Excursion Details
Full reports for each excursion may be viewed using the link at the top of this page.
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Saturday 15th May 2004 — Glacial Evolution of the Vale of York
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Leaders: Jon Ford & Holger Kessler, BGS, Keyworth.
Purpose: To study the evidence for the glacial evolution of the Vale of York, based on work done in the recent survey of the Selby sheet, and to understand the geological mapping techniques employed.
Geology: Quaternary.
Maps and references: OS Landranger 105 (York and Selby). BGS literature following the survey is currently 'in production'.
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Thursday 20th May 2004 — Orgreave Reclamation Site, Rotherham
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Leader: Simon Wood, Site Engineer, UK Coal.
Purpose: To examine the geology of the site, coal extraction from seven seams and subsequent processing; to look at plans for reclamation of the site to industrial and residential use.
Geology: Carboniferous.
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Saturday 12th June 2004 — Wensleydale and Wharfedale
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Leader: Tony Benfield & John Varker.
Purpose: An opportunity for past and long time members of the Association to join members on a coach outing to view easily accessed classic exposures in Wensleydale and Wharfedale.
Geology: Carboniferous, Quaternary.
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Sunday 11th July 2004 — Clapham and Surroundings
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Leader: Neil Aitkenhead.
Purpose: A celebration of the first field visit of the LGA made on 11th July 1874. A coach trip to Clapham, with visits to the Ingleborough Cave, Gaping Ghyll and possibly the summit of Ingleborough, followed by rest and repast.
Geology: Lower Palaeozoic, Carboniferous, Quaternary.
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23rd - 25th July 2004 — Residential Weekend, Edinburgh
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Leader: David Stephenson, Jim Floyd, Mike Brown (all BGS, Edinburgh), Brian Upton (Edinburgh University).
Purpose: The weekend will include visits to classic geological localities, including Lapworth's Ordovician shales at Dobb's Linn in the Southern Uplands, Arthur's seat in Edinburgh and shore exposures in Berwickshire including Hutton's unconformity at Siccar Point.
Geology: Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian ...
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Thursday 5th August 2004 — A1(T) Road Project, Darrington - Hook Moor
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Leader: Angus McInnes, RMG Construction JV.
Purpose: To see exposures and construction progress on this major project to re-route the A1 trunk road over Permian strata between Darrington and Hook Moor.
Geology: Permian.
Note: This field visit was originally planned for Thursday 1st July.
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Sunday 26th September 2004 — Northern Lake District
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Leader: Dr Eric Johnson.
Purpose: To examine the Ordovician geology of the Skiddaw and Borrowdale Volcanic Groups and the effects of the Quaternary glaciation.
Geology: Ordovician, Quaternary
Maps and references: OS 1:25000 ODL Sheet 4 (English Lakes NW), 1:50000 Sheet 90 (Penrith and Keswick), BGS 1:50000 Sheet 29 (Keswick).
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