Fossil Grove Open Day
Fossil Grove 51 Victorial Park Drive South, Glasgow, United KingdomTours of the Fossil House and the quarry and activities for children
Founded 1858 | Promoting public interest in geology and advancing geological knowledge
Founded 1858
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
