Geoconservation training
Online eventA free online training course in geoconservation, consisting of three weekly sessions and run by the Scottish Geology Trust
Founded 1858 | Promoting public interest in geology and advancing geological knowledge
Founded 1858
A free online training course in geoconservation, consisting of three weekly sessions and run by the Scottish Geology Trust
A workshop to present the results of an eight-year field programme on a world-class example of the deposits of an ancient ice age
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
The festival will feature visitor and virtual events, including field trips, online exhibitions, fossil hunting and talks.
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
Noel Williams, Lochaber Geopark
Professor Colin Ballantyne, University of St Andrews
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
A journey through the magma chamber of an early Palaeogene volcano, with visits to significant localities of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
A series of short presentations by society members
Outcrops of the Blackhall Limestone and disused quarries and, if time permits, a visit to the lime kilns on the foreshore.
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
Terrestrial fossils from Romer's Gap and a rich fauna of marine fossils.
Lower Carboniferous sedimentary rocks, Upper Carboniferous sills and late glacial and postglacial deposits
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
A classic east-west cross-section through folded Dalradian metasediments, part of the Appin Syncline
Carboniferous fluvial, deltaic and shallow marine strata pierced by Carboniferous vents (diatremes) and the interplay between volcanism and sedimentation
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
Ordovician volcanics, with evidence for giant ash-flow eruptions, and large-scale Caledonian folding, all set in Snowdonia’s wonderful glacier-carved mountain scenery.
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
A public lecture to celebrate the first UNESCO International Geodiversity Day
Dr Rebecca Paisley, Exploration Geochemist, Cornish Lithium
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
Megan Jacobs, University of Portsmouth
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
The society's annual general meeting will be held immediately before the December lecture.
Associate Professor Quentin Crowley, Trinity College, Dublin
A chance to chat informally about geology, show off your rocks and fossils and ask questions about geology
Professor Mark Williams, School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
Dr Maarten Krabbendam, British Geological Survey
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
Professor Brian Upton, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
Rachael Paul MSc, Senior Geologist, ScotGold
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
Short presentations by society members
Carboniferous, Permo-Carboniferous and Palaeogene igneous rocks, columnar-jointed sandstone, Dalradian slates, schists and grits, along with the Highland Boundary Fault and Highland Border Complex.
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
Devonian sedimentary rocks and igneous structures, Clyde Plateau Lavas, glacial erratics, beach pebbles and post-glacial landscape features
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
A chance to look at rocks and fossils, chat informally to others, ask questions about geology and find out what's happening locally
Details to be confirmed.
A visit to the Museum of Lead Mining with a tour underground to the eighteenth century Lochnell Mine. We are also going out to pan for gold in the local streams.
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
Exploring the igneous complexes that were formed in the final stages of the closure of the Iapetus Ocean in the Silurian period.
Tours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
Important aspects of the early Ordovician Ballantrae Ophiolite Complex, late Ordovician and early Silurian greywacke and conglomerate; late Ordovician reef limestone and Caledonian folding; and possibly the pillow lavas at Downan Point.
Learn about the incredible stories hidden within Scotland’s rocks with events across the country, including guided walks, online talks, boat trips and geological exhibitions.
