LECTURE: From the bog to the sea: the Mull Dyke Swarm. Speaker: Professor Joe Cartwright
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SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2026, 6.15-7.15pm
EMGS Lecture: From the bog to the sea: the Mull Dyke Swarm
Speaker: Professor Joe Cartwright
Venue: Sir Clive Granger Building, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD
Nearly 60 million years ago, an invasion from Scotland intruded deeply and vigorously into northern England. Originating from a magma chamber deep below the Isle of Mull, the Mull Dyke Swarm has been mapped for almost 700 kilometres south-east of its source as far as the southern North Sea, and is one of the longest known on Earth. Why and how did the magma penetrate so far, and did it really take only a few days? Joe Cartwright will demonstrate some of the latest data on the extent, geometry and intrusive relationships of the Mull dykes and compare them with other similarly extensive intrusions on Earth and other planets.
Non-members welcome. For further details and news about more upcoming lectures see below and our Lectures webpage at https://www.emgs.org.uk/lectures.html
EMGS Lecture: From the bog to the sea: the Mull Dyke Swarm
Speaker: Professor Joe Cartwright
Venue: Sir Clive Granger Building, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD
Nearly 60 million years ago, an invasion from Scotland intruded deeply and vigorously into northern England. Originating from a magma chamber deep below the Isle of Mull, the Mull Dyke Swarm has been mapped for almost 700 kilometres south-east of its source as far as the southern North Sea, and is one of the longest known on Earth. Why and how did the magma penetrate so far, and did it really take only a few days? Joe Cartwright will demonstrate some of the latest data on the extent, geometry and intrusive relationships of the Mull dykes and compare them with other similarly extensive intrusions on Earth and other planets.
Non-members welcome. For further details and news about more upcoming lectures see below and our Lectures webpage at https://www.emgs.org.uk/lectures.html
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Where is it happening?
Sir Clive Granger Building - The University Of Nottingham, Sir Clive Granger Building the University of Nottingham, Cut Through Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2, United Kingdom
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Host or PublisherEast Midlands Geological Society
