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SUMMARY:Dec 2020 Talk: History & Hidden Gems of the Lapworth Museum of Geology\, Aerona Moore
DESCRIPTION:History and Hidden Gems of the Lapworth Museum of Geology\, Aerona Moore\n\n\n\n\n\nRoary at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. \n\n\n\nOutline \n\n\n\nThe Lapworth Museum of Geology holds the finest and most extensive collections of fossils\, minerals and rocks in the Midlands. Dating back to 1880\, it is one of the oldest specialist geological museums in the UK. Enabling visitors to explore life over the past 3.5 billion years\, the Lapworth Museum showcases exceptional objects of both scientific and historical importance. \n\n\n\nThis talk will reveal the Museums fascinating history and its recent transformational redevelopment. Hear about the influential geologists who have contributed to the Museum’s collections\, including Charles Lapworth whom the Museum is named after. Explore some of the Museums hidden gems\, favourite objects and the fascinating stories they tell. \n\n\n\n\n\nAerona Moore\, Learning and Engagement Officer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker \n\n\n\nAerona Moore\, Learning and Engagement Officer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. \n\n\n\nAerona has nearly 10 years of experience in engaging people of all ages with geology. After completing her undergraduate in Geoscience at the University of St Andrews\, she completed a research Masters in mid ocean ridge volcanism in Canada. She has since worked in some iconic geological places\, including the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and Arran Geopark\, before starting at the Lapworth Museum in 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\nYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. You can join the meeting on Wed 9 Dec 2020 from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/dec-2020-talk-history-hidden-gems-of-the-lapworth-museum-of-geology-aerona-moore/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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SUMMARY:Nov 2020 Talk: The Jurassic Coast: The biggest story on Earth\, Richard Edmonds
DESCRIPTION:This evening’s Zoom Talk will be preceded by WGCG AGM at 7:00pm\, for 30 mins \n\n\n\nWGCG 2020 AGM – Zoom will open at 06:30 pm for a 7.00 pm start for the AGM.  The lecture will follow at 7.30 pm. The Annual Report for the AGM has been e-mailed to members. All members are encouraged to participate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDescription: A look at the Dorset and East Devon coast World Heritage Site; 185 million years of the Earth’s geological history explored in the global context of plate tectonics\, extinction events and the evolutionary steps that eventually led to us. \n\n\n\nThis is England’s only natural World Heritage Site. \n\n\n\nHere is a PDF of this page to download or printJurassic_Coast-Richard_Edmonds-18/11/20 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRichard Edmonds is a geologist and fossil collector\, former Earth Science Manager for the Site and the first warden of the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\nYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. You can join the meeting on Wed 18 Nov 2020 from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: This evening’s Zoom Talk will be preceded by WGCG AGM\, of interest to members\, at 7:00pm\, for 30 minsWGCG 2020 AGM– Zoom will open at 06:30 pm for a 7.00 pm start for the AGM.  The lecture will follow at 7.30 pm. The WGCG 2020 Annual Report for the AGM has been e-mailed to members. All members are encouraged to participate. \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/nov-2020-talk-the-jurassic-coast-the-biggest-story-on-earth-richard-edmonds/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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SUMMARY:Oct 2020 Talk: From Coprolites to Cholera\, the life of William Buckland\, by Peter Lincoln
DESCRIPTION:To WGCG Members\, Friends and Guests\,We are pleased to have another talk via Zoom on Wed 21 Oct 2020 at 7.00 for a prompt 7:30 pm start.The talk will be at 7:30 pm followed by the WGCG 2020 AGM \n\n\n\nFrom Coprolites to Cholera – the extraordinary life of William Buckland\, Presented by Peter Lincoln \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom Coprolites to Cholera – the extraordinary life of William Buckland\nPresented by Peter Lincoln\n\n\n\n\nAbstractWilliam Buckland (1784-1856)\, Oxford’s first ‘Professor’ of geology\, was a central figure of the ‘heroic’ foundational age of geological investigation. Buckland was a meticulous scientist and a devout\, if sometimes rather too down-to-earth\, clergyman. A charismatic lecturer\, his flamboyant delivery stimulated his admirers and scandalised his detractors and\, as a result\, he was both venerated and vilified in life and\, since his death\, his eccentricities have often been more remembered than his achievements. However\, Buckland’s foundational work in stratigraphy and palaeontology – his explanation of hyena den at Kirkdale won him the Royal Society’s Copley Medal – and his early acceptance of glacial theory put him firmly at the forefront of early nineteenth century geological endeavour. Equally at home with queens and quarrymen\, William Buckland’s humanity shone through in everything he did. Appointed Dean of Westminster in 1845\, he did not hesitate to use his new position to advocate scientific solutions to the problems of famine and disease. In this talk I shall aim to restore the memory of this geological hero by describing his long and eventful life and outlining some of his many achievements\, both in geology and in the wider world. \n\n\n\nOther reading – Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckland \n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Lincoln\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPeter LincolnPeter Lincoln retired from careers in shipbuilding and school science-teaching to pursue his interests in history of science.A UCL MSc dissertation project on the foundation of Ipswich Museum lead to a fascination with the person and character of William Buckland\, whose life and work now form the focus of his further studies towards a PhD at the University of East Anglia. \n\n\n\nHere is the info in this screen page on a PDF to enable download and/or printing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom TalkYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. Please register directly via Zoom by clicking the link below.You can join the meeting on Wed 21 Oct 2020 from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com  \n\n\n\nVideo info at: https://youtu.be/h3sJqYGBGOU
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/oct-2020-talk-from-coprolites-to-cholera-the-life-of-william-buckland-by-peter-lincoln/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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SUMMARY:Oct 2020 Talk: 50 Years of Plate Tectonics
