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The thrill of the chase: Finding (and funding) 100 iconic rocks for the National Rock Garden

Event Type

Event Date

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Event Location

Event Address

Virtual (Zoom)

Event Start

1830

Event End

1930

Event Details

You are invited to join online with GSA  -- 31 March 2021 – 6.30pm

 

Speaker: Brad Pillans, Chair of the National Rock Garden Steering Committee

Topic: The thrill of the chase: Finding (and funding) 100 iconic rocks for the National Rock Garden

Zoom link:  click here to watch

Abstract: When the National Rock Garden was officially launched in 2010 at the Australian Earth Sciences Convention in Canberra, it seemed a straightforward task to bring in a bunch of rocks from all around the country and tell the story of Australian geology. Are we there yet? Not quite, but the thrill of the chase remains as we build our national collection of 100 or more iconic rocks. In this presentation, Brad will reveal some of the great rocks we already have and some that we don’t have (but would like to have).