MEMBERS, please check your SPAM folder as we communicate via MailChimp. Thank you! Lectures and Field Trips:- 27 October: Dr Kara English on Evolution and Resources of the Sedimentary Basins of Central Algeria
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FULL ABSTRACT The evolution of the sedimentary basins in Algeria began with the amalgamation of the Gondwana supercontinent. By the Upper Cambrian, the northern margin of Gondwana was open to the Proto Tethys, leading to the deposition of a vast clastic Cambro– dominated sequence from the Ordovician onwards. The Saharan…
Cambrian and Devono-Carboniferous palaeoenvironments of the Hook Peninsula, Co Wexford Leader: Prof Peter Haughton (UCD School of Earth Sciences) Date: Saturday, 25th September, 2021. TO REGISTER please fill in the registration form HERE Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Please register by Saturday 18th September. N.B. All…
Triassic Tales from an Arid Ireland By Dr Shane Tyrrell (NUI Galway) When: Wednesday 22nd September 2021, 7pm Where: Online via Zoom All welcome! Abstract: During the Triassic period (252–201 Ma), Ireland lay ~20° north of the equator in the arid to semi-arid interior of the Pangea Supercontinent. Desert conditions, dominated by wind-blown…
Dear Members, We are thrilled to announce the forthcoming excursion to Avoca, Co. Wicklow in memory of a previous President of the Irish Geological Association, Peter Lewis, who was very interested in gold panning. Vital details are below: Where? Avoca, Co. Wicklow (Exact location will be communicated with registered attendees…