The onset of modern plate tectonics
Thursday, 07 Dec 2023 07:30pm
Professor Craig Storey, University of Portsmouth
Events
December 2023
Geo-natter
Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 01:30pm
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what’s happening locally
January 2024
Closing the Iapetus Ocean: late arc and ophiolite formation in the Grampian Orogeny and implications for UK mineral potential and metal security
Thursday, 11 Jan 2024 07:00pm
Dr Steven Hollis, University of Edinburgh
May 2024
The Garvellachs
Start date: Friday, 10 May 2024 04:00pm
End date: Monday, 13 May 2024 05:00pm
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.