NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
29th April to 19th May 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 29th
WEGA - EXCURSION NW HIGHLANDS
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Course - The Practical Study of Minerals
When
Mon, 29 April, 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 30th
WEGA - EXCURSION NW HIGHLANDS
WEDNESDAY 1st
WEGA - EXCURSION NW HIGHLANDS
THURSDAY 2nd
WEGA - EXCURSION NW HIGHLANDS
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Bath Geol Soc - Lecture
When
Thu, 2 May, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 Queen Square, Bath (map)
Description
Professor Phillip Toms, Gloucester University
Mineral analysis dating hominim evolution and climate change
FRIDAY 3rd
WEGA - EXCURSION NW HIGHLANDS
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Glamorgan Heritage Coast: DGAG Residential weekend
When
3 – 5 May 2019
Where
Premier Inn, Pencoed, Bridgend, Dorset, CF35 5HY, United Kingdom
Description
DGAG Residential weekend 2019
This year we are visiting the Glamorgan Heritage Coast (south-east Wales). Dates: Fri.3rd May to Sunday 5th May. Some may want to stay over Sunday night and do more on Monday. Leaders: John Scott and Kelvin Huff
Come and view the results of Dinantian storms (Lower Carboniferous), the effects of the Variscan and later orogenies, Triassic desert wadis and lakes where early dinosaurs roamed. See the Triassic/Jurassic boundary and unconformities, a rare Jurassic rocky shoreline and island edge plus spectacular faulting. This is all topped off by Pleistocene and Recent deposits.
Suggested accommodation is at the Premier Inn, Bridgend CF35 5HY. (M4 Jct.35) This is near Pencoed, make sure you don’t book at Bridgend Central. Book early as it’s a Bank Holiday Weekend. A Table restaurant/pub and a McDonald’s (if desperation creeps in) are nearby.
Cindy Howells of the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff has offered to show us ‘behind the scenes’ on Friday 3rd. May. We’ll make a stop here on our way to Pencoed. Timings to follow along with further trip details.
There will be a small charge to cover leaders’ expenses and handouts.
Please let Kelvin know if you want to come along and he’ll add you to the list.
SATURDAY 4th
GLAMORGAN HERITAGE COAST: DGAG RESIDENTIAL WEEKEND
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Lyme Regis Earth, Sea and Fossil Festival
When
4 – 5 May 2019
Where
Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis, Dorset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2019, will be held from Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 May. To reflect current initiatives and concerns it is rebranded as the Earth, Sea and Fossil Festival and will have talks and events in the run-up to, and throughout, the festival reflecting this.
For the latest information, events and bookings see: www.fossilfestival.co.uk
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Bath Geol Soc. - Excursion
When
Sat, 4 May, 11:00 – 14:00
Where
Meet at the Bay car park for 11 am. (map)
Description
The Etches Collection & Kimmeridge Bay
Leader: Graham Hickman, Bath Geological Society
The Etches collection in the Museum of Jurassic marine life is the largest, single collection of Kimmeridge fossils in the UK. Graham Hickman will lead our visit to Kimmeridge Bay, SSI, in the morning where most of the collection was discovered. We will have lunch in Kimmeridge, and after lunch will visit the Museum.
Meet at the Bay car park for 11 am. Car park fee: £5.00. Museum entrance fee: £6.00 per person (min.10 people), otherwise £8.00 per person (includes 12 months complimentary admission to The Etches Collection), and free parking.
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GeoWeek 2019
When
4 – 12 May 2019
Where
Dorset (map)
Description
Active Geoscience 4-12 May
Get involved – run a GeoWeek event
https://www.geoweek.org.uk
Sunday 5th
GLAMORGAN HERITAGE COAST: DGAG RESIDENTIAL WEEKEND
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GEOWEEK 2019
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LYME REGIS EARTH, SEA AND FOSSIL FESTIVAL
NEXT WEEKS EVENTS
Course - The Practical Study of Minerals
When
Mon, 29 April, 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
Bath Geol Soc - Lecture
When
Thu, 2 May, 19:30 – 21:00
Where
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 Queen Square, Bath (map)
Description
Professor Phillip Toms, Gloucester University
Mineral analysis dating hominim evolution and climate change
Glamorgan Heritage Coast: DGAG Residential weekend
When
3 – 5 May 2019
Where
Premier Inn, Pencoed, Bridgend, Dorset, CF35 5HY, United Kingdom
Description
DGAG Residential weekend 2019
This year we are visiting the Glamorgan Heritage Coast (south-east Wales). Dates: Fri.3rd May to Sunday 5th May. Some may want to stay over Sunday night and do more on Monday. Leaders: John Scott and Kelvin Huff
Come and view the results of Dinantian storms (Lower Carboniferous), the effects of the Variscan and later orogenies, Triassic desert wadis and lakes where early dinosaurs roamed. See the Triassic/Jurassic boundary and unconformities, a rare Jurassic rocky shoreline and island edge plus spectacular faulting. This is all topped off by Pleistocene and Recent deposits.
Suggested accommodation is at the Premier Inn, Bridgend CF35 5HY. (M4 Jct.35) This is near Pencoed, make sure you don’t book at Bridgend Central. Book early as it’s a Bank Holiday Weekend. A Table restaurant/pub and a McDonald’s (if desperation creeps in) are nearby.
Cindy Howells of the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff has offered to show us ‘behind the scenes’ on Friday 3rd. May. We’ll make a stop here on our way to Pencoed. Timings to follow along with further trip details.
There will be a small charge to cover leaders’ expenses and handouts.
Please let Kelvin know if you want to come along and he’ll add you to the list.
Lyme Regis Earth, Sea and Fossil Festival
When
4 – 5 May 2019
Where
Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis, Dorset, United Kingdom (map)
Description
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2019, will be held from Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 May. To reflect current initiatives and concerns it is rebranded as the Earth, Sea and Fossil Festival and will have talks and events in the run-up to, and throughout, the festival reflecting this.
For the latest information, events and bookings see: www.fossilfestival.co.uk
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Bath Geol Soc. - Excursion
When
Sat, 4 May, 11:00 – 14:00
Where
Meet at the Bay car park for 11 am. (map)
Description
The Etches Collection & Kimmeridge Bay
Leader: Graham Hickman, Bath Geological Society
The Etches collection in the Museum of Jurassic marine life is the largest, single collection of Kimmeridge fossils in the UK. Graham Hickman will lead our visit to Kimmeridge Bay, SSI, in the morning where most of the collection was discovered. We will have lunch in Kimmeridge, and after lunch will visit the Museum.
Meet at the Bay car park for 11 am. Car park fee: £5.00. Museum entrance fee: £6.00 per person (min.10 people), otherwise £8.00 per person (includes 12 months complimentary admission to The Etches Collection), and free parking.
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GeoWeek 2019
When
4 – 12 May 2019
Where
Dorset (map)
Description
Active Geoscience 4-12 May
Get involved – run a GeoWeek event
https://www.geoweek.org.uk
MONDAY 6th
GEOWEEK 2019
TUESDAY 7th
GEOWEEK 2019
WEDNESDAY 8th
GEOWEEK 2019
THURSDAY 9th
GEOWEEK 2019
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Wiltshire Geology Group - Field visit
When
Thu, 9 May, 10:00 – 15:30
Where
10.00 Meet at the Cathedral Close parking attendants box just beyond the Town Gate inside the Close. (Parking for the day in the Close will cost £7 and is the best value in town other than using the Park & Rides.) (map)
Description
A field visit has been organised for Thursday 9th May 2019 as part of the national GeoWeek activities. The morning will involve visiting the Harnham Water Meadows in Salisbury where Dr Hadrian Cook, the Trust’s official ‘drowner’, will walk us round the meadows explaining the geology, hydrology and social history of the meadows. After lunch Steve Hannath will lead an interpretative walk round the Cathedral Close focussing on the geology and the local earth materials used in the construction of the buildings including the Cathedral.