DESCRIPTION:To WGCG Members\, Friends and Guests\,We are pleased to have another talk via Zoom on Wed 14 October 2020 at 7.00 for a prompt 7:30 pm start. \n\n\n\nFull title: Fifty years of plate tectonics: past\, current and future questions presented by Marco Maffione \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutline \n\n\n\nPlate tectonics is the most unifying theory in Earth Sciences and one of the top five most relevant theories in the Sciences. Plate tectonics is the simple and elegant explanation of how our planet has been\, is\, and will be shaped by the continuous movements and interactions of tectonic plates. I will guide you through the long journey of scientific discoveries that brought several scientists with different backgrounds to contribute to the birth of the plate tectonics theory\, ultimately formulated just over 50 years ago. Since then we have understood much of how our planet works\, which helped in the ‘90s to reach a new important discovery on how our oceans expand. Today we still have several questions about key processes\, such as the formation of new subduction zones\, which represent new challenges for the current and future generations of Earth scientists. \n\n\n\nImage drawn by Isacks et al. (1968) representing the first graphical description of how plate tectonics works.\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Marco Maffione\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nProfile of Dr Marco Maffione \n\n\n\nMarco is a Lecturer in tectonics and structural geology at the University of Birmingham\, where he studies large-scale tectonic processes at plate boundaries using structural geology and palaeomagnetism. \n\n\n\nHe is author of 30 publications in the field of global tectonics and is currently leading a £200k project focused on understanding subduction initiation processes. \n\n\n\nHere is the info in this screen page on a PDF to enable download and/or printing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom TalkYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. Please register directly via Zoom by clicking the link below.You can join the meeting from 7:00 pm i.e.\, up to 30 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly on Wed 14th October 2020 at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\nPlease register well in advance with this link:- \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqf-qvrDkuG9DxwnvRhLrVPArn3ag8OcrW \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting with a link to be used on the night. \n\n\n\n– Other Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com 
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/oct-2020-talk-50-years-of-plate-tectonics/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200916T191500
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SUMMARY:Sept 2020 Talk: Life & Death in the Jurassic Sea of Dorset\, Malcolm Hart
DESCRIPTION:To WGCG Members\, Friends and Guests\,We are pleased to have another talk via Zoom on Wed 16 Sept 2020 at 7.15 for a prompt 7:30 pm start. \n\n\n\nFull title: Jurassic calamari: new research on fossil squid-like cephalopods from the Wessex Basin.’Malcolm Hart (Emeritus Professor\, University of Plymouth). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstractDiscoveries of some exquisite specimens of soft parts of squid-like cephalopods have been found in the fossil record in the Wessex Basin. They are around 190–160 million years’ old\, and there is exceptional preservation of eyes\, ink sacks\, beaks and arm hooks. Balancing organs\, ‘statoliths’\, of aragonite have also survived and show internal (daily?) growth lines. \n\n\n\nThere are specimens of fossil squid-like cephalopods in the Natural History Museum (London) and Lyme Regis Museum\, some collected by both Mary Anning and Henry De La Beche. When the GWR railway was built from Swindon to Bristol\, local palaeontologist Joseph Pearce uncovered fossils at Christian Malford that caused great excitement as soft parts of squid-like animals were preserved. The ink sacks and the muscle scars survived and reconstruction of the creatures from the arms\, some with pairs of hooks could be attempted. A specimen from Bristol Museum & Art Gallery has non-paired hooks so there is a potential for identifying species. Scattered statoliths have been recorded but cannot be linked to a named species. It has been argued that the white discs with hooks could have been suckers\, but it is difficult to understand that a sucker with a hook in its centre could function effectively. The Christian Malford beds were re-opened in 2008 by the BGS and a core from the ‘squid bed’ was found to have earbones\, or ‘statoliths’\, scattered throughout it. There is a need to relate these to a species\, so CT scanning of specimens from Christian Malford in the Natural History Museum is taking place to see if this can be achieved. Different shaped hooks are now thought to exist on the same animal\, as one specimen from Germany shows five different kinds\, and there are interesting questions on the evolution of the hooks that we see in the geological record. \n\n\n\nAn ichthyosaur specimen in the Etches Collection appears to show hooks as stomach contents\, but it is possible that these may have fallen onto the specimen after death. \n\n\n\nThe exceptional preservation of material is exciting and there is plenty more research to be done. Recently new specimens have been found and cleaned\, clearly showing the arrangement of hooks in the arms. An old specimen\, from the BGS collections\, has been shown to record the capture\, and presumed feeding\, of a squid-like cephalopod holding a fish (Dorsetichthys bechei); one of the earliest records of cephalopod predation. \n\n\n\nThe published paper at The Geologists Association is:M.B. Hart\, et al.\, Life and death in the Jurassic seas of Dorset\, Southern England\, Proc. Geol. Assoc. (2020)is online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2020.03.009and available as a PDF download from this website here \n\n\n\nFor that paper this is the Abstract: The Jurassic succession of the Wessex Basin\, especially that cropping out along the Dorset Coast\, contains important Lagerstätten for coleoid cephalopods. The Blue Lias and Charmouth Mudstone formations have\, since the nineteenth century\, provided large numbers of important body fossils that inform our knowledge of coleoid palaeontology. In many of these mudstones specimens of palaeobiological significance have been found\, especially those with the arms and hooks with which the living animals caught their prey. This is particularly true in the case of a specimen of Clarkeiteuthis sp. cf. C. montefiorei (Buckman\,1879) found in the nineteenth century with a fish in its jaws and which appears to have caused the death\, and subsequent preservation\, of both animals. © 2020 The Geologists’ Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMalcolm HartFollowing ‘official’ retirement from the University of Plymouth in 2010\, Malcolm is now Emeritus Professor of Micropalaeontology. He graduated with a degree in Geology at Imperial College (London) in 1966 and remained in the college to undertake PhD research. Having worked weekends in the Channel Tunnel Laboratory in Dover Castle during 1965/66\, his research was to extend work on the Lower Chalk westwards to Southern and South-West England. His first teaching post was as a Junior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle; returning to his birthplace in Northumberland. In 1972\, with the potential closure of the Department being considered\, he moved to Plymouth Polytechnic and has remained in the South-West since that time. Over the years\, up to retirement\, he has been Research Coordinator\, Head of Department of Geological