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Draft programme 2010


N. B. Indoor meetings are normally held at Plas Dolerw, Newtown, at 7.15 p.m.

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Date
Event (Bold italic shows field trip)
January20thAGM - plus member Dr. Michele Becker talking on "Metals, Man and Evolution"
February 2ndStart of weekly course "Introduction to Geology" - details from Tony Thorp
Feb 17thMember Tony Thorp talking on "Colour in Minerals"
Sun Feb 21stField trip to a quarry in Hafren Forest
March 17thJohn Mason will talk on Minerals in the Central Wales Orefield
March 21stField trip to Ercall, Maddox and nearby quarries - exploring the Precambrian, Precambrian/Cambrian unconformity, Cambrian and lavas, ashes, dolerites, granophyres, conglomerates, sandstones and others. - Member led "Introductory Day"
April 21stBill Bagley - "The Wonderful World of Minerals"
April 25thField trip to Cwm Cerrig Gleisiad in the Brecon Beacons, led by Duncan Hawley
May 19th Prof. Bill Fitches, just back from Patagonia, will talk on `Andes and Oil in Patagonia'
May 23rdField trip to mines in Cwm Rheidol, with Peter Lord
June 16thPossible talk by Dr. Bill Perkins
June 20thField trip in Borders area or to Cambrian rocks at Llwyngwril - Tony Thorp
July 17th-19thLong Summer W/E "Walking the Rocks" on the Vale of Glamorgan Coast, led by Dr. Tom Sharpe
July 28thEvening Field trip to View Edge
Aug 18thTalk on "Skye" by member Dr. Chris Simpson
Aug 7thJoint Field trip with the Woolhope. A geological walk near Kington
Aug 22ndField trip to Tan-y-Foel quarry
Sept 15thTalk by Dr. Gareth Owen (CCW) "South Wales Limestones"
Sept 19thField trip
October 20thTalk by Dr. Adrian Humpage on Landslides
Sun. Oct 24thField trip
Nov 17th A Geological Quiz devised by Melanie Dooley