Founded 1874. To further knowledge and experience of geological matters
Thursday. June 11th (evening) Leader: Bill Fraser LGA A guided tour of the geology trail in Roundhay Park which will explain the story the rocks (Millstone Grit Group Rough Rock & Coal Measures Group, Elland Flags). Numbers limited to 15 please email lga.sec@btinternet.com to book...
Leader: Carolina Goodship. Cumbria GeoConservation Group We will be visiting two very different sites in and around the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape to examine a variety of geological features in the Lower Carboniferous limestones, including their lithology, fossil record, palaeokarst, Quaternary karst features and...
Leader: Richard Myerscough. FEAST Chalk succession through the Upper Flamborough Formation with several regionally and nationally important biozones and marker horizons. Overlying are the glaciogenic and glaciofluvial Devensian and post Devensian tills, sands, and gravels. The interglacial Ipswichian Buried cliff cuts through the chalk sequence...
Leader: Steve Livera Contact the LGA secretary on lga.sec@btinternet.com for more information if you wish to attend.
Leader: Dr Gareth Martin WYGT & LGA The Upper Haslingden Flags (along with the Lower Haslingden Flags) are a unique sandstone unit in the Millstone Grit Group of the Carboniferous, which was likely deposited in as a bird’s foot delta and is an expression of...
Rethinking sedimentology. Lecture given by Prof. Jeff Peakall, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment.
Rare earth metals. Lecture given by Dr Taija Torvela, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment.
The Leeds Geological Association Annual General Meeting followed by member's talks, specimens and food, drink and chat!