Forthcoming Field Trip.
Sat. 21st June & Sun. 22nd June 2008
Joint IGA/CGA field trip to the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo
Leader: Dr. Julian Menuge (UCD)
This excursion will take us to the Mullet Peninsula and adjacent parts of Erris in North Mayo, one of the wildest and most sparsely populated parts of Ireland. Almost all the rocks here are Precambrian and the area includes some of Ireland's oldest rocks, the Annagh Gneiss Complex. There are also metasedimentary rocks, which have been the cause of much argument over the years.
There are many questions to answer here. How old are the rocks of the Annagh Complex? What were they before they became gneisses? When did they become gneisses? How do they relate to the Annagh Gneiss Complex? We will look at some of the field ocalities where answers to these questions have been found - and decide whether the answers are right or wrong. Apart fron the rocks, we can enjoy the scenic delights of the area and there is the possibility of a visit to the Céide Fields, a Neolitic field system buried beneath the
blanket bog.
(Copied from the IGA Newsletter)
Meeting at the Broadhaven Hotel at 9.30 on Saturday morning.
Anyone who is interested in an evening meal on Saturday please contact Angela Casey at (acasey@galwaycoco.ie) or phone 087-2277378.
Lectures 2007
Venue: Gl, Lecture Theatre, Department of Science, 
Kane Building, UCC. Time 8pm
Sept 26th. Rising Sea-levels and Loss of Beaches
Prof. Dick Smosna, West Virginia University
Oct. 31st. Geoconservation-the role of areas of special interest.
Prof. Cynthia Burek, Chester University. U.K.
Nov. 28th. Mass extinction, catastrophes and mountain building
... what we can learn from fossil plants.
Dr. Jennifer McElwain, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Sciences.
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2008
Jan. 17th. Nurturing the future of our planet.
Prof. Aubrey A. Manning, Emeritus Professor of Natural History,
Edinburgh University.
This lecture coincides with the Cork launch of the International Year of Plane Earth. (IYPE)
N.B. This lecture will be on a Thursday at 8.00pm.
Not on Wednesday.
Feb. 27th. Volcanoes that we have visited and loved.
Prof. John Gamble, Dept. of Geology UCC.
Dr. Bettie Higgs, Dept of Geology UCC.
Mar. 26th. Working Geology.
Darragh Musgrave B.Sc. White Young Green.
Apr. 30th. Tidal sedimentation and what it tells us about the history of the Moon.
Paul Dowdall, B.Sc. UCC.
May 28th AGM and CGA Members' Night
The AGM will be held in G8, Neville Lab. Science Building, UCC.
