Mercia Rocks
OUGS West Midlands Branch Newsletter
Issue No 4 (2017) December 2017
Edinburgh’s Volcano – Mike Hermolle.
Branch Officers Contents
Branch Organiser – Sandra Morgan Branch Organiser’s report p 2 Branch Treasurer - Susan Jackson Branch AGM notice p 3 Newsletter Editor – Mike Hermolle Field Trip programme p 4 Branch Committee Field trip reports p 7 David Green, Geo-etymology p 14 Alan Richardson Other Societies p 16 Membership renewal form p 17 If you would like to join the committee please do get in touch [email protected]
Branch Organiser’s Report
Dear all,
Two branch events have taken place since our last newsletter. First a field trip in October to
the South Malverns led by John Payne who again provided participants with an excellent and informative day. Then one of Alan Richardson's popular petrology workshops, a Mineralogy laboratory, also in October
There is one more Branch event in 2017: a Sedimentary Petrology Laboratory Workshop on 9 December, led by Alan Richardson. The Branch committee is now working on the
programme for 2018 and we already have a few events confirmed including the Branch AGM and two labs.
The first Branch event of 2018 will be the Branch AGM on Saturday 20 January (see the Agenda in this newsletter). This will again take place at the Lapworth Museum. It will include a free lunch, and afterwards there will be a talk by Marco Maffiolo entitled “50
years of plate tectonics”. Marco is a lecturer at Birmingham University and he will discuss
how we got to the formulation of the plate tectonics hypothesis 50 years ago, challenges in tectonics. The Lapworth museum is open to the public from 12.00 to 17.00 on Saturdays, so you will also be able to look around the museum after the talk if you wish. To help us plan the catering, do let me know if you plan to attend.
The main purpose of the Branch AGM is to consider the Branch's activities and finances, and to elect committee members for 2018. It would be great to have some new members
on the committee. If you would like to discuss what this involves, just contact me.
Membership renewals for 2018 are due on 1 January. The Society encourages members to set up a standing order so that it is not forgotten. The current membership rates are on the renewal form. Those who didn’t change the amount on their standing order last year are reminded to do so before the next payment!
As mentioned in the latest Society Newsletter some changes that are taking place in Data
Protection Legislation in 2018. Therefore we all need to complete the renewal form, ticking the 3 relevant boxes on page 1, signing and dating it on page 2, and post or email it back to the Membership Secretary at the address on the form. All joint and family members also need to sign the form. You need to complete a form this year even if you pay by standing order or electronic transfer. There is a copy of the form in this newsletter, or you can find one on the website at http://ougs.org/files/ouc/general/Membership_Renewal_2018.pdf
Finally, a reminder that if there are any changes to your contact details (name, address,
email, phone) do please inform the Membership Secretary by emailing [email protected]
Best wishes, Best wishes Sandra
[email protected] 2 You are invited to the
OUGS WEST MIDLANDS BRANCH
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
On
SATURDAY 20th January 2018
at 11.30 am
Lapworth Museum Education Room Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Aston Webb Building
Agenda 1 Apologies 2 Minutes of the previous meeting held on 28 January 2017 3 Matters Arising 4 Officers' Reports 5 Election of Officers * 6 Appointment of Committee 7 Meeting close followed by discussion of any items raised by those present
PLEASE NOTE *Nominations are sought for all posts.
After the meeting a free buffet lunch will be provided in the Education Room After lunch there will be a talk by Marco Maffiolo entitled “50 years of plate tectonics”
For further information about the Lapworth Museum, see the Museum website at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/lapworth-museum/index.aspx
To help with the catering for lunch, please let us know if you will be attending the meeting. Contact Sandra Morgan: [email protected]
[email protected] 3 Forthcoming Field Trips and Events
Each person attending a field meeting does so on the understanding that he/she attends at his/her own risk. The OUGS has Public Liability Insurance Cover for field and indoor meetings, but Personal Accident Cover and Personal Liability Cover remain the responsibility and personal choice of the participant.
There may be an element of appropriate cover included in house insurance or in travel insurance: although OUGS activities are not particularly dangerous, members are advised to check whether exclusions apply to activities in which they plan to participate in case they wish to arrange further cover. An annual travel insurance may be the best solution for any member who regularly attends field events: this again is a matter of personal choice.
