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Glasgow Natural History Society: Links
http://gnhs.org.uk/links.html
Glasgow Natural History Society. Clicking on the links below will take you to the websites of other organisations concerned with various aspects of natural history. Many of these contain links to a wealth of further sites of interest. Glasgow City Council's Wildlife Site. Click on links (eg Where is Biodiversity found in the City? Dams to Darnley Country Park. We need to know all about the wildlife in Glasgow, and you can help us to record it. Glasgow Museums Collections Navigator. Useful information abo...
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The Friends of Hugh Miller | Links
http://www.thefriendsofhughmiller.org.uk/links.asp
Hugh Miller - a brief history. Why Miller Still Matters. The Friends of Hugh Miller. Cruise of the Betsey. In the steps of Hugh Miller. Hugh's News - Newsletter. Below are some useful links to resources about Cromarty and its history, to give a context for Hugh Miller. There are also links to useful geological groups and national museums and organisations relevant to Hugh Miller. For more about Miller, you can also visit www.hughmiller.org. Cromarty Homes and Heritage. National Museums of Scotland.
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Edinburgh Geological Society
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From April to October the Society organises a number of excursions to sites of geological inter. Each trip is led by someone with a special knowledge of the locality. They are both informative and enjoyable and have proved to be a highly popular part of the Society's activities. General infomation, how to book and Code of Conduct and Safety Guidelines, click here. We also have a weekend. Excursion each year - see the Week and Weekend Excursions page. Leader Tom Challands, University of Edinburgh. Leader ...
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Lectures - Geological Society of Glasgow
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Introduction to Lecture Programme. Each year as part of our winter programme guest lecturers present to our members on topical and emerging subjects from the world of geology. Our venue is the lecture theatre in the Gregory Building, Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, starting time 19:30. Members and prospective members are invited to attend both the lectures and the post lecture tea/coffee gathering. If you are a non-member interested in our society please accept this invitation to attend. Dr Paul Yo...
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Scottish Fossils
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Introduction to Lecture Programme. In the past, Scotland has been a desert, a tropical swamp, a mountainous landscape with volcanoes, and an ocean floor, all of which have been witness to several ice ages. We know this from the rocks, and the fossils they contain, that are all around us and beneath our feet. Geologists (who study rocks) and palaeontologists (who study fossils) have divided time into manageable chunks separated by extinctions, climatic change and other world changing events. In rocks near...
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Residential Excursion Programme
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Introduction to Lecture Programme. Knapdale excursion April 16 - April 18 2016. Leader: Dr Iain Allison. This excursion will examine the rocks in the Kilmory Bay – Point of Knap section and on the west side of the Tayvallich peninsula. Photo: S. Leishman. We will travel by private car and accommodation will be B&B in the Knapdale area (3 nights). Travel arrangements will be made when the numbers are known and the accommodation arranged. North-east Ireland field excursion September 2 - September 5 2016.
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Day Excursion Programme
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Introduction to Lecture Programme. The following excursions have been arranged. Booking instructions can be found in the April newsletter (newsletter 158/4). If you require any more information, please contact the day excursion secretary at daytrips@gsocg.org. Saturday 11th June. Geology Collection at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre. Meet at the building for a 10:30 start (own transport) . This excursion is now fully booked. Saturday 18th June. Garabal Hill-Glen Fyne Igneous Complex. Saturday 16th July&#...
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Local Rocks
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Introduction to Lecture Programme. Within easy reach of Glasgow there lies a rich variety of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. These rocks were laid down during a period of over 500 million years, starting in the Neoproterozoic period (1000 to 541 Ma) and finishing in the Triassic period (252 Ma to 201 Ma). (A chronostratigraphic chart describing the internationally agreed geological time scale can be found here. Mudstone, sandstone, limestone Middle-Upper Triassic. Coal Measures Group,. Metamo...
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Excursion Reports
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Introduction to Lecture Programme. Reports of the excursions can be viewed, and downloaded if required, by clicking on the links. Saturday 4th July - R. Osneath and Loch Long. Led by Iain Allison. Saturday 25th July - A. Led by Chris Burton. Saturday 8th August - Fife Coastal Path from S. T Monans to Ardross. Led by Emma Fairley. Saturday 30th August - Field skills day at. Led by Simon Cuthbert. Saturday 5th September - Fossil hunting at Trearne Quarry. Led by Al McGowan. Led by Chris Sangster. Led by Dr...
