Abstract: This talk will weave together the two strands of my geological vocation (mineral exploration) and avocation (mineral collecting) as they have evolved over more than 40 years of mineral work in Mexico. The geological environment and framework of each … Continue reading →

Abstract: Volcanic instability can lead to explosive activity and pyroclastic flow generation, both during an ongoing eruption and outside of active lava extrusion, making edifice instability one of the most deadly consequences of volcanic activity. The mechanisms linked to a … Continue reading →

WHEN: THURSDAY 27th JANUARY 2022 AT 7PM. ABSTRACT We will begin by looking at INFOMAR, the successor to the Irish National Seabed Survey, and the importance of seabed mapping for an island nation, before investigating a variety of seafloor features and shipwrecks from … Continue reading →

“Chemical Weathering as a Strategy for the Large-Scale Capture and Storage of Atmospheric CO2” By Prof. Frank McDermott (UCD) Abstract: Chemical weathering is an important but imperfect thermostat that has maintained Earth’s surface temperature within a broad range over much … Continue reading →