Programme 2017
Saturday 9 Dec Sedimentary Petrology Workshop , Leader Alan Richardson. Contact Alan Richardson [email protected]
Programme 2018 Saturday 20 Jan AGM at Lapworth Museum, free lunch, speaker Marco Maffiolo. Contact Sandra Morgan [email protected]
Saturday 10 Feb Igneous Petrology Workshop, Leader Alan Richardson. Contact Alan Richardson [email protected]
Saturday 3 March Metamorphic Petrology Workshop, Leader Alan Richardson. Contact Alan Richardson [email protected]
20-22 April OUGS AGM and Social Weekend—Shap Wells Hotel. See website for details. 10-12 August OUGS Symposium “Music of the Earth” at Worcester. More information soon.
[email protected] 4 10 February 2018 – Igneous Petrology Laboratory Workshop
1030 – 1600 Lickey Hills Visitor Centre, Warren Lane, Lickey, Birmingham B45 8ER The venue is signposted from the roundabout at Junction 4 (Lydiate Ash) of the M5. There is free parking close to the centre, and disabled parking adjacent to it.
Aimed at current OU Earth Science students, but open to all, (including non-members), an introductory lecture will cover the essential elements of describing, identifying and interpreting igneous rocks. A representative range of specimens will be provided, along with support materials, which will then allow individuals to work at their own pace, with the support of the tutor. This is an opportunity to break out of the virtual environment and get to grips with real rocks.
If you have a hand lens and grain size scale, bring them along: don’t worry if you don’t as there will be some available on the day. If you want to buy your own, see the recommendations below.
On the day of the workshop students will receive a printed book covering the workshop content. This laboratory book includes instructions for the systematic identification of the rocks and their constituent minerals. Students will also be e-mailed a pdf copy of the book in advance but there is no need to print it.
The session will take place in the school room adjacent to the visitor centre, where there is a café and toilets. The lab event will finish at 1600.
This event is especially suitable for those new to the study of geology, and may be of particular interest to those with little previous practical experience.
The cost of the workshop is £10, payable in advance. To receive payment instructions and book a place contact Alan Richardson, [email protected].
Hand lens: search on Amazon for a ‘Jeweller’s lupe’, with a magnification of around x10. I found one advertised for £4.85. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jewellers-Jewelry-Loupe-Magnifier- Magnifying/dp/B0014R6M1O/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1425996587&sr=1-1- spell&keywords=jewellers+lupe) …or, for £4.99, you can buy one with built in illumination: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Magnifying-Glasses/LEORX-Jewellers-Glass-Magnifier- Lights/B017X3U7W2/ref=pd_day0_201_21?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NJ59GTE73MJ85 0BRHJWA Grain Size Scale: I recommend the ‘University of Leicester Grain Size Scale’, available on line for £1.30 http://shop.le.ac.uk/product-catalogue/courses-and-course-essentials/course- essentials/geology/equipment/grainsize-chart
Alan Richardson [email protected]
[email protected] 5 Sunday 3 March 2018 – Metamorphic Petrology Laboratory Workshop
1030 – 1600 Lickey Hills Visitor Centre, Warren Lane, Lickey, Birmingham B45 8ER The venue is signposted from the roundabout at Junction 4 (Lydiate Ash) of the M5. There is free parking close to the centre, and disabled parking adjacent to it.
Aimed at current OU Earth Science students, but open to all, (including non-members) this laboratory workshop will be divided into three elements: following an introductory lecture, the first practical session will cover the essential elements of describing, identifying and interpreting metamorphic rocks. The second afternoon session will be devoted to a structured exercise using specimens, photographs, field sketches and maps to explore a case study from the Lake District. A representative range of specimens will be provided, along with support materials, which will allow individuals to work at their own pace, with the support of the tutor. For those whose studies are otherwise confined to the virtual environment, this will provide a refreshing opportunity to get their hands dirty with real rock. Students will find the afternoon exercise provides useful insights into field studies.
If you have a hand lens and grain size scale, bring them along: don’t worry if you don’t as there will be some available on the day. If you want to buy your own, see the recommendations below.
