CorkGeologicalAssociation

Geology for all

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

@MbarkCherguia A really useful and ingenious gadget.

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

@IQTestBrain You have 6 eggs.

[Geological Survey IE @GeolSurvIE]

Geological Survey Ireland @DeptCEE image for October is Annagh Head, Belmullet, Co Mayo. Mullet gneiss, a metamorphic rock calculated to be over 1.75 billion years old. The Earth is thought to be over 4.6 billion years old. Photo by James McIntosh.

[Geological Survey IE @GeolSurvIE]

Guided geological walk at Rosscarbery, Co Cork.
24 August, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Warren Strand Car Park, Rosscarbery, P85 RK54
Event organiser: @CorkGeological #heritageweek2025
Further info: https://t.co/2AiDDWXOJU

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

And if you are in Co. Cork check out https://t.co/WcR258Kt2x

[Geological Survey IE @GeolSurvIE]

Ballina Urban Geology Field Trip
Tuesday August 19 from 1pm - 2pm
Meeting point: Ballina Library
@DeptCEE @MayoCoCo #heritageweek2025
https://t.co/A2ySKQZP35

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

@BligheDerek The people shouting at Simon Harris sounded like bullies to me

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

@CornRaptor @BritGeoSurvey And finding the right place to clamber down the hill is not easy

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

@marymruss @MOConnell07 @ucddublin @UCC @bettiegeology @k_verbruggen Another unique geological adventure, this time with our friends in the Galway Geological Association. @uccBEES @UCCBEESSociety

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

Lunch stop in the sun, at the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary, Middle Lake, Killarney, looking across at Torc Mountain. Thanks to leader Dr. Aidan Forde. ⁦@uccBEES⁩ ⁦@GeolSurvIE⁩

[British Geological Survey @BritGeoSurvey]

The project was funded by the UK Government and utilised both BGS and Royal Navy bathymetry (depth), backscatter (seabed composition), ground-truth sampling (underwater video footage) and many other derived data layers to create the suite of bespoke geological outputs.

[Bettie Higgs @bettiegeology]

Great day out in West Cork with ⁦@CorkGeological⁩ and Tracton Biodiversity Group ⁦@uccBEES⁩ ⁦@GeolSurvIE⁩ discussing palaeo-ecology

[Koen Verbruggen @k_verbruggen]

Team @GeolSurvIE ready to go @BTYSTE today! Come visit our stand in exhibitions hall. Free #maps, #geology stickers, #handouts, #VR and information. Learn about #groundwater @followtheboats
#geothermal and @TellusGSI Thanks to @Dept_ECC for the support.

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

Important National GSI Awards supporting undergraduate field research @marymruss

[Bettie Higgs @bettiegeology]

Very good to see undergraduate students receive GSI Cunningham Awards today, and Du Noyer photographic competition entries captured in this stunning Calendar ⁦@GeolSurvIE⁩ ⁦@uccBEES⁩ ⁦@CorkGeological⁩

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

Congratulations to Robin and other awardees! @uccBEES @ucc

[Geomorphology Association of Ireland @IGeomorphology]

Delighted to announce PhD candidates @EmmaChlncn (UCC), @arhin_wireduMax (DCU) and Robin Lewando (UCC) as the awardees of the 2024 Geomorphology Association of Ireland Bursary. Congratulations! We wish the awardees well in their research, and can't wait to hear all about it!

[🌊 Cork Coast @CorkCoast]

#xmas #present
Iggy the Time Travelling T-Rex’ is a fun adventure where young readers are introduced to Earth’s history

By local author Tina Keating,
Earth Scientist (Geology), Heritage Specialist for the ‘Heritage in Schools Scheme’

https://t.co/wOWfdMMx0I
#dinosaurs #geology

[CorkGeologicalAssociation @CorkGeological]

A great turnout for an excellent lecture by Prof Steve Brusatte. New evidence on evolution and “The rise and fall of the Dinosaurs” ⁦@CorkCoast⁩ ⁦@uccBEES⁩ ⁦@GeolSurvIE⁩

[🌊 Cork Coast @CorkCoast]

Feathered Dinosaur at the Steve Brusatte talk tonight in #UCC

Steve specialty is the anatomy & evolution of dinosaurs, whose books include "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs"

Betty @bettiegeology explaining @CorkGeological which anyone can join.

#geology #cork #paleontology

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Looking forward to our lecture today in Boole 4 @UCC 7.30pm by global expert Prof. Steve Brusatti on “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs” @uccBEES @GeolSurvIE #evidence #sciencecommunication

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@palaeomays @NHM_Wien Sorry to see you go, Chris, but all the best in your new role 🦕🌿🦖

[Geological Survey IE @GeolSurvIE]

November’s #imageofthemonth is Garrarus Beach, Tramore, Co Waterford. (Trá Gharbhrois, Trá Mhór, Co Phort Láirge. 🔵⚪️

These rocks are felsic volcanics of the Ordovician (485 – 444 million years ago) and belong to the Campile Formation.

Photo by Peter Bijsterveld.