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		<title>The tectonic setting and structural geology of the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LECTURE Wednesday 6th May, 2012    Dr. Conrad Childs (Fault Analysis Group, UCD) will present a lecture: &#160; VENUE:                  Room 4, Dept. of Geology, Muesum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2. TIME:                      6.00pm MAP: View Larger Map ABSTRACT New Zealand exists because it sits astride the Pacific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comments on ancient African ‘colour gem’ deposits and their increased influence on world jewellery markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LECTURE Wednesday 18th April, 2012    John D&#8217;Arcy (Lapis, Dublin) will present a lecture: &#160; A brief synopsis of the more recent  gemstone deposits of East-Africa, Nigeria,  Msambique, Madagascar, and Zambia; and how they have impacted  the world gemstone markets. VENUE:                  Room 4, Dept. of Geology, Muesum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2. TIME:     [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caledonian and Tertiary magmatism in Northeast Ireland: Newry, Mourne Mountains and Carlingford.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday 14th- Sunday 15th April 2012. Leader: Dr Ian Meighan (Queens University Belfast) &#160; &#160; Itinerary Meeting place: Castlewellan Village Square, 11am Saturday On Saturday we will explore the North Eastern end of the Newry complex including biotite pyroxenite and marginal granidorite as well as a visit to a quarry in NE Newry showing the granodiorite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Quaternary of Clare Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday 11th May - Sunday 13th May 2012 Leader: Prof Pete Coxon (Trinity College Dublin) &#160; We travel out to the island on Friday afternoon and return early Sunday afternoon. We will have one and a half field days on the island. On the first day (Saturday) we shall explore the eastern and central part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BUSHVELD COMPLEX LECTURE</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEXT IGA EVENT &#160; LECTURE  Dr. Tom Molyeux (Exploration Consultant) will present a lecture:   Geology of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa &#160; VENUE:                  Room 4, Dept. of Geology, Muesum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2. TIME:                      6.00pm MAP: View Larger Map Abstract  The Bushveld Complex is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BELLEWSTOWN FIELD TRIP</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bellewstown volcanics (and graptolite-bearing shales!), Co Meath Saturday 31st March 2012 Leader: Dr. Matthew Parkes (National Museum of Ireland) The fieldtrip will examine the Ordovician stratigraphy of the Bellewstown inlier near Duleek in County Meath, south of Drogheda. In a fairly compact ridge of higher ground there are three (or 4) formations comprising a mix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secrets of Stone &#8211; Ireland&#8217;s Geoheritage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not an IGA event, however we will be giving a short presentation in the getting involved section of the day on what we do. And will stick around to answer any questions. Definitely going to be an interesting day! Hope to see you there! 9.30am to 4.30pm The Palatine Room, National Museum of Ireland &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evolution of the first Tetrapods &#8211; a conflict of evidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEXT LECTURE Wednesday 14th March, 2012     Prof. Ken Higgs (UCC) will present a lecture:   Evolution of the first Tetrapods &#8211; a conflict of evidence VENUE:                  Room 4, Dept. of Geology, Muesum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2. TIME:                      6.00pm DIRECTIONS:    http://www.tcd.ie/Maps/ Abstract  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRAY HEAD FIELD TRIP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday 3rd March 2012. A piece of the Cambrian deep seafloor Leader: Dr. Peter Haughton (UCD) Meet at the beach-level car park close to the old Bray Head Hotel at the south end of the esplanade at 10am.  The trip will involve relatively easy walking (4-5 km in total) along the Bray to Greystones coastal footpath [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advancing our knowledge of Ireland’s glacial history.</title>
		<link>http://www.geology.ie/2012/01/the-last-british-irish-ice-sheet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IGA LECTURE Wednesday, 8th February, 2012 Advancing our knowledge of Ireland’s glacial history. Speaker: Dr Steve McCarron (NUI Maynooth) VENUE: Museum 4, Dept. of Geology, Muesum Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2. TCD MAP and DIRECTIONS TIME: 6.00pm Repeated: Thursday, 9th February 2012 University College Cork Update: Due to unforseen circumstances, Steve is no longer available [...]]]></description>
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