On the day of the workshop students will receive a printed book covering the workshop content. This laboratory book covers background theory and instructions for the systematic identification of the rocks. Students will also be e-mailed a pdf copy of the book in advance but there is no need to print it.
The session will take place in the school room adjacent to the visitor centre, where there is a café and toilets. The lab event will finish at 1600.
This event is especially suitable for those new to the study of geology, and will be of particular interest to those with little previous practical experience.
The cost of the workshop is £10, payable in advance. To receive payment instructions and book a place contact Alan Richardson, [email protected].
Hand lens: search on Amazon for a ‘Jeweller’s lupe’, with a magnification of around x10. I found one advertised for £4.85. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jewellers-Jewelry-Loupe-Magnifier- Magnifying/dp/B0014R6M1O/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1425996587&sr=1-1- spell&keywords=jewellers+lupe) …or, for £4.99, you can buy one with built in illumination: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Magnifying-Glasses/LEORX-Jewellers-Glass-Magnifier- Lights/B017X3U7W2/ref=pd_day0_201_21?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NJ59GTE73MJ85 0BRHJWA Grain Size Scale: I recommend the ‘University of Leicester Grain Size Scale’, available on line for £1.30 http://shop.le.ac.uk/product-catalogue/courses-and-course-essentials/course- essentials/geology/equipment/grainsize-chart
Alan Richardson [email protected]
[email protected] 6 Field Trip Reports
Geological walk in the southern Malvern Hills
Leader Dr. J. Payne
The group of 16 assembled in the car park at Hollybush Pass. With the sound of distant volleys of gunfire (thankfully from a firing range!) we started downhill to Hollybush village. The first stop was reached by turning right off the main road opposite the now fenced off entrance to the main Hollybush quarry and then past the former village post office building. A short climb led to a frontage without windows. Venturing behind it, with the owner’s permission, a large stone and concrete ‘modern looking’ building was discovered. Much discussion was had about its construction and purpose. However, this was not the subject of interest. As the owner explained, the removal of earth and rock from the hillside during excavations of the foundations revealed a distinctive low angle fault (approximately 20 degrees) shown in Fig 1.
Fig 1. Low angle fault (Adrian Wyatt)
This appeared to dip South East-wards, suggesting a connection with the general compression resulting from dextral crustal shearing in the south during late Carboniferous times. With closer examination and prompts from the Leader, it was established that the Malverns Complex rock was over stepping Cambrian age Malvern Quartzite. Due to the restricted access, the group took turns to investigate and take photos. After a final glance at the funny looking house with hobbit-like windows the group departed for a stiff climb to the summit of Ragged Stone Hill.
On the way, for a necessary breather, at least for most of the party, Dr Payne stopped and commented on the view to the East. The visibility had improved sufficiently to allow sight [email protected] 7 of some of the landscape features within the Worcester basin (River Severn valley). The outlier, Bredon Hill, could be seen with its beds of Jurassic Lias and limestone. Small, low hills standing above the relatively flat valley floor are capped with the remains of the Arden sandstone, formed in the late Triassic. A description of the effects of glaciations on the area followed. During the Anglian it was thought that ice advanced as far south as Gloucester and during the Devensian it only reached South Birmingham. Dr Payne pointed out that it had been incorrectly assumed that the Worcester basin was formed as an arm of the sea. The initial theory was based on fossils apparently found at Longdon Marsh but these were later confirmed to have been brought into the area by ice, probably originating in the Irish Sea. The identity of distant ridges on the horizon to the South East was confirmed to be the Cotswolds, of Jurassic times.
We arrived at the summit, or at least one of the summits! Yes, this hill is one of several that are twin-peaked; they are separated by large faults running roughly North-South; here we were shown an outcrop of obviously weathered rock. It is claimed that at this exposure was found evidence of a Cambrian sediment.
