Passing of Dr. Linley Lister
We regret to announce that one of our Honorary Members, Dr. Linley Lister, née King, passed away on Thursday 15th December 2016.
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Summer Symposium 2016
The Summer Symposium was held on 25th November 2016 at the Geological Department at the University of Zimbabwe.
Isaac Kwesu, CEO of Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe Official Opening offically opened the symposium.
The program was as follows and abstracts can be uploaded from the list below:-
Isaac Kwesu - CEO of Chamber of Mines:- Official Opening
Temba Hawadi (Director of ZGS) - Zimbabwe Geological Survey’s Japanese assisted project
Jan Kramers (Keynote Speaker):- Adrift again
Murehwa Batholith - Trip with Mark Tsomondo
On Saturday 26th November 20 members participated in a post Summer Symposium Field trip to the western margin of the Murehwa batholith to discuss alternative models of Chilimanzi granite emplacement, emphasizing regional tectonic controls versus vertical tectonics.
Lots of interesting discussion around the outcrops before heavy rain cut the trip short.
Find the field guide attached
35th International Geological Congress - Cape Town - September 2016
The 35th IGC was a great success and the link below provides an overview of the activities. Some ZGS members attended the conference and trips and found it to be a very stimluting event.
Talk - Overview of Tantalum - Niobium Mineralisation in Zimbabwe - Brent Barber
On Friday 21st October 2016, Brent Barber delivered a talk to the Geological Society onTantalum - Niobium Mineralisation in Zimbabwe.
Please find a copy of the presentation below.
Talk on Meteroids, Meteorites and Impact Craters by Ali Ait-Kaci
On Friday 23rd September 2016, Dr Ali Ait-Kaci delivered a talk to the Geological Society on Meteroids, Meteorites and Impact Craters.
Please find a copy of the presentation below.
Passing of Professor Keith Viewing
We regret to announce that one of our Honorary Members, Professor Keith Viewing, passed away on Saturday 3rd September. He had cancer of the pleura. We understand that Keith was suffering and this is a relief for him
The funeral service will be held on Thursday 8th September at 15h00.
The parish of Sacrofano, :
Parrocchia SS Giovanni Battista e Biagio
Piazza S.
Macgregor Memorial 2016 - Field Trip - Great Dyke Ni Laterites
20 members were led by Martin Prendergast to see the nickel laterites exposed in the nothern part of the Great Dyke over the weekend of 6th and 7th August 2016.
The field guide can be downloaded below.
Macgregor Memorial Lecture 2016 - Martin Prendergast
On Friday 5th August 2016, Martin Prendergast delivered the 2016 Macgregor Memoral Lecture to 40 people including members of the Society and the public. The event was held in the Geology Department lecture hall at the University of Zimbabwe.
The talk was titlted Nickel laterite deposits of the northern part of the Great Dyke: Geomorphology, regolith stratigraphy, geochemistry, mineralogy, distribution and genesis.
The presentation can be downloaded below.
Visit to Freda Rebecca Gold Mine 16 July 2016
On Saturday 16 July 2016, 20 members met at Freda Rebecca for an interesting and informative undergound visit.