Proceedings 1969-70 Part 4

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Contents

Aspects of Glaciation in Northumberland, R. ClarkPage 133
The Geology and Metalliferous Mines of the Buttermere and Loweswater Valleys, J. Moon and J. D. J. Wildridge157
Field Excursions and Mine Visits:
Visit to Tullie House Museum, Carlisle171
The Freshwater Biological Association172
Rowrah Quarry, Frizington (Carboniferous Limestone)173
Armboth Dyke, Fisher Crag, Thirlmere175
Greenscoe Area, Dalton-in-Furness (Lower Palaeozoics)178
Bigrigg (New Red Sandstone)182
The Weekend Camp, Grassington, Warfedale183
Indoor Meetings:
Winter Programme, 1969-1970184
The Ninth Annual General Meeting185

Proceedings 1968-1969 Part 3

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Contents

Henry Alleyne NicholsonPage 105
Some Results of Recent Work on the Carboniferous Limestone Series of West Cumberland108
Erosion at Work – Some recent Lake District changes115
Excursion to Appletreeworth Beck, Broughton in Furness117
Excursion to South West Cumberland – Deglaciation Features119
Lecture Programme – Reports122
Annual General Meeting – Reports and Accounts125
Book Review131

Proceedings 1967 Part 2

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Contents

The Sixth Annual General MeetingPage 59
Deglaciation in the Ennerdale Area, a Re-interpretation, David Huddart63
Dolomitization and the Lower Carboniferous Dolomite of the Matlock Area, Derbyshire, R. Kay84
Minerals and Mineralization, The President’s Lecture, E. H. Shackleton, F.G.S.89
The Annual Dinner93
Excursion to the Elterwater Division of the Broughton Moor Green Slate Quarries, Westmorland94
The Summer Camp100
Other Functions Held During 1967101
Geology in Schools103
Recent Geological Finds in Cumberland and Westmorland, W. F. Davidson104

Proceedings 1966 Part 1

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Contents

The Fifth Annual General MeetingPage 1
The Presidential Address delivered by E. H. Shackleton, F.G.S.5
Oil and Natural Gas Exploration in the Eastern Irish Sea, C. V. Knife13
Celebrated Lake District Geologists, R. Harkness19
The Occurrence of Calamites Fossilised in situ in the Coal Measures at Bransty Cliffs, Whitehaven, R. E. O. Pearson22
Zeolites, Dr. G. McL Biggar25
The Long Meg Anhydrite Mine32
Excursion to Intrusive Rocks in Skiddaw Slates of Dent33
Excursion to the Murton Fell Area35
Excursion to the Seathwaite Plumbago Mine39
Weekend Camping Excursion to the Ingleton Area40
Excursion to the Rachel Wood Mine, Thornthwaite43
Field Meeting at Kentmere, Westmorland46
Excursion to Great Hall Gill, Whin Rigg and Wasdale Screes47
Some Little-studied British Landforms50
Making and Equipping a Field Case57

Proceedings 1965 Part 2

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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed within the Proceedings are solely the author’s and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the website or its affiliates. Localities visited may no longer be accessible. Rules regarding collection of fossil and mineral samples mentioned in the publication may have changed.

Contents

List of Members of the SocietyPage 1
Editorial4
Excursion to the Blea Crag Complex, Langstrath. M. F. Burton5
Excursion to the Explosion Breccia, Cabble Crag. R. E. O. Pearson8
Weekend Camping Excursion to the Southern Uplands of Scotland, R. H. Hewitt, D. C. James and E. H. Shackleton9
The Soiree, and a note on the Weardale Granite12
Film Evening… Drilling for Oil and Gas in the North Sea14
Lecture. “Mines and Mining in the Alston Area”. G. S. Gowing16
The Identification of Minerals by X-Rays. W. D. Smith17
Grow your own crystals. S. H. Gate22
Section at the Base of the Carboniferous at Ghyll Wood, Blindcrake. J. Moon24

Proceedings 1965 Part 1

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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed within the Proceedings are solely the author’s and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the website or its affiliates. Localities visited may no longer be accessible. Rules regarding collection of fossil and mineral samples mentioned in the publication may have changed.

Contents

The Charles Edmonds Memorial Fund
EditorialPage 1
The Annual General Meeting3
The Annual Dinner4
The Presidential Address, delivered by E. H. Shackleton, F.G.S.5
“Joe and the Geologist”, a tale in Cumbrian dialect12
Experimental Studies at High Temperatures and Pressures, G. McL. Biggar14
Week-end School in Geology at Hawse End, near Keswick. Directors: R. H. Hewitt and T. Shipp22
Lecture: Secondary Metalliferous Minerals. Dr. F.H. Day25
Field Meeting at Snebro Gill, Whitehaven. The Hensingham Group of the Lower Carboniferous. Director: R.H. Hewitt27
Excursion to Glenderaterra Valley and Sinen Gill. The Skiddaw Granite and its Metamorphic Aureole. Director: T. Shipp29
Book Review: Geology for Schools. By J.T. Greensmith31
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