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Founded 1858
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.
A fantastic chance to visit both the Palaeobiology and Earth Systems collections held in the National Museums Scotland specialist facility.
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
A chance to see fossils dating back to the Silurian period, including trilobites, brachiopods, nautiloids, corals and crinoids
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
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.
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
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
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
