IGA Lecture – 19th April 2017 – George Reynolds (Metric Consulting) on Radon and Geology

Radon gets a very bad press these days with concerns about its cancer-causing health effects and the whole new remediation industry that it has created. As with mercury, asbestos and health foods, the facts often become obscured by the scare stories. This talk looks at the historical aspects of its discovery, its relationship to uranium, and the methods of detection.…

IGA Lecture – 22nd March 2017 – Dr. Mike Simms (Ulster Museum) on Giant Meteorites Hitting Scotland

Published March 1, 2017 by Michele Castiaux

IGA Lecture – 22nd March 2017 – Dr. Mike Simms (Ulster Museum) on Giant Meteorites Hitting Scotland

Britain’s Greatest Hits: In search of giant meteorite craters In 2008, an Oxford geologist published proof that an obscure layer of rock in north-west Scotland, assumed for many years to be volcanic in origin, had been formed by a giant meteorite impact. In 2011, I travelled to Scotland to pay homage to this remarkable rock and collect a few pieces.…

Month: March 2017

IGA Lecture – 19th April 2017 – George Reynolds (Metric Consulting) on Radon and Geology

IGA Lecture – 22nd March 2017 – Dr. Mike Simms (Ulster Museum) on Giant Meteorites Hitting Scotland