Sciences\, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)\, and – finally – associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Science. Author of ~270 research papers and an editor of several books (including the definitive work on the Channel Tunnel)\, Malcolm has supervised 37 PhD students and undertaken research all around the world (and in the world’s oceans). In 1983 he was shipboard micropalaeontologist on the Glomar Challenger\, drilling a series of cores in the Bermuda Triangle! He is still an active member of several learned societies and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association\, as well as being Editor of Geoscience in South-West England and the Transactions of the Devonshire Association. \n\n\n\nKeywords: Lower Jurassic\, Clarkeiteuthis\, Diplobelida\, Cephalopoda\, Predation\, Taphonomy \n\n\n\nHere is the info in this screen page on a PDF to enable download and/or printing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom TalkYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. Please register directly via Zoom by clicking the link below.You can join the meeting from 7:15 pm i.e.\, up to 15 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts promptly at 7:30 pm \n\n\n\nPlease register well in advance with this link: \n\n\n\n– Queries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com  \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting with a link to be used on the night. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExample images from the paper and talk\,The paper can be seen as a PDF below.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/sept-2020-talk-life-death-in-the-jurassic-sea-of-dorset-malcolm-hart/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200819T191500
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SUMMARY:Aug 2020 Talk: Mining in North Wales\, Rob Vernon
DESCRIPTION:Metal Mining in North Wales\, a talk by Rob VernonTo WGCG Members\, Friends and Guests\,We are pleased to have another talk via Zoom on Wed 19 Aug at 7.15 for a prompt 7:30 pm start. \n\n\n\n\n\nGilfach Copper mine – Caernarfonshire 1989\n\n\n\nRob Vernon will begin with an introduction to the geology of the area before discussing the most important minerals worked (copper\, lead\, gold\, slate\, coal and a few “miscellanea”). He will then take us on a round trip of the various mining districts\, including perhaps the best known copper mine in Wales  (at Parys Mountain on Anglesey)\, as well as the Parc lead and zinc mine at Aberconwy and the Gilfach copper mine in Caernarvonshire\, among many others. \n\n\n\nRob worked for 24 years in the U.K. Coal Mining Industry (deep mines) before embarking on research in archaeological prospection at Bradford University\, where he presented his doctoral thesis on British Sites of Smelting. Since then he has written extensively on Mining History\, especially of Wales and the Iberian Peninsula\, and is currently investigating the history of British Mining Technology introduced into Japan during the Meiji Restoration. \n\n\n\nRob will be known to some WGCG members as the leader of a walk around the Bredon Hill outlier\, near his home\, as part of last summer’s field programme. \n\n\n\nParys Mountain Copper Mine – Anglesey 2008\n\n\n\nParc Mine – Lead and Zinc – Aberconwy 1969\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom TalkYou are invited to a Zoom meeting: 19 Aug 20Talk starts promptly at 7:30 pmYou can join the meeting from 7:15 pm i.e.\, up to 15 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nQueries and Enquiries to: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com 
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/aug-2020-talk-mining-in-north-wales-rob-vernon/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom or YouTube)\, Zoom as if from - St Francis of Assisi R C Church\, Kenilworth\, Warwickshire\, CV8 1HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:July 2020 Talk: Contrasting Islands: The Geology of Eigg & Rum
DESCRIPTION:Contrasting islands: the geology of Eigg and Rum by Angus Miller \n\n\n\nTo WGCG Members and Friends\,We are pleased to have another talk via Zoom on Wednesday 8th July at 7.30 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: The Hebridean islands of Eigg and Rum are separated by just a few miles of sea\, but could hardly be more different in their scenery\, topography and land use. Of course this is due to the underlying geology. Both islands have a basement of sedimentary rocks (formed 800 million years apart!). Then\, 60 million years ago\, this area was a focus of volcanic activity: Eigg is mostly formed by the eroded remains of extensive basalt lava flows\, whereas Rum was the site of a central volcano. It is a fascinating clash of rock types and morphologies that has formed two contrasting islands. \n\n\n\nAngus Miller has been leading Geowalks since 1998\, including day walks\, walking holidays and group excursions covering many aspects of the geology of Scotland. He’s also been involved as a volunteer in Lothian and Borders GeoConservation\, particularly in public outreach events and leaflets. He was chair of the Scottish Geodiversity Forum from 2011-2020\, responsible for publishing and promoting Scotland’s Geodiversity Charter\, and is now Secretary of the new Scottish Geology TrustA talk outline with images (as above)\, as a PDF\, is attached here. \n\n\n\n\n\nZoom TalkYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. Please register directly via Zoom by clicking the link below.You can join the meeting from 7:15 pm up to 15 minutes beforehand. \n\n\n\nTalk starts prompt at 7:30 pm
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/july-2020-talk-contrasting-islands-the-geology-of-eigg-rum/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200617T193000
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SUMMARY:June 2020 Talk: The Geology of Arran
DESCRIPTION:An online Zoom talk for WGCG by Stuart Blake – Wednesday 17th June 2020 at 7:30 pm• Isle of Arran … A landscape & geological delight \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Geology of Arran\, overseas without going overseas! \n\n\n\nVarious educational research has revealed that 1 in 7 of people who study geology visit the island of Arran. This is the reason why the Lochranza (field education) Centre has joined forces with the National Trust for Scotland and the Arran Heritage Museum to form the Arran Geopark. The function of the Geopark is threefold: to educate people about our amazing landscape\, to conserve what we have and look after it\, and finally to try to make it a sustainable resource. This well-illustrated talk will highlight the vast amount of different geology and landscapes to be enjoyed by a visit to this little island and show why it is such a popular destination for geologists and tourists alike. \n\n\n\nStuart Blake is an Instructor and the Director at the Lochranza Centre. He arrived on Arran some 38 years ago as a graduate and teacher of geology to take on the role of an instructor.He has taught geology and acted as a mountain leader\, both on Arran and overseas in Iceland for most of that time. He also enjoys visiting and sampling geology from other areas – his most recent excursions having been to the Azores\, the Caribbean and Ireland. \n\n\n\nThe Lochranza Centre employs six staff as instructors and the Geopark has a coordinator\, all sadly furloughed at the moment. Since the Geopark and the Lochranza Centre are not in receipt of any government or Council funding they have try to raise the money to keep going. The Centre provides accommodation and / or tuition to people of all ages\, from primary school age to those in the U3A. Teaching covers the geology\, geography and biology of this island home. Activity courses are run offering gorge walking\, mountain biking and abseiling\, to name but a few of the activities available. The centre offers accommodation for people attending courses or just wanting to visit the island. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCir Mhor and Sleeping Warrior \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKildonnan dykes \n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Talk \n\n\n\nTo participate\, please register for the talk by Mon 15 June at warwickshiregcg@gmail.com The Zoom meeting code will be circulated. \n\n\n\nWe can help you.If you are unfamiliar with using Zoom\, please do not be daunted. It is very easy and a practice session can be arranged in advance of the talk (including talking you through things on the phone if needs be). If you want to sign up for the practice\, please register by Saturday 13th June at warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/june-2020-talk-the-geology-of-arran/
LOCATION:Zoom Video Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200513T193000
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SUMMARY:May 2020\, Talk: Fracked or Fiction (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Title:  Fracked or Fiction  Speaker:  Martin Carruthers\, Shropshire Geological Society Date:  Wed. 13 May at 19.30  Event: Evening Lecture  Location: Zoom – For details\, please scroll to foot of this screen page\n\n \n\nFracked or Fiction?Hydraulic FracturingEnergy Saviour / Environmental Nightmare?Will our water be poisoned and the ground subside? What about earthquakes?Is the dawn of a new and prosperous hydrocarbon age?A comprehensive and balanced presentation. A talk illustrated with images \n\nMartin Curruthers B.Sc. (Hons) FGSMartin graduated as a geologist from the Victoria University of Manchester in 1982 and entered the oil and gas industry two years later.In a career spanning three decades\, Martin worked in both onshore and offshore drilling and production sites in the UK\, Europe and the Middle East.He has extensive knowledge and hands-on experience of drilling for and producing hydrocarbonsParticular areas of expertise include geology\, rock pressure and fracture evaluation\, drilling engineering\, safe working practices\, oilfield software development and administration. \n\nZOOM participation details \nIn order to participate members will need to have a free programme called Zoom on a computer / tablet. Then prior to the lecture\, we will email a pass code that will allow members to join the meeting on the night. \n\nAs Zoom may be new to some of some\, it is proposed that a practice session to allow members to check that they have Zoom set up and a familiarisation tutorial to help members understand the controls in Zoom (e.g. how to type comments or adjust the speaker or camera settings) will take place some days prior to the lecture. \nAll that we need to know from you now\, is whether you would like to participate in all of this – so that we can send you the invitation and pass code (called a Meeting ID) for the practice and actual sessions. \nMembers are asked to reply to Julie\, WGCG admin assistant\, by SUNDAY 3rd MAY if they would like to participate. \nA date for the practice session/s (which will be led by Ray Pratt and/or Ian Fenwick) will then be set and the participation details sent. \nIf members want to get ahead of the curve and have a go with Zoom sooner\, it can be downloaded here: https://zoom.us/download
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/may-2020-talk-fracked-or-fiction-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:Feb 2020 – Workshop: Making Sense of Geological Maps
DESCRIPTION:Read\, interpret and understand geological maps and appreciate and enjoy geology in three dimensions \n\n\n\nThe complexities of real geology displayed on maps and sections may seem daunting. The aim of this workshop is to provide basic rules and techniques than can be applied to interpret these maps and appreciate geology in three dimensions. The Geological Maps interpreting workshop will be directed by Norman Dutton. \n\n\n\nApproximate times: \n\n\n\n9.45 am Welcome and coffee10.00 am Looking for patterns on geological maps11.00 am Coffee break11.20 am Drawing geological sections1.00 pm Lunch break1.45 pm Establishing successions and sequences of events followed by an integrated geological map exercise.3.15 p.m. Workshop finishes \n\n\n\nThose attending will need pencils\, eraser and 30 cm ruler. If you have a small protractor\, bring it; but this item can be supplied. \n\n\n\nThe course fee is £10. \n\n\n\nVenue: Kenilworth Senior Citizens’ Club\, Abbey End\, Kenilworth\, Warwickshire CV8 1LB \n\n\n\nThese workshops are relaxed\, friendly and enjoyable. \n\n\n\nEnquiries: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/feb-2020-workshop-making-sense-of-geological-maps/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Senior Citizens Club\,
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SUMMARY:Feb 2020 Talk: “Geology & Wine in Southern France”
DESCRIPTION:Talk: “Geology & Wine in Southern France” Roger Suthren (Derby Univ.)  \n\n\n\nThere will be a wine tasting session with nibbles after the talk and members are invited to give a donation of £2 to cover the cost of this.For some\, when tasting wine\, terroir is very important but where does terroir come from and how did it get there? We hope to find out. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCôtes du Roussillon vines growing in poor soils on Pleistocene river gravels\, France. Image: Roger Suthren\n\n\n\n\n\nGeology and Wine in Southern France – Roger Suthren\, University of Derby – AbstractLanguedoc-Roussillon is the largest wine-producing region in the world. Its varied geology andstructure provide a great range of terroirs and microclimates for vine growing\, resulting in a broadrange of wine styles. Two E-W trending mountain belts – the Pyrenees in the south\, and theMontagne Noire-Cévennes in the north – are separated by the Languedoc Foreland Basin\, filled byLate Cretaceous to Eocene continental and shallow marine sediments. Basin sediments wereinvolved in N-S compression during Pyrenean mountain building: the resultant E-W ridges andvalleys are exploited for viticulture. Post- Pyrenean sedimentary basins and Quaternary volcanoesprovide added interest. Superb outcrops and scenery\, combined with the Mediterranean climateand fine food and wine\, make for memorable fieldwork experiences. \n\n\n\n• Booking: Visitors please e-mail warwickshiregcg@gmail.com to say how many are coming have your place confirmed. Thank you. \n\n\n\nMore info\, see: Geology and Wine\, a web page with many links maintained by Roger SuthrenLink: http://virtual-geology.info/wine/ \n\n\n\nRecent publications by Roger SuthrenSuthren\, R.J.\, Fowler\, M.B. & Guion\, P.D. 2006 Terroir\, wine and geoscience fieldwork education in Languedoc-Roussillon\, southern France In Macqueen\, R.W. and Meinert\, L.D. (eds.): Fine Wine and Terroir\, The Geoscience Perspective. Geoscience Canada Reprint Series 9\, 233-246 \n\n\n\nRoger Suthern is a volcanologist and French geo-wine expert. \n\n\n\n WGCG Twitter Link – https://twitter.com/WGCG_UK/status/1228627652971462656 \n\n\n\n WGCG Facebook Link – https://www.facebook.com/events/1201526730036280/ \n\n\n\nVenue infoTalks are in the Church Hall at St Francis RC Church\, 110 Warwick Road\, Kenilworth CV8 1HLDoors open at 7.00 pm for coffee before a 7.30 pm start.Talks are free for WGCG members. Non-member visitors and guests are welcome and pay £2.00 per talk on the door. Free for those in full-time education.Ample free parking and good and easy accessibility.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/feb-2020-talk-geology-wine-in-southern-france/
