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The Geologists' Association
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Founded in 1858, the Geologists' Association (GA) is a charitable organization that exists for all geologists and earth scientists. Our offices are co-located with those of the Geological Society at Burlington House in central London.
Welcome to #February2026 with a dramatic image from the Geologists' Association 2026 calendar entitled 'Ice-Scoured Bedrock, Cuillin Range, Scotland' taken by Belinda DiQuinzio, which won First Prize in the GA 2025 Photo Competition.
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
One of our Local Groups: the Essex Rock & Mineral Society is holding its annual Essex Gem & Mineral Show on Saturday 21st February 2026 at North Romford Community Centre in Essex

It is the foremost show in the southeast of England with over 30 vendors and displays

More details email: show@erms.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
2026 UK Field Trip: The Building Stones of Strata Florida Abbey and St Padarn’s Church, Llanbadarn on Saturday 16th May 2026, led by Tim Palmer, Caroline Palmer & Ruth Siddall of @pavementgeology.bsky.social

£5 GA Member / £15 Non-member

Full details: geologistsassociation.org.uk/ukfield/#16may
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Join us online via Zoom on Fri 6th Feb at 19.00 GMT for our next free talk when @dremmanicholls.bsky.social of @morethanadodo.bsky.social will deliver 'Tales from a Geological Curator'

Members and non-members must register in advance: non-members email sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk for details
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Great to see a friend of the GA Dr Ruth Siddall @pavementgeology.bsky.social in the spotlight for her geological walking tour of London

Check out the website of London Pavement Geology for more information: www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk

www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
Rock up to London: discovering stones and fossils from around the world on an urban geology tour
The city’s architecture travels through time and continents, incorporating everything from slabs of the Italian Alps to meteorites that hit southern Africa 2bn years ago
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Spotlight on the natural resources of Greenland. Very topical considering current world politics.

theconversation.com/greenland-is...
Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why
Greenland’s rare earth element deposits may be among the world’s largest by volume.
theconversation.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Issue 64 of Earth Heritage magazine is out now and free to view online

Over 50 pages featuring earth science topics & localities from the home nations and further afield: tinyurl.com/48bb27v8

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January 13, 2026 at 10:09 AM
There's still time to register for our next free online lecture this coming Friday at 19.00 GMT: Reconstructing the Cretaceous Greenhouse by Prof Andy Gale from Portsmouth University.

Email sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk for details.
Join us online on Friday 9th January at 19.00 GMT for our first free talk of 2026 when Professor Andy Gale of Portsmouth University will be reconstructing the Cretaceous greenhouse.

The talk will be via Zoom. Non-members should email sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk for details.
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
A fascinating historical new year's celebration involving Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.

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www.bbc.com/news/article...
When 21 men saw in the new year by dining in a dinosaur
Guests braved the cold of December 1853 to have dinner inside a concrete mould of a dinosaur in a warehouse.
www.bbc.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The December issue of the GA Magazine is out now!

The current issue includes excursions to Canada and Iceland and a UK field trip to Derbyshire. Plus articles on the historic fossil collection of the first GA president: Joshua Toulmin Smit and geological aspects of nuclear waste disposal.
December 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Fascinating story. The fossil is on display at the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery in Glasgow.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
The fossil was so complete experts could see remains of the last meal it ate, 330 million years after it died.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Season's Greetings from everyone at the Geologists' Association.
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Very welcome news if this happens in time for the anniversary next year.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Part of Edinburgh's Radical Road to reopen ahead of James Hutton anniversary
Hutton's Rock is where the founding father of geology arrived at his theory of how and when the world was formed.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Join us online on Friday 9th January at 19.00 GMT for our first free talk of 2026 when Professor Andy Gale of Portsmouth University will be reconstructing the Cretaceous greenhouse.

The talk will be via Zoom. Non-members should email sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk for details.
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Late Quaternary evolution of a large rock slope deformation (Robinson, English Lake District) – a first such exploration by cosmogenic exposure dating in the British mountains by Peter Wilson et al

In the latest Proceedings of the Geologists' Association: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Vertebrate tracks in Pliocene aeolianite deposits of the Wankoe Formation, Western Cape Province, South Africa by Charles W. Helm et al.

In the latest edition of Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, vol 136, 6, December 2025.

Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S001...
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🎄Looking for the perfect last-minute Christmas gift for a family member interested in rocks, fossils and all things geological?

Give them annual membership to the Geologists' Association: Single £40, Joint £55 or Student £20

Purchase via our website: geologistsassociation.org.uk/join/
December 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Buy your GA 2026 calendar now for delivery in time for Xmas:
geologistsassociation.org.uk/ga_shop/#!/2...

12 fabulous monthly pictures plus a bonus image on the front cover - the best images from the 2025 Photographic Competition. The perfect socking filler!

An absolute bargain at just £6 +p&p
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Something to seek out next time you're in London.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Life-sized marble Triceratops skull unveiled in Mayfair
The piece is described as an "artistic interpretation" of a 68-million-year-old sub-adult Triceratops skull.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It would be lovely to see you at Burlington House this evening for our next free talk followed by pre-Christmas drinks and nibbles but if you can't make it to London you can still watch talk online via Zoom.

Email sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk to register.
Join us at Burlington House in London on Fri 05 Dec for our next free talk when Prof Joe Cartwright will tell us all about the Mull Dyke Swarm

Refreshments will be served in the Lower Library from 17.30 with the talk starting at 18.00 GMT

Plus join us afterwards for pre-Christmas drinks & nibbles!
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Fascinating spotlight on the delights and rewards of a second career in palaeontology.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
The GP turned Isle of Wight dinosaur hunter rewriting history
Retired doctor Jeremey Lockwood has used his medical skills to discover three new dinosaur species
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Visit the GA website to buy our 2026 calendar: geologistsassociation.org.uk/ga_shop/#!/2...

12 fabulous monthly images plus bonus cover photo, selected from the best images from the 2025 Photo Competition

An absolute bargain at £6 +p&p

Grab yours now while stocks last: the perfect stocking filler
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join us at Burlington House in London on Fri 05 Dec for our next free talk when Prof Joe Cartwright will tell us all about the Mull Dyke Swarm

Refreshments will be served in the Lower Library from 17.30 with the talk starting at 18.00 GMT

Plus join us afterwards for pre-Christmas drinks & nibbles!
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Welcome to #December2025 with a detailed image from the Geologists' Association 2025 Calendar of Evolved Magnetism on an Unknown Planet taken by Ben Rider-Stokes.

A false-colour Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) image of an extremely rare meteorite (NWA 15820) discovered in 2022 in Mauritania.
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The calendar images are fabulous again this year. Thanks for your support @groundwatermike.bsky.social
Having recently turned the page on November 2025 calendar and found Jonathan Turner's photo of tightly folded Carboniferous rocks at Crackington Haven, it's a timely reminder to get the 2026 calendar, again featuring Jonathan's photo. Fantastic 👍
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM