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SUMMARY:Update on Icelandic volcanism
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Emeritus Professor Hazel Rymer\, The Open University \nAbstract\nVolcanism on Iceland is both a source of geothermal & tourism revenue but also a hazard. Geophysical data can be used to explore the origin of the island of Iceland\, the ongoing volcanic activity and to predict its future. Here we’ll look at the latest news and measurements from the land of ice and fire.
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/icelandic-volcanoes-title-tbc/
LOCATION:Oaklands College\, Sapsed Room (SR)\, Oaklands College\, St Albans\, Hertfordshire\, AL4 0XS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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CREATED:20241203T120821Z
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SUMMARY:Angiosperms: pollen\, evolution and ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Dr Luke Mander\, Senior Lecturer\, The Open University \nAbstract \nLuke’s works with both living plants and material from the plant fossil record\, which represents a vast archive of morphological novelties and natural design solutions that have been produced over the course of evolutionary time. In this context\, he is particularly interested in the evolution of tropical rainforests\, which are among the most complex ecosytems on Earth. He has worked mostly with pollen grains\, which are morphologically fascinating objects with an outstanding fossil record\, but also work with the leaves of vascular plants. \nHis current research activities are focused on plant palaeobiology and morphology. \nHe is interested in quantifying the morphology of plants\, classifying plants on thebasis of their morphological characteristics\, and investigating the biogeographical evolution of plant diversity. \nBiography \nLuke received a PhD in 2010 from University College Dublin for a thesis that investigated 200 million-year-old fossil plant remains in East Greenland. He then spent two years as a postdoc in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. I returned to the UK with a two-year EU Marie Curie fellowship in the Earth System Science group at the University of Exeter. He has been a lecturer at The Open University since 2015. \nView This Talk In The Members’ Section.
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/fossil-pollen-from-flowering-plants-and-tropical-rainforests/
LOCATION:Oaklands College\, Sapsed Room (SR)\, Oaklands College\, St Albans\, Hertfordshire\, AL4 0XS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251113T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20241203T121000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T173658Z
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SUMMARY:The Onset of Modern-Style Plate Tectonic
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Professor Craig Storey\, University of Portsmouth \nAbstract\nSince the 1960s we have accepted the plate tectonic paradigm as being central to how our planet operates at the present day. However\, there is much ongoing debate as to when plate tectonics began and how similar it was to the current observable mode. Hypotheses range from the Hadean to the Neoproterozoic and therefore span across profound changes in the Earth system\, including atmospheric oxygenation and the proliferation of life. In this talk I will review (some of) the “hallmarks” of plate tectonics\, their first appearance and secular evolution\, and speculate on when it all began and how it evolved. \nView This Talk In The Members’ Section.
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/the-onset-of-modern-style-plate-tectonic/
LOCATION:Zoom Talk
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251211T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20241203T121136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T134436Z
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SUMMARY:The value & potential of the UK’s dinosaur track sites
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Richard Butler\, Professor of Palaeobiology\, School of Geography\, Earth and Environmental Sciences\, University of Birmingham \nDue to unforeseen circumstances Richard was unable to give this talk so it will be rescheduled to a future date. \nAbstract:\nDinosaur tracks provide important data on the distribution of dinosaurs through time and space and unique information on palaeobiology and behaviour\, such as dinosaur locomotion\, herding behaviour and species interactions. Dinosaur tracks and trackways are typically not collected and generally are left in the field: as such they have significant realised and potential value for tourism and education. In our recent work\, we have comprehensively reviewed the distribution of dinosaur track sites in the UK and their scientific and cultural ‘value’. Fourteen dinosaur track sites are present in situ in the UK today\, distributed across England\, Wales and Scotland\, and spanning from the Late Triassic to the Early Cretaceous. UK sites with considerable national and international scientific value include the Late Triassic dinosaur track site Bendrick Rock\, in South Wales\, and the Middle Jurassic site at Ardley and Dewars Farm quarries in Oxfordshire\, parts of the latter having been excavated by our research team in 2024 and 2025. By contrast\, the Early Cretaceous dinosaur track sites at Hanover Point\, Isle of Wight\, and Spyway Quarry\, Dorset have relatively high cultural value due to their accessibility and visitor appeal\, but modest scientific value. Our work helps identify threats and opportunities for UK dinosaur track sites\, potentially helping to guide future conservation\, scientific research\, and public engagement efforts.
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/the-value-potential-of-the-uks-dinosaur-track-sites/
LOCATION:Zoom Talk
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260108T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20260110T142727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260111T152334Z
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SUMMARY:Stratigraphy & Sedimentology of Northern European Chalks
DESCRIPTION:given by Dr Haydon Bailey\, HGS Chairman\, Past GA president & geological advisor to the Chiltern Society \nAbstract:\n \nThe Upper Cretaceous Chalks of Northern Europe appear\, on the face of it\, to represent sedimentation during an extended period of relative tectonic and environmental stability. Nothing could be further from the truth. These uniform\, white\, fine grained carbonates are the sediments resulting from constant change in water temperature\, oxygen content\, dynamic water currents both at the sea surface and at depth.  \nBack in 1994 I presented a talk at a European conference entitled “Chalk\, white\, as above!”\, because that was the comment frequently seen on core logs\, geologists’ description sheets and engineering geologists’ well logs. Just how much information were we losing because of this phrase? Over the last 30 years our understanding of chalk deposition\, and the environmental conditions which control it\, have fundamentally shifted. Hopefully I can convince you that this might be the case. \nView This Talk In The Members’ Section. \nThis replaced the scheduled talk on Critical Minerals from Geology to circular economy: A matter of national security planned to be given by Professor Kathryn Moore\, University of Exeter. This was due to bad weather. Kathryn’s talk will be rescheduled to a later date. \n 
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/stratigraphy-sedimentology-of-the-northern-european-chalks/
LOCATION:over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260108T213000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T172816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260110T142925Z
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SUMMARY:Critical minerals from geology to circular economy: a matter of national security
DESCRIPTION:talk given by Associate Professor Kathryn Moore\, University of Exeter \nAbstract:\nWith the imminent release of a new Critical Minerals Strategy\, the UK is updating its approach to national security. In this lecture\, I will highlight the security issues that threaten critical mineral supply chains into the UK and into most countries. I will explain how mitigation of the risks requires ground – truthing\, based on an understanding of geology and material properties\, as well as wider socioenvironmental and political considerations. I will discuss how the needs of critical minerals production is a challenge in terms of skills requirement\, and why the discipline of geology has never been more important. \nUnfortunately this talk had to be cancelled due to communication issues caused by Storm Goretti. The talk will be rescheduled for a later date.