Details for the visit outlined above are now as follows:
· 10.00 Meet at the Cathedral Close parking attendants box just beyond the Town Gate inside the Close. (Parking for the day in the Close will cost £7 and is the best value in town other than using the Park & Rides.)
· Walk to Rose Cottage (HQ of the Harnham Water meadow Trust) along Town Path. (About 1 mile)
· 10.30 Meet Hadrian Cook, the ‘official drowner’ for a walk and talk around the meadows.
· 12.15 Lunch – local pubs and restaurants, Cathedral cafes, Museum café or sit by the river to eat own sandwiches.
· 1.45 pm Meet outside the Salisbury Museum in the Cathedral Close for interpretative walk around the Close.
· 3.15 pm Finish and depart
All times are approx. Strong boots are recommended for the water meadows.
Please indicate your interest in joining us for the day by replying to harrington_clare@hotmail.com. Offered both to members of WGG and other geology groups so please respond quickly.
FRIDAY 10th
GEOWEEK 2019
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Cheltenham Mineral and Geological Society - Lecture
When
Fri, 10 May, 19:00 – 21:00
Where
Shurdington at The Century Hall (map)
Description
' Exploring caves in the Tower Karst of Guangxi Province , China '
Our guest speaker is Arthur Champion
SATURDAY 11th
GEOWEEK 2019
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SGMRG - Walk
When
Saturday, 11 May 2019
Description
Outing 1-Walking the sites of Bristol’s Coal Mines
Events, Exhibitions & Publications: Roger Gosling 01454 883607
SUNDAY 12th
GEOWEEK 2019
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Oxford Mineral & Fossil Show
When
Sun, 12 May, 10:00 – 16:00
Where
Exeter Hall, Kidlington, OX5 1AB (map)
Wiltshire Geology Group - Field visit
When
Thu, 9 May, 10:00 – 15:30
Where
10.00 Meet at the Cathedral Close parking attendants box just beyond the Town Gate inside the Close. (Parking for the day in the Close will cost £7 and is the best value in town other than using the Park & Rides.) (map)
Description
A field visit has been organised for Thursday 9th May 2019 as part of the national GeoWeek activities. The morning will involve visiting the Harnham Water Meadows in Salisbury where Dr Hadrian Cook, the Trust’s official ‘drowner’, will walk us round the meadows explaining the geology, hydrology and social history of the meadows. After lunch Steve Hannath will lead an interpretative walk round the Cathedral Close focussing on the geology and the local earth materials used in the construction of the buildings including the Cathedral.
Details for the visit outlined above are now as follows:
· 10.00 Meet at the Cathedral Close parking attendants box just beyond the Town Gate inside the Close. (Parking for the day in the Close will cost £7 and is the best value in town other than using the Park & Rides.)
· Walk to Rose Cottage (HQ of the Harnham Water meadow Trust) along Town Path. (About 1 mile)
· 10.30 Meet Hadrian Cook, the ‘official drowner’ for a walk and talk around the meadows.
· 12.15 Lunch – local pubs and restaurants, Cathedral cafes, Museum café or sit by the river to eat own sandwiches.
· 1.45 pm Meet outside the Salisbury Museum in the Cathedral Close for interpretative walk around the Close.
· 3.15 pm Finish and depart
All times are approx. Strong boots are recommended for the water meadows.
Please indicate your interest in joining us for the day by replying to harrington_clare@hotmail.com. Offered both to members of WGG and other geology groups so please respond quickly.
