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April 2024

Tuesday 30 Apr

Guided tour of the Glasgow Life geology collection

Tuesday, 30 Apr 2024 02:00pm
Guided tour of the Glasgow Life geology collection

An opportunity to see behind the scenes of the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre and view geology specimens not currently on display

May 2024

Friday 10 May

The Garvellachs

Start date: Friday, 10 May 2024 04:00pm
End date: Monday, 13 May 2024 05:00pm
The Garvellachs

A magnificent section of the glacial Neoproterozoic Port Askaig Formation with a sequence at the base which is a prime candidate for a global “golden spike” or GSSP. We will discuss the concept of snowball earth and assess how the succession here fits with that model.

Wednesday 15 May

National Museums Collections Centre tour (with optional visit to Granton shore)

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 10:00am
National Museums Collections Centre tour (with optional visit to Granton shore)

A fantastic chance to visit both the Palaeobiology and Earth Systems collections held in the National Museums Scotland specialist facility.

Saturday 25 May

Pentland Hills

Saturday, 25 May 2024 08:30am
Pentland Hills

A chance to see fossils dating back to the Silurian period, including trilobites, brachiopods, nautiloids, corals and crinoids

June 2024

Saturday 15 Jun

Innellan & Dunoon

Saturday, 15 Jun 2024 08:30am
Innellan & Dunoon

We will study the relationships between the Dalradian metamorphic rocks of the Highlands, the rocks associated with the Highland Boundary Fault, and the younger sedimentary fill of the adjacent Midland Valley.

July 2024

Saturday 06 Jul

Spireslack open-cast mine

Saturday, 06 Jul 2024 09:00am
Spireslack open-cast mine

A visit to Spireslack and Mainshill Wood surface coal mines to examine spectacular exposures of Carboniferous strata on a scale not seen anywhere else in the United Kingdom

August 2024

Saturday 24 Aug

Longniddry to Aberlady shore

Saturday, 24 Aug 2024 10:00am
Longniddry to Aberlady shore

This excursion will illustrate the cyclic pattern of the sedimentation of Carboniferous (Dinantian) rocks exposed between Craigielaw Point and Aberlady Point.

September 2024

Saturday 07 Sep

Dunure beach pebble event

Saturday, 07 Sep 2024 10:30am
Dunure beach pebble event

A chance to bring the family along to a fun day out examining beach pebbles and learning more about the geology of this Ayrshire coastal location