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/critical-minerals-from-geology-to-circular-economy-a-matter-of-national-security/
LOCATION:over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T213000
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T172940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T141351Z
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SUMMARY:The end-Triassic mass extinction and its aftermath
DESCRIPTION:talk given by Professor Paul Wignall\, School of Earth and Environment\, University of Leeds  \nThe end-Triassic marks one of the big 5 mass extinctions of the fossil record and is also probably one of the least understand. It has many things in common with the preceding mass extinction at the end of the Permian. Both are associated with the eruptions of vast flows of basalt lava and both occurred whilst the world’s continents were united into a supercontinent. The talk will focus on some of the latest discoveries and ideas regarding both the mass extinction event and its aftermath. Unlike some other crises\, the recovery from the crisis was remarkably quick in a geological sense and it of course paved the way for dinosaur to dominate the planet for 135 million years. \nView This Talk In The Members’ Section.
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/the-end-triassic-mass-extinction-and-its-aftermath/
LOCATION:over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260409T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260409T214500
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T173607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T113717Z
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SUMMARY:49th Percy Evans Lecture: The Geology of the Lower Chess Valley & where does all that water go?
DESCRIPTION:given by Dr. Haydon Bailey\, HGS Chairman  \nnow postponed to a later date. \n 
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/49th-percy-evans-lecture-the-geology-of-the-lower-chess-valley-where-does-all-that-water-go/
LOCATION:Redbourne Parish Centre\, The Park\, Redbourne\, Hertfordshire\, AL3 7LR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260514T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260514T214500
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CREATED:20251117T173747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T204823Z
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SUMMARY:Geology of Stonehenge and the bluestone controversy
DESCRIPTION:talk given by Prof. Peter Worsley\, Emeritus Professor of Quaternary Geology\, University of Reading
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/geology-of-stonehenge-and-the-bluestone-controversy/
LOCATION:Redbourne Parish Centre\, The Park\, Redbourne\, Hertfordshire\, AL3 7LR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260611T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260611T214500
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T173937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T204901Z
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SUMMARY:The Chalk Sea Ecosystem Project
DESCRIPTION:talk given by Dr James Witts\, Senior Post Doctoral Researcher\, Natural History Museum London
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/the-chalk-sea-ecosystem-project/
LOCATION:Redbourne Parish Centre\, The Park\, Redbourne\, Hertfordshire\, AL3 7LR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260709T214500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260709T214500
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T174115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T204930Z
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SUMMARY:Researching the Puddingstone Book
DESCRIPTION:talk given by Gerald Lucy\, Essex Rock & Mineral Society & Mike Howgate\, AGS & HGS
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/researching-the-puddingstone-book/
LOCATION:Redbourne Parish Centre\, The Park\, Redbourne\, Hertfordshire\, AL3 7LR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260910T214500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260910T214500
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T174244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T205032Z
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SUMMARY:The Deep Geology beneath southern England (TBC)
DESCRIPTION:talk given by Dr. Chris Pullen\, Director\, CP Exploration
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/the-deep-geology-beneath-southern-england-tbc/
LOCATION:Redbourne Parish Centre\, The Park\, Redbourne\, Hertfordshire\, AL3 7LR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261008T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261008T214500
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T174437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T205106Z
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SUMMARY:Book Presentation - The Meteorites
DESCRIPTION:given by Helen Gordon\, Hertfordshire University & Author
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/book-presentation-the-meteorites/
LOCATION:Redbourne Parish Centre\, The Park\, Redbourne\, Hertfordshire\, AL3 7LR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261112T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261112T214500
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T211640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T211640Z
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SUMMARY:Alpine peaks and salt intrusions - Geological windows into Earth's mantle
DESCRIPTION:given by Dr. Jonathan Turner\, Geologists’ Association Field Guide Editor
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/alpine-peaks-and-salt-intrusions-geological-windows-into-earths-mantle/
LOCATION:over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261210T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261210T214500
DTSTAMP:20260422T224642
CREATED:20251117T211803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T110521Z
UID:16298-1796931900-1796939100@www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk
SUMMARY:The history of geological thought and exploration of the geology of the Himalaya
DESCRIPTION:given by Dr. Danny Clarke-Lowes\, Director\, Nubian Consulting
URL:https://www.hertsgeolsoc.org.uk/event/the-history-of-geological-thought-and-exploration-of-the-geology-of-the-himalaya/
LOCATION:over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks
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