Saturday, March 03, 2012

Nature's Treasures 4

Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW - United Kingdom

An event for anyone with an interest in minerals and gemstones. Students from schools and universities are particularly encouraged to attend. The day will include a programme of short talks as well as a number of displays and demonstrations. The day will commence with registration and coffee at 10:00 and finish at approximately 4:30 pm. The event is organized jointly by Gem-A, The Mineralogical Society and The Russell Society, in association with Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Morning session:

• Derek Siveter: Re-creating 3D Models of Fossils
• Richard Pattrick: Nuclear Waste: We have a problem
• David Palmer: Minerals at the Nano-Scale: Exploring our Crystalline World

Afternoon Session:

• Bill Perkins: Minerals, mining and mess: Cleaning up after mining for metals and coal
• Courtenay Smale: Williams Caerhays Mineral Collection - Rescued from near-oblivion
• Jack Ogden: The Lore and the Profits: Gems, Myths and the Jewellery Trade over 2000 years
• David Pyle: The Wonders of Volcanoes

Participants will have the opportunity to talk to the speakers and others about careers in the geosciences and gemmology, and to view the several displays planned for the day, including those
by BGS, Gem-A, The Mineralogical Society, RockWatch, The Russell Society, Richard Tayler and Andy Tindle. 

Fee: £20.00 (under 16s £10.00) including refreshments and a sandwich lunch.

For further details and to register: http://www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/nature4/nature4.html or contact Kevin Murphy at kevin@minersoc.org