Field Trips which took place in 2001-2002

2002
14th. July 2002: Howick, Northumberland. Carboniferous Yoredale cyclothems: leader Alistair Bowden. For more details click here

23rd.- 26th. Aug. 2002. "Earth Alert Festival of Geology" a major event organised by the Geologists' Association. It included Exhibitions, Lectures Field Walks and Activities for all the family.

2001
Saturday June 9th 2001: A traverse was made of the foreshore north of Sandsend near Whitby examining lithology & fossils of members of the Whitby Mudstone Formation (Jurassic), followed by a visit to the Whitby Museum where there is an excellent geological collection.
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A visit to Newcastle-upon-Tyne to examine building stones click here

Nov. 3rd. and 4th 2001: Geologists' Assoc. Reunion in Liverpool. For more information and pictures: click here

Full reports on the society's lectures and field excursions from  2000 to 2002 can be found if you click here

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