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Erratic Anvil’s
This is an extract from the Black Country Geological Society newsletter number 210, December 2011. It investigates how glacial erratics have been used as a local resouce in the Black Country. Each area of the Black Country has always been associated with its own specialised trade and Bloxwich is no exception, having long been a [...]
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What is geology? Part 2
Watch a short video of Graham Worton, the Keeper of Geology at Dudley Museum and Art Gallery, talking about his favourite subject; geology. Learn how minerals form rocks and the differences between different rock types such as granite and basalt.
