Hertfordshire Geological Society
given by Dr Haydon Bailey, HGS Chairman, Past GA president & geological advisor to the Chiltern Society Abstract: The 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 […]
talk given by Associate Professor Kathryn Moore, University of Exeter Abstract: With 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 […]
talk given by Professor Paul Wignall, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds The 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 […]
Annual vegetation clearance
followed by refreshments and launch of the The Hertfordshire 50th anniversary book - Mike Lambert & Nick Pierpoint This meeting is being held in the Conference Room in the Parish Centre as shown on the map below, but be aware that The Park refers to several side roads/cul-de-sac roads. Full address Redbourne Parish Centre, The […]
Herts Geol Society have a limited number of places available on this walk (5 – 6) organised by the Ver Valley Society. It will start at the Dunstable Downs National Trust Centre at 10am and will last until 1pm, when we can get something to eat at the NT Centre. If you’re interested in joining […]
Meet at the Silver Ball transport cafe, which is on the A10 at Reed (SG8 8BD) at 10am for drinks and a bacon sandwich (cash only) and a loo stop. Leave for Barkway Pit at 10.30, stopping at a view point on the way. Visit a small pit at Great Chishill. Pub lunch at the […]
given by Ross Garden, Reading Geological Society Ross is kindly standing in for the scheduled speaker Dr Haydon Bailey. Haydon's talk will now given at a later date. Abstract The Earth has experienced repeated major icehouse periods through its history. Across the UK, we have many examples of the Plio-Pliestocene ice age deposits and in […]
given by Dr. Haydon Bailey, HGS Chairman now postponed to a later date.
talk given by Prof. Peter Worsley, Emeritus Professor of Quaternary Geology, University of Reading Abstract Stonehenge has recently come into the public eye due to the publication of the results of new geochemical work. The Sun newspaper declared ‘Mystery of where the giant rocks came from SOLVED’ whereas The Guardian was more cautious with a headline […]
talk given by Dr James Witts, NERC Postdoctoral Fellow in Palaeoecology, Natural History Museum, London Abstract: The onshore Chalk Group of the United Kingdom provides a continuous and well-exposed rock and fossil record spanning the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian –Maastrichtian stages, ~100 - 72 Ma). As an economically important resource, the chalk has been quarried and […]
talk given by Gerald Lucy, Essex Rock & Mineral Society & Mike Howgate, AGS & HGS
