MMAAGGAAZZIINNEE OOFF TTHHEE GGEEOOLLOOGGIISSTTSS’’ AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN VVoolluummee 1111 NNoo.. 11 MMaarrcchh 22001122 The Association Future Lectures SGM and Rules Adoption Japan Field Meeting December Lecture Circular ANNUAL DINNER NOTICE Oxford Geology Group Bristol District Field Meeting January Lecture GA Festival London Walk Curry Fund Report Library Notes Conservation - views sought Geology of NE Churches 2 EXETER MEETING Book Reviews Back Cover: URGENT NOTICE Barcelona Guide Magazine of the Geologists’ Association Volume 11, No 1, 2012 Published by the COUNCIL Geologists’ Association. MAY 2011 - MAY 2012 Four issues per year. Officers: CONTENTS Professor David Bridgland ISSN 1476-7600 Professor Rory Mortimore Production team: JOHN CROCKER, Dr Colin Prosser, Dr Michael Ridd 3 The Association Paula Carey, John Cosgrove, Dr Graham Williams 4 Future Lectures Vanessa Harley, Jon Trevelyan, Mrs Diana Clements 5 SGM and Rules Adoption Chris Woolston 8 Japan Field Meeting Postholders Printed by City Print, Milton Keynes Mr Roger Le Voir, Dr Michael Oates 12 December Lecture Mr Geoff Swann, Dr Michael Ridd 13 Circular The GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION Professor Susan Marriott 17 ANNUAL DINNER NOTICE does not accept any responsibility for Professor John Cosgrove Oxford Geology Group views and opinions expressed by Miss Elaine Bimpson individual authors in this magazine. Dr Paul Olver, Ms Barbara Cumbers 18 Bristol District Field Meeting Mrs Susan Brown 20 January Lecture The Geologists’ 21 GA Festival London Walk Association Non-Council Postholders 22 Curry Fund Report Proceedings Editor: The Association, founded in 1858, exists to Library Notes foster the progress and diffusion of the Professor Jim Rose, 23 Conservation - views sought science of geology, and to encourage Archivist: Dr Jonathan Larwood. research and the development of new 24 Geology of NE Churches 2 methods. It holds meetings for the reading Ordinary Members of Council 26 EXETER MEETING of papers and the delivery of lectures, Mr Andrew Ashley organises museum demonstrations, Mr David Greenwood Green Walk Trail publishes Proceedings and Guides, and Professor Richard Howarth, 27 Book Reviews conducts field meetings. Mr Peter Riches Back Cover: Annual Subscriptions for 2012 are £40.00, Dr Christopher Woolston Associates £30.00, Joint Members URGENT NOTICE £58.00, Students £18.00. 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Cover picture: February 20 March 9 LAST Copy dates for the Circular & Mt Fuji is an andesite/basalt May 20 June 8 Magazine strato-volcano, and although now August 20 September 14 March Issue January 14 November 20 December 14 dormant it was active less than three June Issue April 22 September Issue July 22 centuries ago. This late evening December Issue October 21 photograph was taken from Lake Photographer found! The cover Kawaguchi during the 2011 GA field Items should be submitted as soon photograph of the GA Magazine 10.3 as possible and not targeted on meeting in Japan. these dates. We welcome September 2011 was taken by contributions from Members and others. Michael Cuming 2 Magazine of the Geologists’ Association Vol. 11, No. 1, 2012 THE ASSOCIATION On the eve of the Festival I chaired The Membership Team have been From the President the Local Groups meeting, which was busy having regular meetings around Just as I write we seem to be moved to the Janet Watson Lecture the country. The group is steered by experiencing the coldest spell of the Theatre, a reflection of the level of Paul Olver who is on the GA Council but current winter, which will soon be over, attendance. Group leaders were members are also drawn from local allowing us all to get back to our encouraged to increase the level of groups. The team are trying to set up gardens and our field work and, participation by their groups in GA regional meetings. The GA and perhaps, volunteer geoconservation activities, e.g. by organizing meetings Rockwatch will have a presence at the work. Much of what I have to report and festivals in their areas. I would like Newark Rock & Gem Show on through the magazine, as ever, to remind you all here that the GA September 22-23 and discussions are concerns geoconservation issues. You would be happy to facilitate a Festival of beginning with Manchester Geological will see that Colin Prosser has written Geology somewhere outside of London, Society on supporting their Broadhurst elsewhere in this Magazine, seeking