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  • Lecture: Geology & Caves of N / NE Greenland -physical record – Paul Smith 

    St Francis 110 Warwick Road, Kenilworth

    Carbonate rocks of Neoproterozoic to Silurian age are abundantly distributed around the coasts of North and North-East Greenland. Large cave entrances are distributed across the whole caves distributed across the whole of North Greenland, an ice-free larger than England, from 80–82.5°N and they constitute the northernmost documented karst caves globally. Data relating to the caves ...

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  • Lecture: La Palma Eruption by Dougal Jerram                                  

    St Francis 110 Warwick Road, Kenilworth

    'Volcanoes in the spotlight; Exciting examples from La Palma, Stromboli and the ancient rock record.' Recent advances in the capture of 3D geological data has re-invigorated the way in which we study volcanoes and their deposits. The recent eruption on La Palma, on going active volcanoes such as Sromboli act as modern day laboratories to ...

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  • Geo Conservation: Kenilworth Cutting / Greenway

    Join our team of volunteers in a clearence session of our LGS exposure in Kenilworth Cutting. This is one of the very few exposures of the Permian Kenilworth sandstone, an important site for geological education. A major benefit of participating in clearance sessions is that you get to examine details within the outcrop that may ...

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  • Urban Geology of Warwick

    Jon Radley of WGCG will lead an urban geology walk around Warwick starting and finishing at the entrance to the Market Hall Museum. The tour will focus on Warwick's building stones with emphasis on the locally sourced examples and what they can tell us about ancient Warwickshire. Fossils, minerals, climate change and ancient environments will ...

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  • Field Trip: Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire. Led by Dr Nick Chidlaw

    The location has the most complete stratigraphic succession of the Middle Jurassic InferiorOolite Group in the Cotswolds. A lot of sections were re-exposed by Gloucestershire GeologyTrust some years ago. Post-glacial landforms will be described.The scenery from this location is fabulous with great views over the Severn Valley to theMalverns and beyond on a clear day. ...

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  • Evening Lecture: Stromatolites: Making Mountains out of Microbes – Prof Ian Fairchild

    St Francis 110 Warwick Road, Kenilworth

    For most of Earth history the only macroscopic evidence of life are the intricately layered rocks called stromatolites. Like trace fossils they record an interaction between organisms and sedimentary processes. The key players are the cyanobacteria, formerly known as blue-green algae, which played a vital role in oxygenating the Earth through their photosynthesis. Build-up of ...

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  • Field Trip: Hill Farm, Maxstoke & Corley Rocks

    Field Trip leader will be Mike Allen or Stuart Burley. In addition to the main sites, there is some Quaternary interest and the topographic expression of the Western Boundary Fault of the Coventry Horst is visible. More information will be posted as it becomes available. Please contact Julie Harrald to register interest [email protected]

  • Guy’s Cliffe SSSI field excursion

    Guys Cliffe Centre, Coventry Rd, Warwick CV34 5YD Coventry Rd, Warwick, United Kingdom

    We will explore the spectacular Guy’s Cliffe exposures of the Warwick Sandstone on the banks of the river Avon, recently conserved by the Friends of Guys Cliffe volunteers. The Helsby Sandstone, (formally the Warwick, or Bromsgrove Sandstone), exhibits outstanding examples of cross-bedding giving participants the opportunity to unravel the type and size of the rivers ...

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