Geological Society of Glasgow
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The society aims to attract people at every level of interest, from the pro geologist to amateur. Lectures, Field Trips, Geonatter. Booklets and leaflets on local geology. Find us at www.geologyglasgow.org
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Join Dr Katie Strang, Curator of Mineralogy and Petrology at The Hunterian, to discover the 330-million-year history of the University of Glasgow’s Gilbert Scott Building.

Thursday 9th October 7pm Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
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The next lecture on Thursday 3rd April at 7pm is a double-bill - two zoom talks from students who have received grants from the Society. Mineralisation in SW England and Metamorphism in NW Scotland.
Details here:
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zoom link:
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Change to lecture programme tonight. David Webster will talk about the geology of the island of Colonsay. Palaeoproterozoic basement, the overlying Colonsay Group and spectacular igneous intrusions plus the earliest radiometric dating and 'granitisation'.
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The Geology of Colonsay | Geological Society of Glasgow
by David Webster
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Our next lecture is on Thursday 6th February at 7pm in Room 407 of the Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow. Dr Alex Dunhill will talk on "Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction" geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../species-...
All welcome.
Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction | Geological Society of Glasgow
Dr Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds
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Here is a link to a recording of last Thursday's lecture given by Paige dePolo on pantodonts (weird early mammals) from New Mexico. Its well worth a view, she was very entertaining and knowledgeable! youtu.be/RWamAw6uo10
The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA
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Next Lecture at the Geological Society of Glasgow. Thursday 12th December at 7pm. Room 407 Boyd Orr Building. ALL WELCOME!
Dr. Paige dePolo, Liverpool John Moores University
“The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA”
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A link to a recording of our October 2024 lecture by Stuart Haszeldine on 'Climate and Carbon - Control or Catastrophe?'
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Climate and carbon- control or catastrophe
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