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Organised by the Geological Society of London's Geoconservation Committee and the Scottish Geodiversity Forum, the Gathering aims to bring together those working in geoconservation and other key stakeholders.
An informal, partly outdoor workshop exploring a Local Geodiversity Site in Edinburgh
Professor Ian Fairchild, Professor of Geosystems, University of Birmingham
Professor Tony Fallick, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Dr Stephen Brusatte, Chancellor's Fellow, University of Edinburgh
Professor Rebecca Lunn, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde
Dr Diarmad Campbell, British Geological Survey
Anyone interested in geoconservation is invited to attend this meeting.
Dr Derek Fabel, University of Glasgow
Professor Iain Stewart, Professor of Geoscience Communication at Plymouth University
Professor John Parnell, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen
We will see a fascinating variety of rocks covering a huge span of geological time, ranging from the Moine to the Palaeogene. We will also see rocks from the Ordovician, Silurian, Carboniferous, Triassic and Jurassic periods.
We will see a fascinating variety of rocks covering a huge span of geological time, ranging from the Moine to the Palaeogene. We will also see rocks from the Ordovician, Silurian, Carboniferous, Triassic and Jurassic periods.
A series of short oral presentations by society members, followed by desktop presentations, nibbles and drinks.
We shall be looking at the igneous rocks of the Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation, the Carboniferous sedimentary rocks of the Clyde Sandstone Formation and the Ballagan Beds.
A visit to the former lead mine near Tyndrum followed by a trip to Glen Orchy to examine outcrops of Dalradian rocks
A guided tour of the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre in Nitshill
We will examine beautifully exposed examples of contact metamorphic changes to the Dalradian Aberfoyle slate adjacent to a late Caledonian diorite intrusion, the Comrie pluton at Craig More.
An opportunity to examine Dalradian rocks (slates and grits of the Southern Highland Group) and structures related to the Tay Nappe
In this easy coastal walk we will examine sedimentary structures formed during the Early Carboniferous, the consequent changes of the flora and fauna, and tectonic structures imposed during the Late Carboniferous.
An excursion along the coast of County Antrim, where we will see rocks ranging in age from the Precambrian to the Quaternary and including the North Atlantic Igneous Province.
This conference is aimed at geologists and palaeontologists internationally, and all who have a general interest in Hugh Miller, fossils and the natural world.
We will look at the stones used to clad the buildings and see which are local stone and which come from further afield, and in doing so learn something of their geology.
The festival is aimed at all ages and knowledge levels and will include fun hikes, more serious walks, various family events, and evening talks.
As part of Glasgow's Doors Open Days festival for 2017, Glasgow Geological Society members Margaret Greene and David Webster will be providing guided tours and children's activities at Fossil Grove on Saturday September 16.
Scotland's first national Geoheritage Festival runs from 1-31 October 2017 with a range of more than 40 family events, guided walks and talks across the country.
A stroll round Rouken Glen Park led by John Faithfull, looking at the varied rocks formed in Carboniferous times.
Regular guided tours of the Fossil Grove and surrounding quarry area led by society members Margaret Greene and David Webster and lasting about 45 minutes will take place on the hour at 1, 2 and 3 pm.
A short, easy walk along the White Cart Water to explore Linn Park’s geology, landscape and industrial past
Professor Peter Doyle
A guided tour of two key localities illustrating the 650 million year old "Snowball Earth" glaciation and a full day visit to the remote north coast of Islay to view the classic stromatolite bioherms in the Bonahaven Dolomite plus some spectacular igneous intrusions and glacial features
Members of the public are invited to join a meeting in New Lanark to find out more about the forthcoming Clyde and Avon Valley Geology Exhibition.
Professor Lorna Dawson, Head of Forensic Soil Science, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen
The Scottish Geodiversity Forum has worked with partners to revise and update Scotland’s Geodiversity Charter. The renewed charter will be launched at this conference.
Join Ann Ainsworth, Glasgow Museums' Curator of Geology, to take a closer look at some of the fossil fish found in Scotland.
