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Talk Title: “Shifting to a Critical Future, the Role of Raw Materials in a Green Economy” Speaker: Professor Sean H. McClenaghan Affiliation: Trinity College Dublin Dear Member, We have the pleasure to announce that t…
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Dear IGA Members, I would like to let you know that our AGM will be on Wednesday April 10th at 6.30pm at the GSI. There will be tea/coffee and some biscuits from 5.30pm. The AGM will include: - Minutes of 2018 AGM - …
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The IGA invites you to an ACADEMIC POSTER MAKING WORKSHOP, at the RED COW, Saturday, 16 FEBRUARY 2019, all day from 09:30hrs. Fee €100. KEY WORDS – IGA, Irish Geological Association, IGRM, Irish Geological Research Meet…
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Abstract: Iron has been one of the most important materials available in Ireland for over a thousand years. Until the 16th century, iron was made in small clay bloomery furnaces, but in the 17th and 18th centuries the in…
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PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE! LECTURE NOW ON 19TH DECEMBER! Abstract: Volcanic ash (tephra) produced by explosive eruptions may be transported by wind and deposited thousands of kilometers from its source to form marker laye…
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Abstract: Tsunamis can be caused by movements of large portions of submerged slopes, and geologists are now realising that underwater landslides are more common than once thought. Until now, we have been studying slope f…
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Abstract: Sediment erosion, transport and deposition by rivers and turbidity currents are key processes responsible for shaping large areas of Earth’s natural landscape and seascape. Similar resurfacing of other planetar…
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The geologist who wrote the book "Field Guide to the Geology of Crete", Babis Fassoulas, has agreed to lead an IGA field trip to central and western Crete next autumn,. The purpose of the trip is to see the nappes thrown…
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Life on the Rocks – with a focus on the South Connemara Group and the Connemara Granites. Saturday 15th SEPTEMBER and Sunday 16th SEPTEMBER 2018 Leaders: Maria CULLEN, Howard FOX & Dr Quentin CROWLEY ACCOMMODATION C…
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The mystery location for the Peter Lewis Memorial Gold Panning event has been revealed! This is very exciting and who knows, it may be the start of a new "gold rush" in the Wicklow Mountains! Here are the details: Time…
