May 2nd and May 4th - Ocean floor & Geology of the Coal Measures
Summary:
May 2nd - Bath Geological Society7.30 p.m. BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath 'Seeing beneath the waves - mapping the ocean floor'Dr. Philippe Blondel, Deputy Director, Centre for Space, Atmospheric & Oceanic Science Department of Physics, University of BathOceans make up most of the Earth and can only be mapped using sound. The last decades have seen tremendous improvements in both our knowledge of the “Blue Planet” and in our capabilities to explore it. Based on the speaker’s own research, this talk will present the latest sensors and their main discoveries around the world, in particular at mid-ocean ridges, tsunami-generating areas offshore Spain and Portugal and fragile marine habitats such as deep-sea coral reefs and Arctic fjords. Everyone is welcome - visitors £4 - free refreshments.May 4th - West Country Geology field tripsGeology of the Coal Measures and associated extractive industries of Coal, Pennant Sandstone and Iron-ore in the Coalpit Heath BasinTrevor ThompsonWe shall be looking at the relics of coal mining in the area and then proceed to Huckford Quarry (disused) where Pennant Sandstone is exposedMeet at 2.00p.m. "The Garden Shop"(ST669802) where the A432 Bristol to Chipping Sodbury Road goes under the Railway at Coalpit Heath (south side). We will meet in a marquee in the site where Trevor Thompson will give a short presentation on the industrial archaeology and geology of the area. Coffee will be provided but there will be a fee of £3 per head for this and the use of the facilities. We expect to finish at about 4.30p.m. Hard hats are not necessary - members own choice.Contact Bristol NATs - Geology section or 07743125206 on the day
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Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|
| Bath | GB | 51.385 | -2.36132 |
| Bristol | GB | 51.4537 | -2.59156 |
| Coalpit Heath | GB | 51.5245 | -2.47124 |
| Pennant | GB | 52.2482 | -4.17852 |
| Portugal | PT | 39.5579 | -7.84481 |
| Queen Square | US | 39.9865 | -104.797 |
| Sandstone | US | 46.131 | -92.867 |
| Spain | ES | 39.8949 | -2.98831 |
| The Garden Shop | IN | 28.5151 | 77.1982 |
| The University of Bath | GB | 51.3768 | -2.32501 |
| West Country | GB | 51.034 | -3.60139 |
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Arctic fjords, Bath Geological Society, Bath Geological Society7.30, Bath Seeing, BathOceans, Blue Planet, BRLSI, Centre, Chipping Sodbury Road, choice.Contact Bristol NATs, Coal Measures, coal mining, Coalpit Heath, Coalpit Heath BasinTrevor, decades, deep-sea coral reefs, Deputy Director, Earth, extractive industries, field tripsGeology, fragile marine habitats, free refreshments.May, Garden Shop, geology, Geology section, Hard hats, Huckford Quarry, industrial archaeology, knowledge, latest sensors, main discoveries, mapping, marquee, mid-ocean ridges, Ocean floor, ocean floor'Dr, Oceanic Science Department, Pennant Sandstone, Philippe Blondel, Physics, Queen Square, relics, short presentation, sound, Space, tremendous improvements, Trevor Thompson, tsunami-generating areas, University, waves, West Country Geology