The view now to the West was briefly revealed before we traversed the small valley caused by the fault. The landscape of Herefordshire is distinctively different from that of neighbouring Worcestershire in that it is slightly higher and obviously hillier. The hills being formed by the end Carboniferous compression mentioned earlier. The land immediately in the foreground is mostly Silurian in age, comprising limestone ridges (the hills) and valleys of shale. In the western peak there is an intrusion that extends northwards down to the main road and this and others would be examined later in the day. An uneven path led South and followed the Eastern side of an old, man-made, ditch and dyke structure locally known as ‘Red Earl’s dyke’. This dates back to the middle ages when the area was heavily forested and used as a deer park. Occasional exposures of bedrock were seen and identified as Hollybush Sandstone, composed of an olive-green glauconitic sediment. Arriving in a spinney like area with mature trees surrounded by a multitude of younger trees and saplings, the group split into two to descend through the undergrowth to a special location. This recently re-cleared portion of the uppermost level of the large Whiteleaved Oak quarry gives the geologist one of the few opportunities to see an unconformity. In this case steeply dipping (almost vertical) beds of Hollybush Sandstone of Cambrian age lie on top of Malverns Complex essentially sheared diorite, with a metamorphosed, schistose fabric and having later intrusions. Evidence of finely laminated sediment interbedded with bands of small pebbles suggests that the sea advanced and then receded several times. Perhaps during the shallow sea there was a period where a stream flowed in from the nearby land depositing the coarser material?
When the group had re-assembled a descent was made to the main entrance to Whiteleaved Oak quarry. Here only a description could be given of the rock formation visible, for access to the rock faces was either hampered by thick undergrowth or dangerously overhanging trees. The main rock face at the southern end of the quarry comprises phyllite, a heavily sheared mafic rock containing chlorite. This mineral has a shiny grey-green appearance. The Northern face has been shown to have granite intrusions and possibly ‘boudinage’ structures. These are pinched out features akin to a string of sausages. Here also there is evidence, first recognised by H.B. Holl in 1890, of dynamic metamorphism. A short way back along the path, heading south, we entered Whiteleaved Oak village and past the cottage with an ornamental cat cleverly secured half-way down the pitched roof. Turning West and across a large field, we came across small excavations on the right that were described as being Cambrian age Whiteleaved Oak Shale. In good condition they are distinctively black. However, in this area they are often more grey or even white due to the bleaching effects of heat caused by later Ordovician intrusions. The presence of the intrusions was then pointed out as being the now obvious parallel ridges, on one of which
[email protected] 8 we were standing with a second within a hundred metres to the left, in the middle of the field. Although mainly grassed over, there was a small bare patch on the second ridge and this allowed small crumbled pieces to be examined to confirm the spilitic nature of the rock. The area is of interest to botanists because the difference in soil type gives rise to a distinct local difference in flora, traceable to the line of the ridges. A detailed study of the Ordovician intrusions was carried out by F.G.H. Blyth in 1935.
A long trek back northwards along the Western flank of the hill eventually ended back at the Hollybush pass road. But before returning to the cars we were taken to the last stop of the morning. Just down the road there is a large cutting, originally excavated for the road. After years of natural overgrowth by gorse, bramble and saplings a recent authorised clearance has revealed the existence of one of the main Ordovician age intrusions, possibly a spilitic andesite. Also a contact with the Hollybush sandstone was visible and the bedded nature of the olive green sandstone can be seen.
The group, some at least feeling famished by now, headed back to the cars to enjoy lunch. Due to recent wet weather, the leader announced that the planned excursion to Chase End Hill would be replaced by one to the Gullet Quarry. After receiving directions, the short distance to the Gullet was made by car. Re-assembly took place in the Malvern Hills Trust car park, named Swinyard Hill car park, after the nearby Swinyard Hill. A 5-minute walk westwards up the old quarry access road, now closed to traffic, took the party to the large Gullet Quarry. This was one of the last quarries to close; it being worked until 1977. When quarrying northwards was restricted the owners decided to excavate downwards. The amount of rock removed took the base of the quarry below the water table, so pumps were necessary to keep the quarry operational. When the quarry closed the floor flooded to produce the now infamous lake, recently fenced off in an attempt to prevent swimming. This being the case access to the main rock faces prevents the geologist from appreciating the many rock features that the quarry has to offer. The general view of the main face shows large mass of greyish dioritic shear planes, with now fading nearly vertical aplite veins. These being pinkish felsite and having two or more cross cutting shears that truncate sections of the veins. There is evidence of haematite, epidote and brecciation.
In the top left corner of the quarry, as seen from the perimeter path at ground level, there is a small outcrop of nearly vertical beds. These are Silurian, (Llandovery) marine deposits that have been uplifted and folded and possibly faulted.
