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The trip will be led by Jonathan Redfern, Chair of Petroleum Geoscience at University of Manchester. Proposed itinerary (based on car sharing to visit sites). Thursday 7th May: Arrive Scarborough (Bike and Boot suggested hotel). Visit to Rotunda Museum, Wiliam Smith and other collections in afternoon (3pm) Friday 8th May: Morning: Drive to Staithes, morning Staithes …
Continue reading “CGS and WGS joint long weekend trip to Scarborough, 7 – 10 May 2026.”
Contents EDITORIAL 354 Records of the use of Egglestone marble in Cumbria 355 The many uses of Shap Granite 365 The Seathwaite Graphite Mine 371 Dr Richard Peter Kelvin Clark (1927-2009) An Appreciation 381 The Raasay iron mines 389 The society trip to Raasay 395 Excursion Reports 2008 401 Excursion Reports 2009 409 Obituary Notice …
