Lectures
Lectures are open to all and there is no charge for admission. However regular in person attendees are expected to be members of the society.
Time:
7:45pm for 8:00pm
Venue:
Sorby Room
Wager Building (formerly Geoscience)
The University of Reading
Whiteknights, Reading
Wager Building (formerly Geoscience)
The University of Reading
Whiteknights, Reading
Parking:
Car Park 8
(OS: SU 7336 7159, W3W: ///herbs.clap.type, Lat,Long: 51.4385775,-0.9459335)
(OS: SU 7336 7159, W3W: ///herbs.clap.type, Lat,Long: 51.4385775,-0.9459335)
Online:
Via Zoom: Members are sent the joining link by email.
Non-members wishing to join a zoom lecture can request this using the registration link when shown. Requests should always be made before 6pm on the previous day.
Non-members wishing to join a zoom lecture can request this using the registration link when shown. Requests should always be made before 6pm on the previous day.
This lecture will be both in the Sorby room and via Zoom.
Monday 1 June 2026
The Murchison Meteorite
Jim House, Reading Geological Society
Non Members Registration
The Murchison meteorite fell to Earth in 1969, in rural Australia. It belongs to the rare CM group of Carbonaceous Chondrites and has a complex chemistry that gives rise to lots of questions about the origin of life - both on and off the Earth. Because of it's unique size it has been extensively studied and will look at what has been discovered to date from this fascinating rock.
Image: Murchison Meteorite (User:Basilicofresco, CC BY-SA 3.0