Rockwatch Magazine: Issue 76
Issue 76 Contents List: published August 2017 british-geology-is-in-the-post ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 British Geology is in the Post HOW WORMS HELP US EAT ROCK CHEMICALS! What Charles Darwin’s research revealed. DINOSAURS OF CHINA Spectacular discoveries go on show. THE FOOTSTEPS OF APOLLO Walking on the Moon. CONTINENTS – THE OLDEST ROCKS ON EARTH Working out billions of years of history. ON THE LIP OF...
Fossil collecting fieldtrip at Bracklesham, West Sussex – Saturday 22nd July, 2017
Another great fossil hunting fieldtrip along the shore in Bracklesham, West Sussex. Bracklesham is a great place to hunt for fossil shells and sharks’ teeth which are 45 million years old. Experts will be on hand to help you ‘get your eye in’. You should be able to boost your collections with lots of Eocene age fossils! The picture is of our last fieldtrip to Bracklesham with a Rockwatcher holding a perfect...
Shropshire Fossil Collecting Fieldtrip on Sunday 7th May
A fabulous day with lots of fossils to collect! You’ll get to put on a hard hat and hi-vis vest and discover Silurian fossils with Eddie Bailey and Susan Brown. It will be Rockwatch’s fifth visit to this favourite spot where you’ll be able to see rocks of the Silurian Period in the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation. The benches and tips in the quarry contain typical reel fossils including trilobites. Lots to find...
Behind the Scenes at the Oxford University Museum – Saturday 8th April 2017
Meet some very old fossils! Go behind the scenes with Rockwatch at the Oxford Museum of Natural History and have a close encounter with some of it’s hidden treasures. You’ll be taken around by geologists who work there who will share their expertise with you. Only 40 parents and children (who must be over 7) can go on this event and they will be in groups of 10. It’s a fabulous opportunity to see what the general...
Uxbridge Rock Show – 11th-23rd February 2017
Glowing rocks, Dino poo, Gemstones, Fossils, ‘Hands-on Rocks’, ‘The Ages of Ice and Coal’, Local Geology – something for everyone! Have a go at their Minecraft themed treasure hunt! This fascinating exhibition is suitable for all ages and is happening at the Uxbridge Library. It’s being put on by the Harrow and Hillingdon Geological Society and experts from the society will be there for you to talk...