LOCATION:St Francis of Assisi R C Church
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SUMMARY:Jan 2020 Talk: Meteorites (Tom Barratt)
DESCRIPTION:Talk: ‘Meteorites’ – An illustrated talk by Tom Barratt for WGCG.  \n\n\n\nNon-technical preview:  \n\n\n\nIt’s Raining Rocks! Meteorites!   \n\n\n\n Meteorites provide a window into the history of the Solar System and are key to understanding its formation and evolution. Recent studies of water\, chlorine and fluorine (volatile elements\, which influence how planets form) in Moon and Martian rocks have changed our understanding of the amount of volatiles in the inner Solar System and hence the formation and evolution of these planetary bodies \n\n\n\nMost meteorite samples come from small parent bodies (asteroids). Fewer are from larger bodies such as the Moon or Mars.The variety of meteorites’ composition and age enables us to study different parts of the Solar System as well as different points in its evolution.\n\n\n\nThe Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) meteorites are some of the oldest igneous rocks in the solar system. Remaining relatively unaltered since their formation\, just 8 – 20 Ma after the solar system itself formed\, they offer insight into planetary accretion processes. They represent the largest suite of crustal rocks available from a differentiated basaltic asteroid and account for between 2-3% of all meteorites collected globally.\n\n\n\n>Knowing precisely when water came together under the influence of gravity in the inner solar system also has implications for how and when life emerged on Earth and possibly beyond. \n\n\n\nThe talk is entitled: ‘Volatile Elements in the Inner Solar System’ Abstract is shown below.< \n\n\n\nVisitors welcome\, £2 on door. Free to members and students in full-time education.Visitors: Please e-mail warwickshiregcg@gmail.com to say how many are coming\n\n\n\n\nMeteorites – A talk by Tom Barratt for WGCG \n\n\n\n\nTalks are in the Church HallAmple Free parking \n\n\n\nAbstract: Volatile Elements in the Inner Solar System \n\n\n\nVolatile elements play a fundamental role in planetary formation and evolution through their influence on a number of processes. Recent in situ measurements of volatiles (H2O\, Cl and F)\, particularly in lunar and Martian samples\, have changed our understanding of the volatile inventory of the inner Solar System. Whilst this has provided a wealth of data for these planetary bodies\, currently little is known about the history of volatiles in other bodies in the inner Solar System. \n\n\n\nMeteorites provide a window into the history of the Solar System and are key to understanding its formation and evolution. The majority of these samples come from a variety of small parent bodies (asteroids) whilst a small fraction originate from larger bodies such as the Moon or Mars. The variety of meteorites\, both in terms of composition and age\, enables us to study different parts of the Solar System as well as different points in its evolution. \n\n\n\nThe Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) suite of meteorites represents the largest suite of crustal rocks available from a differentiated basaltic asteroid and account for between 2-3% of all meteorites collected globally. This group of meteorites are also some of the oldest igneous rocks in the solar system\, remaining relatively unaltered since their formation ~8 to 20 Ma after the formation of the solar system\, and offer insight into the planetary accretion process(es). \n\n\n\nBy investigating the abundance and source(s) of volatiles in the HEDS we can begin to constrain the timing of when water (H2O) existed in the inner Solar System. Knowing precisely when water accreted in the inner solar system also has implications for how and when life emerged on Earth and possibly beyond. \n\n\n\nEnquiries: warwickshiregcg@gmail.com
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/jan-2020-talk-meteorites-tom-barratt/
LOCATION:St Francis of Assisi R C Church
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SUMMARY:Nov 2019 Talk: “The Real value of Microfossils”
DESCRIPTION:Talk: The “Real” value of Microfossils\, by Haydon Bailey (London)  \n\n\n\nThe “real” value of microfossils  \n\n\n\nDr. Haydon W. Bailey Consultant Micropalaeontologist  \n\n\n\nHonorary Lecturer University of Birmingham  \n\n\n\nMicropalaeontology\, or the study of microfossils\, may initially seem an esoteric subject for a desk-bound academic: but if your thinking is along these lines then you couldn’t be further from the truth. These microscopic-sized fossils can be integral to major engineering projects\, can result in helicopter flights to oil rigs around the world and also to detailed forensic studies as part of serious criminal investigations or simple art restoration. The information they provide can act as a proxy for past climate change and consequently as an indicator of the changes which may await us in the future. \n\n\n\nMicrofossils are abundant and diverse in many everyday rock types found worldwide or simply out in the UK countryside; they are attractive\, sometimes structurally complex\, but rarely dull and boring. Because they’re not the size of a Diplodocus they’re very easy to carry home in your pocket\, but they can still have impact – there would be no pyramids without microfossils. \n\n\n\nIn industry they are used every day to assist in the enhanced recovery of oil and gas on a global scale\, providing massive value-added in oil production. Optimal placement and steering of production wells within “sweet spots” in the oil reservoir can enhance recovery by 30%.  With oil prices on the rise once again\, the micropalaeontologist can have a major impact on hydrocarbon production and consequently\, company profits. This paper attempts to put a highly estimated figure onto that added value. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, they were used to define the foundations of the Thames Barrier and to steer the tunnelling machines which cut the Channel Tunnel. How can you put a value on these? Closer to home\, they’re present in pharmaceuticals\, in your breakfast cereals and in your supper drinks.  Definite food for thought! \n\n\n\nHaydon Bailey(Thanks to: geologistsassociation.org.uk) \n\n\n\nMore information via these links \n\n\n\nhttps://geologistsassociation.org.uk/councilbios [Extract is shown below] \n\n\n\nHaydon Bailey \n\n\n\nHaydon Bailey graduated in Geology a long time ago from the University of Sheffield; he has a PhD in Chalk micropalaeontology (from Plymouth)\, is a Chartered Geologist and has worked as a consultant stratigrapher in the oil and gas industry for over forty years. He still specialises in Upper Cretaceous Chalk stratigraphy\, although his career has led to projects throughout much of the geological time scale around Europe\, Africa and the Middle East. He recently retired for the position of co-Director of Network Stratigraphic Consulting Ltd.