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Ballantrae Complex

The Ballantrae region is of international importance because of the presence there of the Ballantrae Complex, an association of serpentenite, chert and pillow lavas that represents an ophiolite. We will visit some of the interesting geological localities in this area.

£30

Northern Lake District

A walk of about 2.5 km up the Glenderaterra valley from the car park at the Blencathra Field Centre with 4-6 stops along the path, returning the same way. The main theme is contact metamorphism and mineralisation in the Skiddaw Slate around the Skiddaw Granite. Evening meal in Threlkeld.

£40

Dalry & Saltcoats

Trilobite-bearing limestone, exotic sills, dykes and fossilised trees.

£30

Anglesey

Anglesey's rocks provide a detailed record of the events leading to the formation of southern Britain. Formed between 650 & 300 Ma, they include high grade gneisses, a granite pluton, metasediments, sandstones, mudstones and the famous Anglesey Blueschists. There are also Paleogene dykes, abundant glacial features, a number of NE–SW faults and large sandstones blocks possibly marking the location of an ancient subduction zone.

The secret life of carbon (lecture)

Dynamic Earth Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Find out from experts about the role of carbon in soils, rivers and the oceans, in this public lecture organised by Edinburgh Geological Society.

£5.00

Annual General Meeting

Lecture Theatre, Gregory Building c/o School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom

The AGM will be held before the December lecture, starting at 7 pm to allow time for questions and discussion of the membership survey.

Islay

This excursion has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. We hope to reschedule it for 2021.

Ardnamurchan

This excursion has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. We hope to reschedule it for 2021.

Members’ Night

Online event

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this event will be held by means of a Zoom webinar.

Ask the Rock Docs

Online event

An online event to help you identify geological specimens or structures that may be puzzling you

Virtual field trip to North Islay

Online event

The first of a series of virtual field trips to Islay, Jura and Colonsay being presented by David Webster

Virtual excursion to Jura

The second of a series of virtual excursions to Islay, Jura and Colonsay being presented in conjunction with Geowalks.

Virtual excursion to Colonsay

The third of a series of virtual excursions to Islay, Jura and Colonsay being presented in conjunction with Geowalks.

Virtual field trip to South-East Islay

Online event

A live repeat of the virtual field trip to SE Islay that David Webster presented at the Edinburgh Geological Society's AGM

Scottish Geology Festival

Online and various venues

The festival will feature visitor and virtual events, including field trips, online exhibitions, fossil hunting and talks.

Virtual walk round Glasgow Necropolis

Online event

A virtual walk describing the geological context of the necropolis and showing examples of the types of rock used in the monuments

Annual General Meeting

Online event

The 2020 AGM will be an online event and will follow the December lecture.

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Scottish Geology Festival

Online and various venues

The festival will feature visitor and virtual events, including field trips, online exhibitions, fossil hunting and talks.

Islay

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.

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Ardnamurchan

A journey through the magma chamber of an early Palaeogene volcano, with visits to significant localities of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

Members’ Night

Room 639, James McCune Smith Learning Hub University Avenue, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A series of short presentations by society members

Charleston Lime Quarry

Outcrops of the Blackhall Limestone and disused quarries and, if time permits, a visit to the lime kilns on the foreshore.

£25

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

South Queensferry

Lower Carboniferous sedimentary rocks, Upper Carboniferous sills and late glacial and postglacial deposits

Free

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Geo-natter

Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology

Onich Shore

A classic east-west cross-section through folded Dalradian metasediments, part of the Appin Syncline

£25

Elie-St Monans-Pittenweem

Carboniferous fluvial, deltaic and shallow marine strata pierced by Carboniferous vents (diatremes) and the interplay between volcanism and sedimentation

£25

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Geo-natter

Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology

Snowdonia

Ordovician volcanics, with evidence for giant ash-flow eruptions, and large-scale Caledonian folding, all set in Snowdonia’s wonderful glacier-carved mountain scenery.

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Geo-natter

Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology

Geo-natter

Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology

Scotland’s fossils (lecture)

Dynamic Earth Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A public lecture to celebrate the first UNESCO International Geodiversity Day

Fossil Grove Open Day

Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children

Geo-natter

Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology

Geo-natter

Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology

Geo-natter

Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology