those preserved in downfaulted graben (as in the North Sea and Oslo) and upththrust nappes, pushed onto Baltica during the violent collision with Laurentia in the Caledonian Orogeny at the end of the Silurian. Otherwise, Scandinavia is composed of PreCambrian rocks (mainly igneous and metamorphic) accreted to Baltica during its formation, from 3500 to 900 million years ago. The course aims to introduce you to this long and fascinating history. Monday 8th for 10 weeks (not 12h or 19th Feb) until 26th March. Held at Wynstones School, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays . Cost £70
Contact Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Forge Hill, Lydbrook, Glos GL17 9QU Tel 01594 860858
davegeostudies@gmail.com
19:30
Teme Valley Geol Soc - Lecture
When
Mon, 15 January, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Martley Memorial Hall B4197 by Sports Ground (map)
Description
Prof. Ian Fairchild - Scotland’s Greatest Ice Age
Contact Janet 07968379330
Cost:- £3/£1
Tuesday 16th
18:00
Geol Soc Western - AGM and Early Careers Award
When
Tue, 16 January, 18:00 – 20:00
Where
S H Reynolds lecture theatre, Bristol University (map)
Description
WRG AGM and Early Career Award
Wednesday 17th
Thursday 18th
19:30
Dave Green - Mountain Building
When
Thu, 18 January, 19:30 – 21:30
Where
The Chantry, Thornbury (map)
Description
This 10 week course aims to introduce you to the geological processes that produce mountains, mainly by the study of different examples, both past (e.g. the Caledonian and Variscan belts) and present (e.g. the Alps and Andes). This includes the classic collisional orogenies, such as the Himalayas, Urals and Pyrenees; the accretionary orogenies, such as Taiwan, the Southern Uplands and the Andes; but also mountain ranges produced by very different tectonic forces, such as the East African Highlands, the Cantabrian Range and the Scottish Highlands. Held at The Chantry, Thornbury. First meeting 7.30 – 9.30, Thurs 11th January until March 22nd (not Thurs 15th Feb) in the ?TBA Room.Cost £75
February 2018
Contact Dave Green, Joys Green Farm, Forge Hill, Lydbrook, Glos GL17 9QU Tel 01594 860858
davegeostudies@gmail.com
Friday 19th
Saturday 20th
10:00
OUGS Severnside - AGM
When
Sat, 20 January, 10:00 – 14:30
Where
National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP (map)
Description
Severnside Branch AGM
Leader: Norman Nimmo-Smith
Venue: National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP
Date: January 20th 2018 (Saturday)
Branch Annual General Meeting
Doors open at 10 am, and the AGM itself will start at 11 am. There will also be two talks by Curators at the Museum.
Sunday 21st
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