Proceedings 1963 Part 2
These proceedings ran from 1962 to 2019 before being replaced by our newest publication The Cumberland Geologist. Each Proceedings has been digitized and made searchable.
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 | Page 1 |
| Editorial | 3 |
| Jonathan Otley | 5 |
| Discovery and Development of the Old Mines of the Lake District | 9 |
| Excursion to the Quartz Felsite Dyke of the Eskdale Granite, 16th June | 11 |
| Excursion to a Glacial Overflow System South of Ennerdale, 14th July | 14 |
| Camping Weekend in the Caldew Valley, 26th-28th July | 18 |
| Excursion to the Carrock Fell Gabbro, 28th July | 19 |
| Excursion to the Furness District od Lancashire, 15th September | 23 |
| The Iron Ore Sops of Furness | 28 |
| Granites and Orogeny, Dr. J. R. Harpum | 30 |
| Investigating Fossil Plants, Dr. D. L. Smith | 32 |
| Book Review: Portrait of the Lakes, Norman Nicholson | 34 |
| Book Review: The Chemical Elements in Nature, Dr. F. H. Day | 35 |
Proceedings 1963 Part 1
These proceedings ran from 1962 to 2019 before being replaced by our newest publication The Cumberland Geologist. Each Proceedings has been digitized and made searchable.
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
| Editorial | Page 1 |
| The Annual Dinner, 4th January | 3 |
| The Annual General Meeting, 10th January | 3 |
| Presidential Address “On the Age of the Earth”, 14th February | 5 |
| Visit to Barrowmouth, 16th March | 19 |
| Visit to Marchon Anhydrite Mine, 25th March | 19 |
| Visit to First Limestone, Brigham, 31st March | 23 |
| Field Excursion to Goldscope Mine, Newlands, 7th April | 25 |
| Brief Reports of Other Activities | 28 |
| The Origin of the Earth and Chemical Element | 29 |
| Superficial Investigations of the Borrowdale Plumbage Mines | 34 |
Proceedings 1962 Part 2
These proceedings ran from 1962 to 2019 before being replaced by our newest publication The Cumberland Geologist. Each Proceedings has been digitized and made searchable.
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
| Excursion to the Lias Deposists near Wigton, and to the Drygill Shales at the head of Carrock Beck, 3rd June | Page 1 |
| Excursion to the Buttermere & Ennerdale Granophyrs, 1st July | 3 |
| Making Petrological Microscope Slides | 7 |
| Weekend Excursion to Ambleside & Coniston, 14th-16th September | 10 |
| Lecture on Mineralogy by R. H. Hewitt, 27th September | 15 |
| Lecture on Chemical Natural History by Dr. F. H. Day, 22nd November | 17 |
| Visit to Whitehaven Brickworks Quarry, 25th November, and to Haig Colliery, Whitehaven, 26th November | 19 |
Proceedings 1962 Part 1
These proceedings ran from 1962 to 2019 before being replaced by our newest publication The Cumberland Geologist. Each Proceedings has been digitized and made searchable.
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
| Presidential Address ‘Granite and Granitization’ (delivered by the Vice President at Workington College), 15th February | Page 1 |
| Excursion to the Haile Moor Mine, Egremont, 22nd January | 17 |
| Excursion to Ullcoats Mine, Egremont, 23rd February | 19 |
| Outing to St Bees and Fleswick, 17th March | 21 |
| Sketch Map and Outline on the Skiddaw Granite, 1st April | 23 |
| Excursion to the Skiddaw Granite, 1st April | 24 |
| Excursion to the Nowlands Valley, 20th May | 27 |
| Field Excursion to Yeatouse Limestone Quarry, 14th April | 31 |