Professor Stephen Daly, University College Dublin
Dr Simon Cuthbert, University of the West of Scotland
Ann Ainsworth, Glasgow Museums' Curator of Geology, will explain how the Ice Age woolly mammoth survived life in the cold.
Dr Roger Anderton
Professor Bob Holdsworth, Durham University/Geospatial Research (Joint Celebrity Lecture with Edinburgh Geological Society, to be held in Edinburgh)
Dr Nick Tosca, Oxford University
Dr Tony Spencer
We will examine a range of rocks within the Hebridean Terrane, ranging from Archaean gneisses of the Lewisian Complex and the overlying Proterozoic sedimentary rocks of the Torridonian Supergroup through to glacial deposits of the Pleistocene epoch.
A series of short oral presentations by society members, followed by desktop presentations, nibbles and drinks
We will be looking at several sites around the park, including the area around the now disused barite mine, and considering aspects of our industrial geological heritage.
We will continue our exploration of Glen Lednock and will visit the Comrie pluton to examine the igneous rocks themselves and their contact relations with the country rocks.
We will examine Devonian volcanic and sedimentary rocks (perhaps including the source of the Stone of Destiny) and look at a variety of building stones in Perth City.
Why not escape to Arran this summer & learn about its fascinating geology? This geology course gives you the chance to do just that. Suitable for beginners or those who understand a little but would like to know a lot more.
The opencast coal site at Spireslack in East Ayrshire delivers a unique and stunning geological exposure of the Carboniferous. BGS is working closely with the Scottish Mines Restoration Trust to find ways of restoring the site to deliver a unique, natural rock laboratory for industry and university training and research.
This tour will take you behind the scenes of extremely rare isotope metrology at SUERC to illustrate the complexity and effort involved in making precise and accurate measurement of isotopes in minerals and rocks.
Beecraigs visitor centre (dyke and Carboniferous Limestone); Cairnpapple Hill and the Knock (lavas, sill, limestone and mineralization) via Witch Craig geology wall; Petershill Reserve (fossiliferous reef limestone); East Kirkton quarry (time permitting) (oil shales and limestones).
Devonian lavas and sedimentary rocks; Highland Border Complex (with superb pillow lavas); Highland Boundary Fault; ORS/Dalradian unconformity; Dalradian structure and metamorphism; Caledonian and post-Caledonian granites, gabbros, migmatites, dykes and breccia pipes.
Professor Alasdair Skelton, University of Stockholm
This workshop will focus on the work of the NW Highlands Geopark, explore the historical development of ideas about thrusting and mountain building and give an overview of the modern understanding of the Moine Thrust Belt.
Professor Ian Alsop, University of Aberdeen
This public lecture, organised by the Edinburgh Geological Society and Dynamic Earth, gives the opportunity to hear first-hand about recent advances in our understanding of the Ice Age in Scotland.
The society's AGM will be held before the December lecture, and will start at 7:15 pm.
Dr Roddy Muir, Midland Valley Exploration
Prof John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, University of Glasgow
Dr Jim Morrison (Retiring Presidential Address)
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, will visit Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum from 22 January - 6 May 2019. As part of the exhibition, there will be a "Societies' Day" on Saturday 16 February. The Geological Society of Glasgow and the Strathclyde Geoconservation Group will have stalls at this event.
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, will visit Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum from 22 January - 6 May 2019. As part of the exhibition, there will be a "Societies' Day" on Saturday 16 February. The Geological Society of Glasgow and the Strathclyde Geoconservation Group will have stalls at this event.
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, will visit Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum from 22 January - 6 May 2019. As part of the exhibition, there will be a "Societies' Day" on Saturday 16 February. The Geological Society of Glasgow and the Strathclyde Geoconservation Group will have stalls at this event.
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, will visit Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum from 22 January - 6 May 2019. As part of the exhibition, there will be a "Societies' Day" on Saturday 16 February. The Geological Society of Glasgow and the Strathclyde Geoconservation Group will have stalls at this event.
Dippy, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, will visit Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum from 22 January - 6 May 2019. As part of the exhibition, there will be a "Societies' Day" on Saturday 16 February. The Geological Society of Glasgow and the Strathclyde Geoconservation Group will have stalls at this event.