Cheltenham Mineral and Geological Society - Lecture
When
Fri, 10 May, 19:00 – 21:00
Where
Shurdington at The Century Hall (map)
Description
' Exploring caves in the Tower Karst of Guangxi Province , China '
Our guest speaker is Arthur Champion
SGMRG - Walk
When
Saturday, 11 May 2019
Description
Outing 1-Walking the sites of Bristol’s Coal Mines
Events, Exhibitions & Publications: Roger Gosling 01454 883607
Oxford Mineral & Fossil Show
When
Sun, 12 May, 10:00 – 16:00
Where
Exeter Hall, Kidlington, OX5 1AB (map)
MONDAY 13th
OUGS Severnside Field Trip (longer)
When
13 – 20 May 2019
Where
Bavaria, Germany (map)
Description
Solnhofen
Leader: Dr John Nudds
Location: Bavaria, Germany
Date: May 13th–20th, 2019
Type: Field Trip (Longer)
Summary: We will see seven of the twelve Archaeopteryx specimens, visit the recently discovered Specimen 12 at the new Dinosaur Park, and travel to the Ries Crater and Nordlingen.
WAITING LIST ONLY
More info:
The proposed schedule is as follows:
Monday 13th May: Fly to Munich. Meet at the Hotel Hallbergerhof, Hallbergmoos.
Tuesday 14th May: Morning visit to the Palaeontological Museum in Munich (Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 München) for tour of galleries and stores with Dr Oliver Rauhut. We will see Archaeopteryx Nos. 7 and 8, the counterpart of the original feather, and the only specimen of the theropod dinosaur Compsognathus. Lunch in Muncih and then drive to Eichstatt possibly via Mornsheim Quarry for collecting. Approx 120 km, I hour 45 mins. Stay at Landgasthof Hotel Proll, Am Haselberg 1, Eichhstatt.
Wednesday 15th May: Morning visit to the Jura Museum, Eichstatt. We will see Archaeopteryx No. 5 and the only specimen of the theropod dinosaur Juravenator. Lunch on the museum terrace and afternoon visit to the nearby Berger Museum at Harthof, with collecting from the adjacent quarry.
Thursday 16th May: Morning drive to Solnhofen along the Altmuhl Valley (27 km, 30 mins) and visit to the Burgermeister Muller Museum with Dr Martin Roeper, to see Archaeopteryx Nos. 6, 9 and 11 and the only specimen of the theropod dinosaur Sciurumimus albersdoerferi. Lunch in Solnhofen and afternoon visit to Haardt Quarry for collecting.
Friday 17th May: Visit to Nordlingen to examine the Ries Crater (66 km, 1 hour 15 mins) both in the field and in the Nordlingen Museum. Climb to the top of the tower of St George's Church (built of Suevite), to view crater.
Saturday 18th May: Visit to the new Dinosaurier-Park Altmuehltal at Denkendorf (30 km, 40 mins) for tour with Raimund Albersdoerfer, to see the new Archaeopteryx No 12 and new specimen of Tyrannosaurus.
Sunday 19th May: Drive to Munich for flights home.
Contact: Jan Ashton-Jones [janaj1009@gmail.com]
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Course - The Practical Study of Minerals
When
Mon, 29 April, 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 14th
OUGS SEVERNSIDE FIELD TRIP (LONGER)
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Cardiff University Lecture - When Sea levels Change...
When
Tue, 14 May, 18:30 – 20:00
Where
The 2018-2019 monthly Tuesday evening lectures in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences will be held in the Wallace Lecture Theatre (0.13), Main Building, Cardiff University, Park Place, CF10 3AT. Lectures begin at 18.30. Booking is not needed. (map)
Description
Flooding today and tomorrow--- title tbc
Ceri Davies (Natural ResourcesWales)
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WEGA AGM and Lecture
When
Tue, 14 May, 19:00 – 21:00
Where
Wills Memorial Tower, Bristol (map)
Description
Richard D. Pancost, Head of School Earth Sciences and Professor of Biogeochemistry (Earth Systems) will be talking about the Mars Insight Mission.
WEDNESDAY 15th
OUGS SEVERNSIDE FIELD TRIP (LONGER)
THURSDAY 16th
OUGS SEVERNSIDE FIELD TRIP (LONGER)
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Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm, The Chantry, Thornbury
When
Thu, 16 May, 19:00 – 21:30
Description
Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm at The Chantry, Thornbury, and every 3rd Thursday in the month.
