Events

History and Hidden Gems of the Lapworth Museum of Geology, Aerona Moore Outline The 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 ...

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This evening’s Zoom Talk will be preceded by WGCG AGM at 7:00pm, for 30 mins WGCG 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. Description: A ...

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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 From Coprolites to Cholera – the extraordinary life of William Buckland, Presented by Peter Lincoln AbstractWilliam ...

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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. Full title: Fifty years of plate tectonics: past, current and future questions presented by Marco Maffione Outline Plate tectonics is the most unifying theory in Earth Sciences and ...

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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. Full title: Jurassic calamari: new research on fossil squid-like cephalopods from the Wessex Basin.’Malcolm Hart (Emeritus Professor, University of Plymouth). AbstractDiscoveries of some exquisite specimens of soft parts ...

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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. Rob Vernon will begin with an introduction to the geology of the area before discussing the most important minerals worked ...

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Contrasting islands: the geology of Eigg and Rum by Angus Miller To WGCG Members and Friends,We are pleased to have another talk via Zoom on Wednesday 8th July at 7.30 pm. Abstract: 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, ...

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An online Zoom talk for WGCG by Stuart Blake – Wednesday 17th June 2020 at 7:30 pm• Isle of Arran … A landscape & geological delight The Geology of Arran, overseas without going overseas! Various educational research has revealed that 1 in 7 of people who study geology visit the island of Arran. This is ...

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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 Fracked 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 ...

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Read, interpret and understand geological maps and appreciate and enjoy geology in three dimensions The 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 ...

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