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SCIENTIST GEO VOLUME 26 NO 8 ◆ SEPTEMBER 2016 ◆ WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST The Fellowship Magazine of the Geological Society of London UK / Overseas where sold to individuals: £3.95 [SOCIETY ON FACEBOOK WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GEOLSOC ] Wonder working waters The geology of British wells and spas explained, for the Society’s ‘Year of Water’ OMAN MANGLE ONLINE: THORNEY PROBLEM START OF THE PEER SHOW How new technology helps Desmond Donovan on the Nina Morgan on the Society’s untangle the ophiolite hidden mysteries of the Tyburn pioneering peer reviewers Rain Rivers Reservoirs 26-30 September 2016 Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh The science of rain, rivers and reservoirs spans from ‘clear gold’ water, to ‘black gold’ oil. Following in the footsteps of the successful first Rain, Rivers and Reservoirs workshop in Sao Paulo, Brazil in September 2015, this workshop will bring together geoscientists and civil engineers with different backgrounds to generate new interdisciplinary approaches to key problems in our adjacent subject areas. Modern flooding, erosion and deposition, through to geological preservation of fluvial aquifers and petroleum reservoirs require linking of fluvial/flood processes to the longer term trends of climate change, regional uplift and sea level change. These subject areas are fundamentally interdisciplinary. Therefore we would particularly encourage Earth Scientists and Civil Engineers working on aspects of fluvial processes to join the meeting. Over-abundance of water (flooding) and under-abundance of Convenors: water (drought) are societal issues in many parts of the world that we wish to address, and we encourage world-wide case Patrick Corbett (Heriot-Watt University) studies to be submitted. These wider perspectives add both 'LDUPDG&DPSEHOO %*6(GLQEXUJK/\HOO depth and context, allowing researchers focussed on one &HQWUH particular aspect of fluvial expertise to contribute to Gareth Pender (Heriot-Watt University) solutions for ongoing global challenges. Adrian Hartley (Aberdeen University) Hugh Sinclair (Edinburgh University) Field Trips Daniel Barreto (Napier University) Arjan Reesink (Southampton University) Monday 26th September 2016 Chris Hackney (Southampton University) Pre-Conference Field Trip: Old Red Sandstone (Arbroath/ Adebayo Adeloye (Heriot-Watt University) Stonehaven) and South Esk River, Glen Cova. Led by Adrian Jaan Pu (Bradford University) Hartley (Aberdeen University) and Andy Gardiner (Heriot-Watt Qiuhua Liang (Newcastle University)Ryan University) Pereira (Newcastle University)Mingfu Guan (Leeds University) Friday 30th September 2016 John Simmons (Consultant) Post Conference Field Trip: Carboniferous Spireslack Further information: Abandoned Opencast Mine, Ancient and Modern Water Issues, Ayrshire. Led by Graham Leslie (BGS) and Dom Tatum (HWU) For further information about the conference please contact: Additional trip to review the progress on the new Forth Road Georgina Worrall, Conference Office, Bridge crossing will also be arranged. The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG T: 020 7434 9944 E: [email protected] Web: www.geolsoc.org.uk/rainriversreservoirs Follow this event on Twitter: #Rain5LYHUVReservoirs Event Sponsors GEOSCIENTIST CONTENTS 16 25 10 26 FEATURESFEATURES 16 OMAN MANGLE IN THIS ISSUE... Using drones and pioneering computer software to resolve the structure and history of the Oman Ophiolite REGULARS 05 Welcome Ted Nield on technological progress, and our tendency to forget what mind and hand can do unaided ON THE COVER: 06 Society News What your Society is doing at home and 10 Well appreciated abroad, in London and the regions John Mather peers into the rich 09 Soapbox Martin Bennett asks: What makes a successful Exploration Manager? heritage of Britain’s ‘holy wells’ 22 Books and arts Four new books reviewed by Dave Brook, and spas for the Year of Water John Milsom, Tim Tubby and Douglas Palmer 24 People Geoscientists in the news and on the move 26 Letters we welcome your views 27 Calendar Society activities this month THORNEY PROBLEM Professor Desmond Donovan uses 28 Obituary Bob Symes 1939-2016 NLINEN historical sources to resolve the issue over the original course and tributaries of London’s 29 Crossword Win a Special Publication of your choice SPECIAL River Tyburn WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | SEPTEMBER 2016 | 03 World Renowned Seismic Software House TRAWL & DISCOVER Use Marlin to trawl tape and disk directories. 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