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SMFS Field Trip to S. Devon
When
16 – 21 May 2019
Where
Liskeard. (map)
Description
Field Trip – six-day mineral collecting field trip to South Devon – planning to visit at least 7 locations.
Further details including confirmation of sites from the Field Trip Secretary
FRIDAY 17th
OUGS SEVERNSIDE FIELD TRIP (LONGER)
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SMFS FIELD TRIP TO S. DEVON
SATURDAY 18th
OUGS SEVERNSIDE FIELD TRIP (LONGER)
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SMFS FIELD TRIP TO S. DEVON
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SWGA - Excursion
When
Sat, 18 May, 09:30 – 16:00
Where
Meet at 0930 in the lower part of the large car park near the youth hostel at Broad Haven (North), to the west of Haverfordwest (SM 863 140), where we will condense the cars to as few as possible. (map)
Description
Bolton Hill Quarry, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Leader: Sid Howells
Due to limited parking at the site meet at 0930 in the lower part of the large car park near the youth
hostel at Broad Haven (North), to the west of Haverfordwest (SM 863 140), where we will condense the
cars to as few as possible. Bring a packed lunch.
The quarry is operated by a local company (GD Harries & Sons Ltd) and is working the Johnston Diorite
Complex of late Precambrian age, which was subsequently intruded by basaltic dykes. Effects of
magmatic mixing and hydrothermal alteration can be seen and there is also an interesting exposure of
the Johnston Thrust where Coal Measures form the footwall below the diorite. Weathering has
penetrated quite deeply into some parts of the diorite and glacial till forms the overburden. The quarry
produces most of the road stone used in west Wales as well as concrete. Diorite boulders are used for
coastal protection and a recent contract involved the supply of high specification rock armour for
Hinkley Point taken by barge from Pembroke Dock.
If there is time we might also visit Syke Quarry where the Benton Volcanics (also late Precambrian) are
faulted-bounded within Silurian sandstones.
IMPORTANT: Booking for this trip is essential: Safety helmets, high vis tops and steel toe-capped
boots must be worn and the group will need to be under supervision at all times. For those who don't have
these, they can be hired for the day for £3 per item, but we need to know in advance what is needed including
size for boots and also jackets (S, M, L, XL, XXL) as they have to be brought in from elsewhere. When
booking please let me know if you require any safety clothing and, if so, the sizes.
SUNDAY 19th
OUGS SEVERNSIDE FIELD TRIP (LONGER)
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SMFS FIELD TRIP TO S. DEVON
OUGS Severnside Field Trip (longer)
When
13 – 20 May 2019
Where
Bavaria, Germany (map)
Description
Solnhofen
Leader: Dr John Nudds
Location: Bavaria, Germany
Date: May 13th–20th, 2019
Type: Field Trip (Longer)
Summary: We will see seven of the twelve Archaeopteryx specimens, visit the recently discovered Specimen 12 at the new Dinosaur Park, and travel to the Ries Crater and Nordlingen.
WAITING LIST ONLY
More info:
The proposed schedule is as follows:
Monday 13th May: Fly to Munich. Meet at the Hotel Hallbergerhof, Hallbergmoos.
Tuesday 14th May: Morning visit to the Palaeontological Museum in Munich (Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 München) for tour of galleries and stores with Dr Oliver Rauhut. We will see Archaeopteryx Nos. 7 and 8, the counterpart of the original feather, and the only specimen of the theropod dinosaur Compsognathus. Lunch in Muncih and then drive to Eichstatt possibly via Mornsheim Quarry for collecting. Approx 120 km, I hour 45 mins. Stay at Landgasthof Hotel Proll, Am Haselberg 1, Eichhstatt.
Wednesday 15th May: Morning visit to the Jura Museum, Eichstatt. We will see Archaeopteryx No. 5 and the only specimen of the theropod dinosaur Juravenator. Lunch on the museum terrace and afternoon visit to the nearby Berger Museum at Harthof, with collecting from the adjacent quarry.
