Events

Wed 17 March 2021: Stuart Blake: "An Introduction to the Geology of Iceland" IntroductionThe geology of Iceland is unique. Situated on the divergent boundary between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate, it also lies above a hotspot, the Iceland plume. The plume is believed to have caused the formation of Iceland itself, the ...

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Geological Time and the Anthropocene by Ian Fairchild Outline:– There is little doubt that mankind’s impact on the natural environment has increased dramatically in recent decades but … are we now living in a new epoch of geological time: the Anthropocene? Concepts from Earth System Science agree with stratigraphic markers that we went outside the range ...

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Castle Bank: A new Ordovician Burgess Shale-type fauna in Wales, by Dr Joe Botting ” … most important fossil discovery since Fezouata Biota … potential to revolutionise our view of Ordovician evolution & ecosystems,” Dr Joe Botting. Outline The Burgess Shale-type faunas of the Cambrian provide one of the best windows into ancient ecosystems, preserving ...

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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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