Club Meetings and Field Trips
The Club holds regular, monthly meetings to discuss recent developments and hear a presentation on a topic of geological interest, either from one of our members or a visiting speaker. Meetings are usually held on the third Thursday of each month and take place in the Library, Queen Street, Richmond.
Field excursions are usually held on the following Sunday. A car pool operates, starting at Warring Carpark, Richmond.
For information on past field trips and to see geologists at work, click here.
Field excursions are usually held on the following Sunday. A car pool operates, starting at Warring Carpark, Richmond.
For information on past field trips and to see geologists at work, click here.
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Field Trip |
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Thursday September 15th Earthquake Hazard in New Zealand Presenter: Prof Mark Stirling University of Otago There is just about every possible type of tectonic environment in New Zealand, and a number of world record earthquake events have occurred in the country during our relatively short historical period. A major update of the national seismic hazard model has just been completed, and the model represents an admirable attempt at capturing the complexity of our shaky isles. My talk will provide an overview of the New Zealand earthquake hazardscape, and the implications of the new hazard model for New Zealanders. plus a display and discussion session on: Carbonates Bring along your examples of carbonate rocks and minerals Richmond Library, 19.00 Gold coin entry |
Saturday September 24th Riwaka Rocks Leader: Tim Rich includes The Riwaka Resurgence and the gabbros, granodiorites, diorites and marbles of the Riwaka Valley Provisional meeting arrangements: Warring Carpark, Richmond 10.00 am But watch this space for updates! Car-share available |