Meeting and Field Trip/Workshop

Indicative Programme, 2023

Important
This programme is not yet confirmed. Dates of events, topics and speakers/leaders (most of whom have not yet been approached!) may all change. Please check on the News and Events page close to the advertised date, therefore, to ensure that the event is taking place as advertised.

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Date	Event	Leader/Presenter
Thursday 16th February	Club Meeting and book launch: Goldfields of western Nelson ​	Mike Johnston
Sunday 19th February	Picnic and fossicking: Lee Valley	Mike Johnston
Thursday 16th March	Club meeting: Geological hazards in the Nelson area	Glen Stevens
Sarurday 18th March	Field Trip: Canaan limestone quarries	Stephen Eagar
Thursday 20th April	Club Meeting: Detrital minerals	Tim Saunderson
Saturday 22nd April	Field Trip: Kina Spit beach sands	Tim Saunderson
Thursday 18th May	Geological controversies past and present	Dave Briggs, Jean Gorman
Sunday 21st May	Workshop: Rock and mineral identification	Tom Brown, Dave Briggs, Stephen Eagar
​Thursday 15th June	Short talks	Club members
Sunday 18th June	Workshop: Rock and mineral identification	Tom Brown, Dave Briggs, Stephen Eagar
Thursday 20th July	Club meeting: Fossils	James Crampton
Saturday 23rd July​	Workshop: Rock and mineral identification	Tom Brown, Dave Briggs, Stephen Eagar
Thursday 17th August	Club Meeting: What tree rings tell us about the past	Tony Aldridge, Dave Briggs
Sunday 20th August​	Field Trip:Field Trip: Rocks of the Baton Valley	Tom Brown
Thursday 21st September	Club Meeting: William Smith - the man who made maps	Alan Mathews
Saturday 23rd September	Field Trip:Field Trip: Tadmor and Sherry River Tertiary deposits	Tom Brown
Thursday 19th October​	Club meeting: A walk through the Takaka Terrane	Tom Brown
Saturday 21st October	Field Trip: United Creek rodingite​	Steve Cross, Dave Briggs
Thursday 16th November	Club meeting and AGM: invited lecture	Mike Johnston
Sunday 19th November	Field Trip: St Arnaud glacial features and faults	Dave Briggs, Jean Gorman