The steep climb to get a closer look required a little gritting of teeth. However, it was worth it. Although a fence had been put up, the key features were still observable. In addition to the well-developed beds of sandstone and siltstone, one thick bed had evidence of shallow ripple marks on its upper surface.
The contact zone of the basal beds with the Malverns Complex is clearly visible and in places there are the remains of a pebble beach or storm pocket that formed at the base of sea stacks in the early years of transgression. This is now a conglomerate containing clasts of Malverns Complex in a wide range of sizes in a matrix ranging from grey clay to grey-green sandstone. Haematite iron staining is apparent locally.
Fig 2. The top of Gullet Quarry (Adrian Wyatt)
The sediments are fossiliferous and several specimens were found. Small brachiopods and trace fossils are typical examples.
Making our way back down hill and then turning West up the Gullet Pass we arrived at the small exposure in the woods where the Cambrian age Malvern Quartzite can be studied. The conditions were poor due to a covering leaf litter but a little searching revealed a portion of the surface where small pebbles (clasts) have accumulated. They are possibly derived from different sources, examples being white quartz and pinkish feldspar, (Malverns Complex), dark coloured (Warren House basalt?), and chert (unknown?). Dr Payne pointed out the position where he had found fossil tracks on the assumed bedding plane of the exposure. Whilst we made our way back to the car park, attempts were made to trace the quartzite in the track nearby. In conclusion, whilst the exposures are relatively small, the variety described by Dr Payne throughout the day, prove the importance of the Malvern Hills area to geologists. Thanks go to Dr Payne for leading us on a journey back in time that is well worth remembering.
Further reading may be of interest: BGS Memoir: Geology of the country around Tewkesbury, 1989, Worssam, Ellison & Moorlock. BGS Memoir: Geology of the country around Worcester, 1997, Barclay, Ambrose, Chadwick & Pharaoh. Blyth, F.G.H. 1935, the basic igneous rocks of the Cambrian inlier near Malvern. Q.J. Geol. Soc. London, Vol.91, 463-478. Herefordshire’s Rocks & Scenery – A geology of the county, Edited by Dr John Payne, Logaston Press, 2015. Adrian Wyatt
[email protected] 10 Mineralogy Laboratory Workshop - 7 October 2017 Tutor: Alan Richardson
Fig 1– Large specimens, for observation only – no testing allowed!
The West Midlands Branch annual programme of laboratory workshops is now well- established. Nevertheless, the constituent events continue to be refined. This year’s mineralogy workshop benefitted from an injection of new specimens, and improved support materials. We are indebted to the Roy Starkey for his contribution of specimens which has filled many of the gaps in the teaching collection we are using. However, even with these welcome additions, there is still scope for further improvements which I am trying to achieve at minimal cost. With this in mind, a week or so before the event, I drove over to the Stiperstones in search of some good chunky specimens of crystalline barite. My timing was spot on: an area of forestry, that had been planted over old mining spoil tips, had been recently cleared. Walking over the broken ground, the bright white lumps of barite could be seen gleaming on the surface from a considerable distance. It was a shame to leave them to be buried again, so I came away with several kilos. Another trip to Scotland is now on the books to plug the remaining shortcomings in the collection.
Fig 2 – The specimen table – several specimens of each mineral species allowed students opportunities for comparison.
This year also saw the introduction of the self-published Investigating Minerals – An Introduction to the Identification of Minerals in Hand Specimen as the handbook for this day-course. The twenty-three page illustrated guide describes the simple tests and observations that can be undertaken to produce the data necessary to identify common rock-forming and ore minerals. It also includes a table of mineral properties covering forty- seven of the most commonly-encountered minerals. Subsequent sedimentary and igneous workshops will also have dedicated printed guides, and a more comprehensive metamorphism booklet is currently under development.
Members were provided with a considerable number of specimens, covering twenty-five different mineral species. The accompanying worksheet listed the mineral properties, but had one- hundred gaps, including the identities of the specimens. The students’ task was to complete the seventy-five missing test results or observations, and make the appropriate identifications. It was rewarding to see the speed and alacrity Fig 3 - The provision of good resources allows with which even novices were able to students to work at their own pace, and take a work through the materials: many break when it suits them. completed every aspect of the assignment with only occasional minor errors.
