Field Geology Club of South Australia

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- Upcoming Excursion and Lecture -

Excursion

A fossil waterfall and ancient reed beds in Ambers Gully

Sunday 31st May 2026

Ambers Gully is in Neoproterozoic rocks (800-500 My) but has some recent carbonate rocks deposited in the recent Ice Age(s). These include a fossil waterfall, a cave with speleothems, deposits of fossil reed beds and boulders with casts of tree branches. The primary aim of the excursion is to examine and explain the carbonate deposits, but we will also observe features of the Neoproterozoic rocks.

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Lecture

35th Brian Daily Memorial Lecture
INSPIRING YOUNG GEOLOGICAL MINDS: TWO DECADES OF TEACHING AT PICHI RICHI

Thursday 4th June 2026 at 7.00 pm

The rocks in Pichi Richi Pass tell us the story of a time when Earth was covered in icesheets, when the first signs of multicellular life were emerging and when the Flinders Ranges were the size of the European Alps. This story and the unique experience of field mapping has inspired many undergraduates to go on to become geologists. Here, I tell my story of this iconic fieldtrip and the students that make it all worth it.