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2022<\/h3>\n

Saturday 23 April: Brampton Bryan Park and the Pedwardine Inlier. Led by John Moseley. 5 photos by Andrew Harrison.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 8 June: Dudley Town Centre. Led by Graham Worton. 5 photos by Andrew Harrison.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 6 July: Barr Beacon, Walsall. Led by Graham Worton. 1 photo by Andrew Harrison.<\/p>\n

Sunday 18 September: Stiperstones. Led by Albert Benghiat. 4 photos by Ray Pratt.<\/p>\n

26-30 September 2022: Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. Led by Prof. Ken Higgs. See below for our special collection.<\/p>\n

Thursday 6 October: International Geodiversity Day. Led by Graham Worton. 2 photos by Andrew Harrison.
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Quarry with Longmyndian exposures<\/div>
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Wentnor Group conglomerate<\/div>
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Lower Elton Shale exposure<\/div>
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Shineton Shales, Letton Formation angular unconformity<\/div>
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Leintwardine Formation boulders over Elton Formation exposure<\/div>
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Stone Street Square<\/div>
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Court Passage burgage plot constructed from Upper Silurian Gornal Grit from Sedgley<\/div>
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Alley with Silurian Limestone Cobbles. Along the edges where the cart wheels would run, the cobbles were laid parallel to the alley. In the middle they were laid crossways to enable horses to dig their hooves in, get a grip and pull themselves along when hauling carts along the slippery surface. <\/div>
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The James Forsyth Fountain. The base is grey Rubislaw granite (~1,500 Ma) from Aberdeen that supports a plinth made from Finnish Balmoral Granite (2,500Ma) and carved Italian Carrara Marble (50 Ma). The main fountain and carved stonework above are Portland Stone, Whitbed (150 Ma).<\/div>
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The Earl of Dudley. Paving around the base is Indian Rajasthan sandstone and rough granite. Carrara Marble and Dartmoor granite form the plinth on which the statue stands. The statue itself is made from carved Portland Stone.<\/div>
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Pinfold Lane Quarry, Barr Beacon LNR. The two layers appear distinctly different. They belong to the Chester Formation (formerly the Kidderminster Conglomerate) and the Hopwas Breccia Formation.<\/div>
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A Precambrian conglomerate with rounded quartzite pebbles in a sandy matrix.<\/div>
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Ordovician, Tremadoc, Shineton Shales Formation, hard, olive green grey, fissile, mudstone.<\/div>
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Quartzite block.<\/div>
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Shallow marine bedding features visible in this tor.<\/div>
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International Geodiversity Day, Graham at the Wren's Nest Miners Memorial.<\/div>
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International Geodiversity Day, Graham at Brewins Cutting.<\/div>
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BCGS trip to Dingle, Ireland – 26 to 30 September 2022.
\nLed by Ken Higgs.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Emeritus Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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