{"id":3676,"date":"2023-12-01T16:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3676"},"modified":"2023-12-11T16:03:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T16:03:40","slug":"talk-provisional-geology-of-namibia-onshore-offshore","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/index.php\/event\/talk-provisional-geology-of-namibia-onshore-offshore\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk &#8211; A Geological Tour of Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dorset Geologist<\/strong>\u2019<strong>s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 20 February 2024.<br \/>\nTitle:<\/strong> A Geological Tour of Namibia<br \/>\n<strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Alan Driscole (DGAG member) \u2013 forty years in the oil &amp; gas business including the Atlantic margin from the Barents Sea south to \u2026\u2026 Namibia<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RR<br \/>\n<strong>Lecture Entry Cost:<\/strong> \u00a36 (\u00a35 for DGAG members) collected on room entry<br \/>\n<strong>Booking a seat:<\/strong> Contact DGAG events at email: cwebb48578@aol.com<br \/>\n<strong>Talk Description:<\/strong> From some of the oldest fossils and highest dunes in the world to the largest meteorite, Namibia is a geological treasure house. In this talk we\u2019ll explore the history of Namibia; from the Precambrian to the present day, making a diversion offshore to see how this history has been controlled by the formation and dismemberment of Gondwanaland. We\u2019ll also discuss Namibia\u2019s emerging important for both \u201cold\u201d energy and the energy transition.<br \/>\n<strong>Photos A &amp; B:<\/strong> Courtesy of the speaker<br \/>\nA: Dunes at Sossusvlei<br \/>\nB: The Hoba meteorite (with the speaker for scale)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorset Geologist\u2019s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 20 February 2024. 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