Excursions

• Norway Residential Excursion

  Start: Saturday, 22 June 2013
  End: Monday, 24 June 2013
  A study of the Scandinavian Caledonides in southwestern Norway

• Carstairs Kames & the Falls of Clyde (excursion)

  Date: Saturday, 6 July 2013 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM
  Glacial features at Carstairs, Woodend Farm and Hyndford Quarry, followed by the Falls of Clyde

• Keltie Water & Bracklinn Falls (excursion)

  Date: Saturday, 20 July 2013 | 9:00AM - 6:30PM
  An exploration of the Basal Lower Old Red Sandstone, its andesitic lavas, and the Highland Border Complex (Braeleny) followed by the LORS at Bracklinn Falls. Joint excursion with the Geological Society of Edinburgh.

• Cononish gold mine & Glen Orchy (excursion)

  Date: Saturday, 24 August 2013
  While 8 participants are taken underground at the gold mine by the leader, another geologist will give a talk about the exploration efforts of Scotgold. After the visit to the mine, we will look at metamorphic and structural features in Glen Orchy.

• Glen Esk (excursion)

  Date: Saturday, 7 September 2013 | 8:30AM - 6:30PM
  A traverse along Glen Esk (near Brechin) to see the sequence of metamorphic minerals in Barrow's zones from the chlorite zone to the sillimanite zone; easy walking, distance 3 - 4 miles.

• Ben Lawers Synform & Ben Lui Fold (excursion)

  Start: Friday, 20 September 2013 | 2:00PM
  End: Monday, 23 September 2013 | 6:00PM
  A trip to the Loch Tay area to investigate the Ben Lawers Synform and the Ben Lui Fold