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Birth of the Black Country
Why does geology matter to the Black Country? In this blog we investigate the historical importance of the area in relation to the mineral wealth below the ground, and the early pioneers who began the industrial development. The Black Country is an area located just to the northwest of Birmingham right at the heart of [...]
Posted in General, Local Geology
Tagged Abraham Darby, BCGS, Black Country, Canals, Dud Dudley, Dudley, Geology, Limestone, Minerals, mines, Mining, Places, Rocks, Seven Sisters, Step Shaft, Wrens Nest
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Siluria Revisited 2011
Last week, I attended the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy Conference in Ludlow, Shropshire. This is where geologists from around the globe share their research and knowledge on the Silurian Geological Period. But my Silurian story began two years ago… In the summer of 2009, stabilisation works took place within the Step Shaft Mine beneath [...]
Posted in Activities and Events, Collecting, Fossils, General, Guest Blogs, Local Geology
Tagged Black Country, Canals, Collecting, Earth history, Fossils, Geology, Limestone, Microfossils, mines, Wrens Nest
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Geology Matters Launch Event
Last Thursday saw me pulling on my walking boots to join a group of geology enthusiasts on a tour of three sites in the Black Country, chosen to illustrate the geological diversity of the area. The sites were Barr Beacon, Barrow Hill and Dudley’s’ Limestone Mines. Although I have lived on the edge of the [...]
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Tagged Activities, Canals, Dudley, Earth history, Geology, Igneous rocks, Limestone, mines, Mining, Murchison, Places, Rocks
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The Seven Sisters mine, Wrens Nest, Dudley
Graham Worton the current curator and Keeper of Geology at Dudley Museum & Art Gallery tells us about the Seven Sisters mine at the Wrens Nest, Dudley which are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. He explains how the limestone mined at this mine was used and how it was transported using the canal system.
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Tagged Canals, Dudley, mines, Seven Sisters, Video, Wrens Nest
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