Thursday 16th May: Morning drive to Solnhofen along the Altmuhl Valley (27 km, 30 mins) and visit to the Burgermeister Muller Museum with Dr Martin Roeper, to see Archaeopteryx Nos. 6, 9 and 11 and the only specimen of the theropod dinosaur Sciurumimus albersdoerferi. Lunch in Solnhofen and afternoon visit to Haardt Quarry for collecting.
Friday 17th May: Visit to Nordlingen to examine the Ries Crater (66 km, 1 hour 15 mins) both in the field and in the Nordlingen Museum. Climb to the top of the tower of St George's Church (built of Suevite), to view crater.
Saturday 18th May: Visit to the new Dinosaurier-Park Altmuehltal at Denkendorf (30 km, 40 mins) for tour with Raimund Albersdoerfer, to see the new Archaeopteryx No 12 and new specimen of Tyrannosaurus.
Sunday 19th May: Drive to Munich for flights home.
Contact: Jan Ashton-Jones [janaj1009@gmail.com]
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Course - The Practical Study of Minerals
When
Mon, 29 April, 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
Cardiff University Lecture - When Sea levels Change...
When
Tue, 14 May, 18:30 – 20:00
Where
The 2018-2019 monthly Tuesday evening lectures in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences will be held in the Wallace Lecture Theatre (0.13), Main Building, Cardiff University, Park Place, CF10 3AT. Lectures begin at 18.30. Booking is not needed. (map)
Description
Flooding today and tomorrow--- title tbc
Ceri Davies (Natural ResourcesWales)
---------------------------------------------------------------
WEGA AGM and Lecture
When
Tue, 14 May, 19:00 – 21:00
Where
Wills Memorial Tower, Bristol (map)
Description
Richard D. Pancost, Head of School Earth Sciences and Professor of Biogeochemistry (Earth Systems) will be talking about the Mars Insight Mission.
Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm, The Chantry, Thornbury
When
Thu, 16 May, 19:00 – 21:30
Description
Thornbury Geology Group, 7.30pm at The Chantry, Thornbury, and every 3rd Thursday in the month.
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SMFS Field Trip to S. Devon
When
16 – 21 May 2019
Where
Liskeard. (map)
Description
Field Trip – six-day mineral collecting field trip to South Devon – planning to visit at least 7 locations.
Further details including confirmation of sites from the Field Trip Secretary
SWGA - Excursion
When
Sat, 18 May, 09:30 – 16:00
Where
Meet at 0930 in the lower part of the large car park near the youth hostel at Broad Haven (North), to the west of Haverfordwest (SM 863 140), where we will condense the cars to as few as possible. (map)
Description
Bolton Hill Quarry, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Leader: Sid Howells
Due to limited parking at the site meet at 0930 in the lower part of the large car park near the youth
hostel at Broad Haven (North), to the west of Haverfordwest (SM 863 140), where we will condense the
cars to as few as possible. Bring a packed lunch.
The quarry is operated by a local company (GD Harries & Sons Ltd) and is working the Johnston Diorite
Complex of late Precambrian age, which was subsequently intruded by basaltic dykes. Effects of
magmatic mixing and hydrothermal alteration can be seen and there is also an interesting exposure of
the Johnston Thrust where Coal Measures form the footwall below the diorite. Weathering has
penetrated quite deeply into some parts of the diorite and glacial till forms the overburden. The quarry
produces most of the road stone used in west Wales as well as concrete. Diorite boulders are used for
coastal protection and a recent contract involved the supply of high specification rock armour for
Hinkley Point taken by barge from Pembroke Dock.
If there is time we might also visit Syke Quarry where the Benton Volcanics (also late Precambrian) are
faulted-bounded within Silurian sandstones.
IMPORTANT: Booking for this trip is essential: Safety helmets, high vis tops and steel toe-capped
boots must be worn and the group will need to be under supervision at all times. For those who don't have
these, they can be hired for the day for £3 per item, but we need to know in advance what is needed including
size for boots and also jackets (S, M, L, XL, XXL) as they have to be brought in from elsewhere. When
booking please let me know if you require any safety clothing and, if so, the sizes.
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