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Aughton and Ormskirk

Geology of Ethiopia  and the Rift Valley

Event type: General
Date: 21st November 2025
Time: 2:00 pm
Group: Geology
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ

The complex geological history of Ethiopia is represented in three major geological terrains.

(i) The Proterozoic basement rocks;

(ii) Mesozoic and Cenozoic continental and marine sediments;.

(iii) Cenozoic and Tertiary volcanic and sedimentary rocks that are related to the East African Rift Valley system;

A talk by our very own Richard Fletcher.