Friday, 6 September 2019

9th to 15th September 2019


NEXT WEEKS EVENTS

9th to 15th September 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 9th


TUESDAY 10th

Cardiff University Lecture - Volcanoes—all you need to know!
When
Tue, 10 September, 18:30 – 20:00
Where
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences will be held in the Wallace Lecture Theatre (0.13), Main Building, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT (map)
Description
Enormous eruptions.   Steve Sparks,   University of Bristol

The 2019-2020 monthly Tuesday evening lecture series in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences will be held in the Wallace Lecture Theatre (0.13), Main Building, Cardiff University, Park Place,
 Cardiff CF10 3AT.  Lectures begin at 18.30.  Booking is not needed.  Should you require the Q&A sessions to be in Welsh, please email edwardsd2@cardiff.ac.uk at least two weeks before the event.

WEDNESDAY 11th


THURSDAY 12TH

Mendip Rocks! - Torr Works
When
Thu, 12 September, 10:00 – 12:00
Where
Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, BA3 5JU (map)
Description
Torr Works, Frome – Thurs 12th Sept 10am. Meet at SESC for minibus tour

Mendip Quarry Tours: booking essential/pay on day £5pp.  (Wear or bring boots, and no shorts please, safety wear provided).

ALL EVENTS TO BE BOOKED via Eventbrite link: www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk details 01749 840156.


Friday 13th

Cheltenham Mineral and Geological Society - Lecture
When
Fri, 13 September, 19:00 – 21:00
Where
Shurdington at The Century Hall (map)
Description
'Magmas to Minerals ' a look at hydrothermal ore deposits and gemstone rich pegmatites

                                   Our guest speaker is  Dr Paul Oliver

Saturday 14th

SWGA _ Excursion
When
Sat, 14 September, 10:00 – 16:00
Where
Meet at Meet at 10.00 am outside Manorbier Youth Hostel (SS 080 976 / SA70 7TT) (map)
Description
Presipe and Skrinkle Haven, Manorbier, Pembrokeshire
Leader: Simon Braddy
Meet at Meet at 10.00 am outside Manorbier Youth Hostel (SS 080 976 / SA70 7TT). Bring a packed
lunch.
We will take a stroll through the local Devonian stratigraphy exposed at these two beautiful beaches,
with particular emphasis on trace fossils and palaeoenvironments. We will see volcanic and (clastic
and carbonate) sedimentary rocks, sedimentary structures, and invertebrate body and trace fossils.
Relevant field guides include John Downes' (2011) Folds, Faults and Fossils (p. 131-135, 172) and
Gareth George's (2015, 2nd Ed) The Geology of South Wales (p. 184, 190-191)
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Mendip Rocks! - Banwell Bone Cave Tours
When
Sat, 14 September, 14:00 – 17:00
Where
Parking at The Caves, Bridewell Lane, Banwell. (map)
Description
Banwell Bone Cave Tours – 14th & 28th Sept, 2pm- 5pm.  Eventbrite tickets only, pay on day at caves £15 refreshments provided.  Parking at The Caves, Bridewell Lane, Banwell.

ALL EVENTS TO BE BOOKED via Eventbrite link: www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk details 01749 840156.


Sunday 15th



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