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1. Report on the field excursion to Brymbo and Llay

   25th July 2019 4:53 pm

   MGA and GeoLancashire excursion to Brymbo and Llay

2. GeoLancashire A.G.M 15/02/2019

   16th February 2019 8:34 am

   The A.G.M was held last night and after minutes were read and passed, Peter Del Strother gave an interesting talk about his recent trip to Bhutan. The talk took in the Geology and also touched on the culture of this small kingdom and was appreciated by all members present  

3. Wesham Erratic

   25th November 2018 11:01 am

   24/11/2018 A request was made to the group to investigate a large boulder removed from the footings during the building of Fylde football ground. The boulder is being used as a water feature which accounts for the white (Calcium) streaks The boulder is granite weighing approx. 10 tons and is an erratic carried by the […]

4. 2018 16 November Professor Steve Donovan – Naturalis, Leyden, Netherlands speaking about the geology of Jamaica

   17th November 2018 1:26 pm

   An excellent talk was given by Professor Steve Donovan on the geology of Jamaica, beginning with a brief description of the island’s tectonic journey to its present position.   Tectonic movement of Jamaica Then followed a chronological introduction of some eminent geologists who had mapped and described the island over the last two centuries. The […]

5. Preesall Salt, 06/11/2018           Evaluation trip for a Potential Preesall Geotrail

   8th November 2018 2:17 pm

   George Williamson, Christine Critchley and Barbara Gordon walked the circuit intended for a Geotrail around the Preesall salt caverns The area is steeped in industrial history involving the removal of the Triassic salt deposits buried beneath several meters of glacial and post glacial material and capped by Mercia mudstone. About halfway we were met by […]