Lecture: The Stonehenge Phosphatic Chalk

Speaker: Dr. Rory Mortimore, until recently, professor of Engineering Geology and Head of the Civil Engineering Division, Earth Systems and Environmental Hazards Research Group, University of Brighton. President of the Geologists’ Association

Entry Fee

Members: Free

Visitors: £5.00

Date and Time

19:30 -

Location

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN

Lecture Description

Discovery of a unique and previously unkown geology during investigations for the A303 Stonehenge Tunnel, including phosphatic chalks, raised many issues about the origins of such deposits and implications for tunnel construction. The talk will show how the geology was investigated and the potential impact this geology had for the local environment as well as tunnel construction.

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