in addition, and at a different time, to day of lectures in January 2014. The members' views on geoconservation the annual event at UCL. next meeting of the group will be at priorities and an agenda for the future. One of my last duties as GA President Stamford. This is by way of a follow-up to the GA will be the co-organization of the 2012 The GA Guides are selling well and conference 'Geoconservation for science Annual meeting on the topic of 'Rivers expanding fast under the editorship of and society: an agenda for the 21st through geological time'. This will be in Susan Marriott. Last November the Century' last September in Worcester. Exeter, at Royal Albert Memorial Roadside Geology of Wales by Jim Meanwhile the first papers to be Museum, on the 13th & 14th of October Talbot and John Cosgrove was submitted for the special issue in the and is being organized jointly with the published and by the time you read this Proceedings arising from that meeting Geology Section of the Devonshire the Barcelona Guide will soon be on the have begun the process of refereeing, Association, for whom it coincides with shelves. In addition guides to the so look out for the eventual publication their 150th Anniversary. The list of Dorset Coast, South Devon and Bristol of this collection of articles. Another speakers is well advanced now, Quaternary are all progressing well. It issue of potential concern to although there still room for some is hoped that the Dorset Guide will be geoconservationalists arose late in more, so I would welcome any out in time for the Lyme Regis Fossil 2011, just in time to make the suggestions. Festival on 4th-6th May. You are now December Magazine, this being the David Bridgland able to purchase the Guides at the proposal to designate a kite-surfing reduced members' price through the zone on the foreshore at Bracklesham, Report from Council GA website. West Sussex, including the geological One of the follow-ups to the GA SSSI and fossil-collecting locality. More At the February meeting of Council Conference in Worcester last details of developments concerning this the proposed updates to the Rules was September was to capture the list of appear in the General Secretary's agreed. These will incorporate the Geoconservation priorities that report. Regulations for the new Awards that emerged during the event. These are Also on the topic of geoconservation, the GA now offers. Please see the published for consultation on page 23 I am delighted to inform readers that, details of the proposed changes on and Council is committed to ensuring following consultation with the pages 5-7 of this Magazine. The that the GA plays its part in shaping membership, the GA Council has agreed amendments will be put before the and acting on the priorities that are that the Association will become a Membership for final approval at the outlined. partner in the production of the journal Special General Meeting called for 6 pm One of the issues that has been Earth Heritage. This journal will be on Friday 13 April, before the lecture brought to Council's attention is the published in future in electronic (pdf) (note that this is the second Friday of current conflict between visitors to the form and will be available to GA the month as the first is Good Friday). SSSI fossil beds and kite surfers on members free of charge. I have agreed The new Awards are mainly grants Bracklesham Beach and the local to represent the GA on the editorial towards research projects and are Council. board of Earth Heritage and will attend detailed on the GA website. In addition Leanne Hughes from the BGS, one of my first meeting in this capacity on there is an occasional grant available to our newly co-opted members to March 29th. Groups organising special regional Council, has initiated a Another item of President's business meetings. geology/geomorphology link to the late last year was to preside over the Thank you to all those who submitted Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award selection of Dr Stuart Archer, of nominations for the Foulerton, Scheme and is proposing that the GA Aberdeen University, to deliver the 2012 Halstead, Stopes and Richardson produce a landscape factsheet for each Halstead Lecture at the British Science Awards. The recipients will receive of the DofE expedition areas. Students Festival in that city next September. could then submit their final expedition Stuart's expertise in petroleum geology them at the Annual General Meeting on May 4th.