\, a company he co-founded some 25 years ago. He’s a past President of the Geologists’ Association and is currently Chairman of the GA Curry Fund committee and the Awards committee. He is the Co-Ordinator for the GA SchoolRocks! initiative. He is a past Chairman and Industrial Liaison Officer of The Micropalaeontological Society. Since 2012 he has been Honorary Lecturer on the M.Sc. course in Micropalaeontology at the University of Birmingham and since January 2019 he has been a Scientific Associate of the Natural History Museum\, London. He also holds the position of Geological & Environmental Adviser to the Chiltern Society (since 2008)\, where his initial brief was to prepare a report on the underlying geology of the Misbourne river valley. It still takes up too much of his time. \n\n\n\nThe Archaeological and Forensic Applications of Microfossils: A Deeper Understanding of Human Historyhttps://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/2100/chapter/114593988/Calcareous-micropalaeontology-in-forensic \n\n\n\nMicrofossil evidence helps solve a crimehttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/blogs/micropalaeo/2015/03/25/crime-scene-micropalaeontology.html
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/nov-2019-talk-the-real-value-of-microfossils/
LOCATION:St Francis of Assisi R C Church
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SUMMARY:Sept 2019 Talk: Yorkshire’s ancient storms
DESCRIPTION:YORKSHIRE’S ANCIENT STORMS \n\n\n\n ANDY HOWARD  \n\n\n\nHonorary Research Associate\, British Geological Survey  \n\n\n\nAbout Andy Howard  \n\n\n\nAbstract: Hurricanes and typhoons are notoriously destructive storms that cause significant loss of life and livelihoods across the tropics. The Atlantic hurricane season of 2017 was notably severe. Tropical Storm Harvey caused unprecedented coastal flooding in Texas\, and was followed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria\, both of which reached Category 5 intensity. These record-breaking storms devastated several Caribbean island communities and wreaked havoc in the Florida Keys. Later in the season\, Hurricane Ophelia took a different and unusual path\, tracking northwards to bring storm force winds to Ireland and ‘apocalyptic’ red skies laden with Saharan dust to southern Britain. \n\n\n\nAlthough the impact of extreme events on the geological record has long been appreciated\, it was not until the early 1970s that storm deposits\, or ‘tempestites’\, were extensively described in the published scientific literature. This was stimulated by extensive observations of storm processes on modern continental shelf environments\, notably hurricanes in the Caribbean and eastern USA\, but also severe storms in the North Sea including the Great Storm of 1953. This research assessed the impacts of storm waves and surges\, and described the associated effects of erosion and deposition on the seafloor and its inhabitants. Similar storm deposits were soon identified in ancient shallow marine deposits which led\, in the 1980s and early 1990s\, to a boom in published papers on storm deposits from all periods of the geological record. \n\n\n\nUse of the term ‘tempestite’ in the geological literature has been almost entirely limited to the deposits of storms in shallow marine environments. However\, the impact of storms in other depositional environments is equally profound. The geological record of northern England preserves extensive evidence of storms in a range of ancient depositional settings including flood plains\, deltas\, coastal marshes\, deserts and sabkhas\, as well as shallow marine continental shelves. This talk reviews examples of ancient storms preserved in several geological formations in northern England\, ranging in age from early Carboniferous to mid Jurassic. The examples include successions recently demonstrated in YGS field trips and indoor meetings\, and enable comparisons to be drawn with similar and dramatic storm events that have made the news at the present day. This talk will not only show how these short-lived extreme events have shaped the geological history of northern England\, but also the early evolution of the diverse range of terrestrial vertebrates that inhabit our planet today. \n\n\n\nPhoto 1. Shallow marine tempestite beds in the early Jurassic Cleveland Ironstone Formation at Staithes\, North Yorkshire. Tempestite beds consist of upwards-fining sandstone beds with channelled bases. The overlying ironstone seam marks a long break in sedimentation. Photo: Andy Howard\, 2013. \n\n\n\n\nPhoto1 \n\n\n\n\nPhoto 2. Coastal sabkha facies\, siltstones and mudstones of the mid-Triassic Sidmouth Mudstone Formation (Mercia Mudstone Group)\, Radcliffe-on-Trent\, Nottingham. Laminated greenish-grey or pale brown siltstones forming the more resistant beds were deposited by storm-driven flash floods on wet mudflats and saline lakes\, while the interbedded red-brown blocky mudstones represent wind-blown dust storm deposits that accumulated on damp mudflats. Photo: Andy Howard\, 2017. \n\n\n\n\nPhoto 2
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/sept-2019-talk-yorkshires-ancient-storms/
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SUMMARY:Sept 2019 Field Trip: Dorset Coast (Invitation from BCGS) Enrol ASAP
DESCRIPTION:Dorset Coast (Invitation from BCGS) Enrol ASAP
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/sept-2019-field-trip-dorset-coast-invitation-from-bcgs-enrol-asap/
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SUMMARY:Aug 2019 Field Trip: Ufton Fields
DESCRIPTION:Aug 2019 Field Trip: Ufton Fields\n\n\n\n28th August (Wednesday)\n\n\n\nUfton Fields (SP378615) – a former quarry in the White Lias\, finishing in the village to examine some of the building stones. Meet 6pm at Reserve car park A joint meeting with the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. Led by Brian Ellis & Faye Irvine.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/aug-2019-field-trip-ufton-fields/
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SUMMARY:July 2019 Walk: Malvern Hills (led by Dick Bryant)
DESCRIPTION:Malvern Hills (led by Dick Bryant)
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/july-2019-walk-malvern-hills-led-by-dick-bryant/
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SUMMARY:June 2019 Walk: Bredon Hill (joint with BCGS)
DESCRIPTION:Bredon Hill \n\n\n\nLed by Rob & Boo Vernon / Deborah Overton \n\n\n\nJoint with BCGS \n\n\n\nUse will be made of Apps
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/june-2019-walk-bredon-hill-joint-with-bcgs/
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SUMMARY:May 2019 Field Trip: Torquay\, Devon residential field trip
DESCRIPTION:Torquay\, Devon residential field trip (led by Malcolm Hart) 13-17 May 2019\, based in Paignton
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/may-2019-field-trip-torquay-devon-residential-field-trip/
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SUMMARY:GeoWeek: Gold in them thar Burton Dassett hills? Yes! Fool’s Gold! – Sunday 12 May 10:30 am
