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Vol 5, Issue 4, December 2006 MAGAZINE OF THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION GAGA Volume 5 No. 4 December 2006 FESTIVALFESTIVAL OFOF GEOLOGYGEOLOGY GAGA MEETINGSMEETINGS -- JANUARYJANUARY -- FEBRUARYFEBRUARY GA FIELDGA FIELD TRIPSTRIPS TOTO THETHE WEALD,WEALD, ATLANTICATLANTIC CANADA,CANADA, COTSWOLDS,COTSWOLDS, FRANKFURT,FRANKFURT, MUSEUMMUSEUM OFOF MONGOLIAMONGOLIA VOLCANOESVOLCANOES OFOF HAUTEHAUTE LOIRELOIRE SPECIALSPECIAL GEOLOGICALGEOLOGICAL SOCIETYSOCIETY MEETINGSMEETINGS ININ 20072007 Magazine of the Geologists’ Association GAGA Volume 5 issue 4, 2006 CONTENTS 3. The Association is published by the Geologists’ Association. Four issues are 4. GA Meetings January / February produced in the year. ISSN 1476-7600 5. FESTIVAL OF GEOLOGY - report Production team: Paula Carey, John Cosgrove, John Crocker, Vanessa Harley, Bill French 6. Museum of Mongolia Printed by GRAYAM PRESS, Billericay. 8. Wealden Field Meeting The GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION does not 10. 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