The mineralogy workshop was fully-booked well beforehand, but suffered from a number of late cancellations. Even so, it was attended by twelve enthusiastic members who happily immersed themselves in the arcane mysteries of mineral identification, working towards the first level of petrological enlightenment. The majority of those Figs 4-7 – Although participants have seldom met attending are current OU students, before a workshop, the nature of the task, the working environment and the shared enthusiasm predominantly studying S209 or S309, but soon engenders an atmosphere of mutual support others were OUGS members of long-standing and encouragement looking to refresh their skills. Many immediately signed up for December’s Sedimentary Workshop, and several have now also booked places on next year’s igneous and metamorphic courses.
Our thanks go to the warden service at the Lickey Hills Country Park for their on-going support for our programme of day-courses. Alan Richardson [Copies of ‘Investigating Minerals’ are available from Alan for £3.80 + P&P: email [email protected]]
Fig 8 – The new handbook for the Mineralogy Workshop.
Contributions to the Newsletter are always welcome. The subject matter can be anything geological that you think other members would like to read.
We use photographs at the head of the title page to make Mercia Rocks a little bit more interesting, attract your attention and show some geology. I need more pictures! Email (to [email protected]) your favourite (preferably local) picture and I will include it in a future issue. It can be a distant general view, or a close up.
Mike Hermolle Items for inclusion in the next Newsletter, by email to: [email protected] by 28 February 2018
Geo-etymology
In this issue sedimentary fabric Boudinage – from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Science (Allaby & Allaby, 1990) Minor structural feature in which competent strata resemble a string of sausages (boudins) that form by stretching of the competent units which, unlike incompetent ones cannot deform plastically. Initially local thickening and thinning occurs (“pinch and swell”” structures; as deformation proceeds, complete separation between boudins may take place. . The OED:(Simpson & Weiner, 1989) French. A blood-sausage, a black pudding Imbricate - from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Science: (Allaby & Allaby, 1990) With parts overlapping one another like tiles – fabric resulting from the stacking of rock fragments, particles or tectonic units. Some pebble beds show an imbricate structure, with the pebbles leaning in the direction of the current.
The OED: Simpson & Weiner, 1989) Formed like a gutter-tile or pantile. Covered with or composed of scales From Latin imbricatus - Formed like a gutter-tile, to cover with rain-tiles
Allaby, A. and Allaby, M. (eds.) (1990) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences, Oxford, Oxford University Press. Simpson, J. A. and Weiner, E. c (1989) Oxford English Dictionary Vol II; Vol VII, 2nd ed. Simpson, J. A. and Weiner, E. C. (eds.), Oxford, Oxford University Press. Mike Hermolle
Other Geological Societies in the West Midlands Please see the individual websites for events
Black Country Geological Society For details go to www.bcgs.info Lecture meetings are held at Dudley Museum & Art Gallery, St James’s Road, Dudley, DY1 1HU, 7.30 for 8 o’clock start unless stated otherwise. Those wishing to attend field meetings please contact the Field Secretary, Andy Harrison email: [email protected]
Shropshire Geological Society For details go to:- www.shropshiregeology.org.uk/SGS/SGSintro.html Lectures are held at Shire Hall, Shrewsbury, commencing at 7.15pm for 7.30pm A nominal charge is levied for attendance by non-Members.
Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group For details go to www.wgcg.co.uk/ Lectures are held monthly from September to April, Starting at 7.00pm free to WGCG members with non- members £2.00 per lecture.
North Staffordshire Group of the Geologists’ Association For details go to www.esci.keele.ac.uk/nsgga NSGGA is the regional group of the Geologist Association North Staffordshire. The winter lecture programme takes place on the second Thursday of the month from October to March at 7.30pm. All talks are held in the William Smith Building, Keele University.
Woolhope Naturalists Field Club For details go to www.woolhopeclub.org.uk The geology section of the club is an affiliated member of the Geologist Association. Lectures are held in the Woolhope room, Hereford Library Broad Street. Field trip programme also available. For further information on all events email Sue Hay [email protected]
Teme Valley Geological Society For details go to www.geo-village.eu Meetings generally held at Martley Memorial Hall Martley Worcestershire
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