DESCRIPTION:Why are the Burton Dassett Hills there? What’s in them? Who dug? When? Why? Are they magnetic? What’s that tower for? \nSunday 12th May\, Burton Dassett Hills\, Meet 10.30 at Car Park near the Tower (approx 1-2 hours) With the WGCG – All-day parking £2. \nThe views are great but what’s this ‘outlier’ beneath your feet? How come those hills are still there after millions of years and English weather erosion? And what’s the truth about ‘outlier’? Fault lines? Are there any? Did they cause an earth tremor or earthquake? Do we still get earth tremors in Warwickshire? If\, Yes\, why? Find out more and hear from Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (www.WGCG.co.uk) geologist John Crossling assisted by volunteers. \nThe group will explore the various geological horizons exposed across the hills and work out past environments and relationships between the exposed features.  They will also work out a structural surprise that is not immediately obvious. \nJohn will lead the walk to see fossils and talk about the geology\, industrial archaeology and changing economics which brought mineral extraction to an end. Which mineral? Which metal? How did it get there?  John is always ready to chat about rocks\, fossils and geology.\n\nPuzzled by a rock or a fossil? Bring it along. Let’s see if we can define what it really is.\n\nThe walk offered free by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group as part of GeoWeek\, a nationwide initiative that seeks to introduce the public to parts of their local landscape\, shaped over millions of years by geological processes.\n\n \nBurton Dassett Hills tower
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/geoweek-gold-in-them-thar-burton-dassett-hills-yes-fools-gold-sunday-12-may-1030-am/
LOCATION:Burton Dassett Hills Country Park
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SUMMARY:GeoWeek: Kenilworth Rocks! Meet ‘The Stones’ – Thursday 9 May 2pm
DESCRIPTION:A guided walk of “The Building Stones of Old Kenilworth” (approx 1½ hours)Thursday 9th May\, Meet 2 pm\, Abbey Fields Car Park\, Bridge Street. Kenilworth CV8 1BQ \nLed by Ian Fenwick\, Parking: 2 hrs free with ticket. \n\nKenilworth’s stone is 280 million years old.\nHow did it get here?\nWhere was Warwickshire then?\nEvery building has secrets to share and stories to tell.\nEven the gravestones are alive with stories\n\nWe shall take a walk along the Old High Street\, looking in on the church and the Abbey ruins.  Hopefully\, we shall find out how Warwickshire has moved around the world\, how large rivers once flowed across Kenilworth and perhaps how the village once echoed to the noise of masons’ hammers. \nThe tour is offered free by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG) as part of GeoWeek\, a national initiative to introduce members of the public to geoscience. \n \nGroup viewing Townpool Bridge – Guided walk of “The Building Stones of Old Kenilworth” \n\n \nTownpool Bridge – Guided walk of “The Building Stones of Old Kenilworth” \n\n \nBunter pebbles – Guided walk of “The Building Stones of Old Kenilworth” \n\n \nParochial Hall – Guided walk of “The Building Stones of Old Kenilworth”
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/geoweek-kenilworth-rocks-meet-the-stones-thursday-9-may-2pm/
LOCATION:Abbey Fields Car Park
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SUMMARY:GeoWeek: Rock solid evidence that Jurassic Park came to Banbury – Tuesday 7 May\, 7 pm
DESCRIPTION:Led by Norman Dutton\, A guided geological tour of Banbury town centre (approx 1 hour) Tuesday 7th May\, Evening\, Banbury\, Meet at Town Hall for 7 pm No need to book ahead. This tour will take you round many of the buildings in Banbury\, Oxfordshire\, which have used natural stone in their construction. The rocks are mostly of Jurassic age and reveal what the area was like over 170 million years ago. Their high fossil content means that you will probably see more fossils here than on a visit to the Jurassic Coast. \nThe tour will last around 1 hour and end at St. Mary’s Church. It is offered free by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group as part of GeoWeek\, a national initiative to introduce members of the public to geoscience. \n \nBanbury town geological walk example facing stones \n\n  \n \nBelemnite on view in Banbury town geological walk
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/geoweek-rock-solid-evidence-that-jurassic-park-came-to-banbury-tuesday-7-may-7-pm/
LOCATION:Banbury Town Hall
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SUMMARY:GeoWeek: Upton House Reveals its Secrets Hidden in the Stones – Tuesday 7 May from 11 am
DESCRIPTION:A geological tour of Upton House and gardens –  \n\n\n\nOn this short outdoor tour of under one hour around the house and gardens\, you will get a closer look at the building stones and natural landscape of the site\, in particular: \n\n\n\nThe abundant fossils visible within the stoneEvidence for conditions in the local area during Jurassic timesThe geological history of the area since Jurassic times including the effects of recent ice ages.The importance of the geology to the layout of the estate.A free leaflet will be available at the end of the walk\n\n\n\nThese walks are offered free by the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (admission applies) and will commence hourly at 11.30 am\, 12:30 pm\, 2.00 pm\, 3.00 pm\, and 4.00 pm.The rendezvous point is to the left of the main door in view of the shop and toilets. Entry to Upton House and Gardens is free to members of the National Trust. \n\n\n\nWhat’s this rock? What’s this fossil?There will be a small display of local geology with rocks and fossils to handle and geologists will be on hand to answer any questions and try to identify any geological specimen you may want to bring along. \n\n\n\nAddress: Upton House\, Home Farm Drive\, Banbury\, Warwickshire\, OX15 6HTUpton House and gardens are a National Trust property. Free entry to NT members. \n\n\n\nWGCG GeoWeek – Event Details at Upton House \n\n\n\nMore info about Upton House and Gardens \n\n\n\n\nBrachiopod nest in Upton House wall \n\n\n\n\n\nLocal rock exposure at Upton House
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/geoweek-upton-house-reveals-its-secrets-hidden-in-the-stones-tuesday-7-may-from-11-am/
LOCATION:Upton House
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SUMMARY:GeoWeek: Walk 600 million years in 20-minutes at the Brandon Marsh GeoWall – Sunday 5 May
DESCRIPTION:GeoWeek: Walk 600 million years in 20-minutes at the Brandon Marsh GeoWall. \n\n\n\nIn just a few paces\, visitors can walk through time from local volcanic rocks of 600 million years ago to newer limestone of only 145 million years old. Warwickshire’s varied geology tells a good story. It is collected together in the Geology Wall at the Brandon Marsh wildlife visitor centre. The wall was designed and built by members of the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (www.WGCG.co.uk). \n\n\n\nCome any time from 10:30 amto 4:00 pm on Sunday 5th May 2019 and see the rocks and hear their story told by members of the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG).  They look forward to answering your questions. \n\n\n\n• Puzzled by a rock or a fossil? Bring it along. See if we can tell you what it really is. \n\n\n\n• Take the time to look at the two interpretation boards alongside the wall telling how the earth has changed in the last 600 million years. \n\n\n\nTalk Times: 11.00 and 11.30 am\, 12.00\, 12.30\, 1.30\, 2.00\, 2.30 and 3.00 pm. Standard entry charges to Brandon Marsh\, WWT members free entry. \n\n\n\nDiscover the whole story told by the GeoWall at Brandon Marsh on 5th May
