Speaker: Alan Richardson (BCGS, OUGS and Lickey Hills Geo-Champions).
To the south of Birmingham, an inlier of Ordovician quartzite rises through the cover of Carboniferous and Permo-Triassic rocks to form a prominent north-south ridge. Several disused quarries offer snapshots of the geology, but in spite of its proximity to Birmingham, and the work of many prominent academic geologists, the hills have held on to many of their secrets.  In the last decade, the work of local conservation volunteers has been revealing previously unrecognised clues to the geological history of the area.  This talk will describe the geological and historical contexts and explain how the new discoveries are being interpreted.
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