AGM
and
the Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark in northern Portugal
Hull Geological Society
Annual General Meeting
followed by a lecture by
Graham Kings
16th March 2023, 6.10 pm
Cohen Buildings, University of Hull
This talk describes a visit, in 2020, to the Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark, in Portugal. Unfortunately it was just at the start of the Covid 19 Pandemic. The tour was arranged by Chris Darmon of Geosupplies Ltd (Down to Earth publishers).
The geopark provides evidence of the Variscan Cycle, which began in the Cambrian, when the Rheic Ocean formed as the Iapetus Ocean closed. In the Devonian the Rheic Ocean closed with the collision of the Amorica and Avalonia continents. Portugal provides evidence of this collision and the subsequent Variscan Orogeny.
The presentation will describe the organisation of the geopark, the findings at the sites visited and their relevance to the story of the Variscan and Wilson cycles.
Emphasis is made of the relationship of surface vegetation to underlying geology.
Please contact the Hull Geological Society for accurate end times