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/geoweek-walk-600-million-years-in-20-minutes-at-the-brandon-marsh-geowall-sunday-5-may/
LOCATION:Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Brandon March Visitor Centre
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190417T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190417T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161905
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SUMMARY:April 2019 Talk – The Geology of Norway – Senior Citizens Club
DESCRIPTION:The Geology of Norway – Chris Darmon\n\n\n\n(Chris Darmon – editor ‘Down to Earth’ magazine & proprietor of ‘Geosupplies’)   \n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE – as it is Easter week\, the usual church hall venue is not available\, so we will be meeting at Kenilworth Senior Citizens’ Club at the top end of the main road through town\, … \n\n\n\nbehind the Almanac restaurant. The address is Abbey End\, Kenilworth CV8 1LB. There is plenty of car parking space but it will cost 50p. \n\n\n\nThe speaker will be Chris Darmon\, who has for many years led geological adult education events and field trips and produces the geological newsletter / magazine Down to Earth. \n\n\n\nNorway – land of fjords\, rocks and landscapes\n\n\n\nNorway lies to the northeast of the UK with a flight time of less than 2 hours. Whilst many British people have visited Iceland and know its geology well\, Norway is a closed book\, a place that we known for its fabulous fjords and ice\, but rather less so for its geology. \n\n\n\nBy the time of the WGCG talk\, I will just have returned from a 9-day tour of the south of the country with some 37 people. I’ll have been immersed in the Norwegian landscape for 8 field days during which time I’ll have seen a lot of Norwegian rocks. In my talk I’ll be giving you an overview of the geology concentrating on the Geo Norvegica Geopark. Get ready for some surprises such as the ancient metamorphic basement\, the sedimentary rocks of the Ordovician and Silurian with their graptolites and trilobites\, the Carboniferous sandstones and the igneous rocks of the Oslo rift. All this as well as the famous Larvikite and some stunning glacial scenery.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/april-2019-talk-the-geology-of-norway-senior-citizens-club/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190410T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161905
CREATED:20210316T130338Z
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SUMMARY:April 2019 Walk: Warwick Town Walk and Warwick Museum
DESCRIPTION:Warwick Town & Museum (led by Jon Radley) (max.20)
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/april-2019-walk-warwick-town-walk-and-warwick-museum/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181121T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181121T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161905
CREATED:20210316T130337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T091059Z
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SUMMARY:November 2018 talk: The secret life of your mobile phone: metal supply and digital devices
DESCRIPTION:The secret life of your mobile phone: metal supply and digital devices.\n\n\n\nAndrew Bloodworth\, Science Director for Minerals and Waste\, British Geological Survey  \n\n\n\najbl@bgs.ac.uk  \n\n\n\nUp until the mid 20th Century\, very few metallic elements in the periodic table had any practical use. Since then\, mankind has broadened its pallet of useful metals enormously to take in so-called ‘rare’ or ‘critical’ or ‘exotic’ or ‘technology’ materials\, including rare earth elements\, platinum group elements and others\, from beryllium to zirconium. This expansion has been pulled along by the development of new digital technologies and their almost magical appeal to billions of consumers across the globe. This talk uses the ubiquitous mobile phone to illustrate the importance of these metals and to explore issues around supply security and ‘criticality’. This will include a look at ideas related to metal supply from geological and other sources\, and may challenge some commonly-held assumptions relating to non-renewable mineral resources and physical scarcity. It will also look at the human factors that influence metal availability and the environmental limits to our conspicuous consumption of these vital raw materials.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/november-2018-talk-the-secret-life-of-your-mobile-phone-metal-supply-and-digital-devices/
LOCATION:St Francis of Assisi R C Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180919T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161905
CREATED:20210316T130337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T090924Z
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SUMMARY:Sept2018 talk: “Doctors in Geology” by Dr. Albert Benghiat
DESCRIPTION:“Doctors in Geology” – Dr. Albert Benghiat Gentleman medical personalities from the 19th century history of geology.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/sept2018-talk-doctors-in-geology-by-dr-albert-benghiat/
LOCATION:St Francis of Assisi R C Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180907T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180909T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T161905
CREATED:20210316T130323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T090917Z
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SUMMARY:Sept 2018\, Visit Residential\, Lake District: Borrowdale Volcanics & Ordovician-Silurian boundary rocks\, Led by Dr Simon Drake
DESCRIPTION:Lake District\, Coniston area  \n\n\n\nLed by Dr Simon Drake\, Birkbeck College\, London. We will examine the Borrowdale Volcanics and the Ordovician / Silurian boundary rocks and landscape development.  \n\n\n\nParticipants will be required to arrange their own accommodation but it is hoped to arrange a group dinner on the Saturday\, and possibly the Sunday\, evenings. To allow time for participants to book accommodation early in this popular location\, registration documents will be sent out earlier than usual – do look out for them during February.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/sept-2018-visit-residential-lake-district-borrowdale-volcanics-ordovician-silurian-boundary-rocks-led-by-dr-simon-drake/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180721T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180721T000000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T090804Z
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SUMMARY:July 2018\, Visit\, Ecton Copper Mine\, Led by Ecton Ed. Trust staff
DESCRIPTION:Ecton Copper Mine\, Manifold Valley between Hulme End and Wardlow \n\n\n\nLed by Ecton Educational Trust staff. Ecton mine was formerly the largest copper mine in the world. The visit includes underground and hillside tours and “mining-related” indoor activities. Details for the day & registration form here.
URL:https://www.wgcg.co.uk/event/july-2018-visit-ecton-copper-mine-led-by-ecton-ed-trust-staff/
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