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Edinburgh Geological Society
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Edinburgh Geological Society
@EdinGeolSoc
The Edinburgh Geological Society is one of the UK’s foremost geological societies. We organise excursions and lectures for everyone interested in geology.
Edinburgh, Scotland Katılım Haziran 2018
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A huge thanks to the *3,650* people who signed our joint petition calling for the urgent reopening of Edinburgh's #RadicalRoad!🙏🏽
Our supporters included walkers, climbers, runners, geologists, civic leaders and leading health & safety experts!
Now @HistEnvScot, over to you...
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Lovely pic. But are they really 'plugs'?! Eroded volcanic areas always have loads of intrusions of different shapes and sizes. If it is circular (in map view) and not too big it gets called a plug and the assumption is there was a volcano above. But do we really know?
Jason Gilchrist@jgilchrist13
@andrewsp2009 Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, bookended by volcanic plugs: Bass Rock (Firth of Forth) & North Berwick Law (East Lothian). 📷d from another volcanic remnant, the Braid Hills, #Edinburgh, Scotland. #edinphoto #CraigmillarCastle #BassRock #NorthBerwickLaw #Scotland #ScottishCastles
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@HistEnvScot Thanks to >100 people who packed our public meeting with @EdinGeolSoc, @Mountain_Scot, @thecockburn & @ScotWays on Sunday to discuss how we'll fight to get the #RadicalRoad open for all to enjoy. It was agreed to launch this new petition.
Please sign NOW: ramblers.org.uk/radicalroad
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This Sunday 3 December, 2-4pm: public meeting on the Radical Road: Past, Present, Future? Join us and partners to agree how we can persuade HES to urgently reopen this 200-year-old path. See you there! edinburghgeolsoc.org/radical-road-p…
@ramblersscot @thecockburn @Mountain_Scot @ScotWays
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Join us at a public event to explore the past, present and future of the Radical Road in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park - a much loved walking route since 1822. Sunday 3 December 2-4pm edinburghgeolsoc.org/radical-road-p…
@ramblersscot @thecockburn @Mountain_Scot @ScotWays
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It was excellent to see @DrJohnMacUoG giving his Clough Memorial Award lecture @EdinGeolSoc tonight. Who knew slag could be so interesting?
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A great night, fascinating, entertaining talk and a inspiring conversation between @tomsharperocks @palaeokatie and @gsciencelady, chaired by Hermione Cockburn from @ourdynamicearth - all our palaeontologist panel started young, exploring local coal tips, beaches and hills.
Geologists' Assoc@GeolAssoc
What a great way to celebrate @GeodiversityDay A fantastic talk by @tomsharperocks yesterday evening for the @EdinGeolSoc which was part of the @scottishgeology #ScotGeolFest23 The event was also attended by the @MaryAnningRocks statue maquette during her current road trip
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Today's the day! See you at @ourdynamicearth 6pm tonight for our annual public lecture.
edinburghgeolsoc.org/public-lecture/
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The 2023 EGS Public Lecture is on Fri (6th Oct 6:30pm) at Dynamic Earth: “Mary Anning & her Sea-Dragons” by Tom Sharpe.
After his talk, Tom will be joined by palaeontologists to answer questions & discuss Anning’s legacy & their journeys into palaeo.
🎟 - eventbrite.co.uk/e/egs-public-l…
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Excellent new @guardian story on @HistEnvScot's farcical ongoing closure of Edinburgh's #RadicalRoad. 👇🏾
It's now five years and counting... but together with @Mountain_Scot, @thecockburn, @EdinGeolSoc & @ScotWays, we're not giving up. 🚶♀️
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/s…
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New paper 📢
The stable isotope (C, O, S) record of Paleoproterozoic marbles, #Scotland.
#OpenAccess #ScottishJournalGeology
lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/sj…
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Historic Environment Scotland accused of "broken promises" after it said that “further reviews” were needed about access to the Radical Road on Arthur’s Seat.
theferret.scot/footpath-re-op…
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Great to be in Eyemouth tonight with a room @imouthippodrome packed with tourism enthusiasts & local enterprises. Great opportunity to catch up with some exciting people and @SScotDAlliance
If Scotland starts anywhere on the Berwickshire coast is a great place to start!
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Interesting series of walks this Saturday (1 July) in Craigmillar and Niddrie, including Deep Time with @McGowanAlistair @hillsofhame
eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-in-t…
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Happy to share my first first author paper from my PhD 🥳❤️
"The Long-Term Efficiency and Compatibility of Hydrophobic Treatments in Protecting Vulnerable Sandstone at Arbroath Abbey (Scotland)" mdpi.com/2352548 #mdpiheritage via @Heritage_MDPI
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Thanks Stuart, looks great!
Stuart Gilfillan@stugilfillan
Fantastic ☀️ day leading @EdinGeolSoc field traversing from Pease Bay to Cove Beautiful rocks and always fun to share some geological knowledge with interested and engaging folk Special thanks to @PhamieGow for the great pictures of some of sights on the trip
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A perfect Hutton day! We are hosting a visit from the Leiden Geology Society, visiting Siccar Point (of course), the Hutton sculpture in Jedburgh and finishing at the @GreatTapestrySc
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This follows on from our public lecture last night, where we learned about the fascinating story behind Hutton's brief stay in Leiden, where he gained his medical degree in 1749. Thanks to @StCeciliasHall for hosting us!
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