The geologist who wrote the book “Field Guide to the Geology of Crete”, Babis Fassoulas, has agreed to lead an IGA field trip to central and western Crete next autumn,. The purpose of the trip is to see the nappes thrown up by the colliding European and African plates, over a period of 245 million years, between 265 million years…
Read More Proposed IGA Field Trip to Crete for 12 days, late September to early October 2018
When is it? Saturday, 7th April from 10am-4pm Where is the venue? The truly inspirational Coastguard Cultural Centre, Tramore, Co. Waterford http://www.coastguardculturalcentre.ie Why should you go? Have you ever thought about what it’s like to work with the minerals and metals that we study? Have you thought you would like to set a stone or crystal as a piece of jewellery…
Dr. Peadar McArdle’s has kindly agreed to give a lecture based on his latest book, which is the first biography of geologist Thomas Weaver (1773-1855). Thomas Weaver did pioneering work on the geology of Leinster, managed several mining operations, and was (as Peadar describes him) a “dissenting spirit”. Peadar is a wonderful speaker; those who have not yet heard him…
What? Lecture Title: ‘New insights into the colour of fossil animals’ Who? Our Eminent Lecturer: Dr Maria McNamara, UCC Where? M. Synge Lecture Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin When? Wednesday 28th February, 2018 from 6pm Why should I go? Have you ever wondered what colours dinosaurs really were? Or what colours the first feathers on Earth were? Do you like fossils? Would you…
