Geology Of Islay (online lecture)
Online eventDavid Webster
Founded 1858 | Promoting public interest in geology and advancing geological knowledge
Founded 1858
David Webster
1800 Ma gneiss, Precambrian metasediments and fossil stromatolites, the famous Port Askaig Tillite (possible "Snowball Earth"?), low grade metamorphic Dalradian rocks retaining original sedimentary structures, reactivated and reversed extensional faults, substantial mineralisation, 60 Ma igneous intrusions (opening of the Atlantic Ocean) and a large selection of Quaternary Ice Age features.
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
Professor Mike Searle, University of Oxford
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
The AGM will be followed by the December lecture.
Dr Neil Clark, Hunterian Museum (Retiring Presidential Address)
Dr Emrys Phillips, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh
Dr Andrew Finlayson, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh
