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Delegates from across the world are due to gather in Ullapool this weekend to discuss global geology. Delegates from across the world have gathered in Ullapool to discuss the science of global geology.
More than 130 scientists will attend the conference on continental tectonics and mountain building. More than 130 scientists are attending the conference on continental tectonics and mountain building.
Experts will use the event to discuss new ideas on earth movements and study classical geological sites in the North West Highlands.Experts will use the event to discuss new ideas on earth movements and study classical geological sites in the North West Highlands.
More than 400 million years ago two giant plates collided in the area, creating the 200km Moine Thrust Zone.More than 400 million years ago two giant plates collided in the area, creating the 200km Moine Thrust Zone.
The conference will also celebrate the centenary of the Peach and Horne 1907 memoir which, for the first time, described the geological structure of the North West Highlands. The conference is also celebrating the centenary of the Peach and Horne 1907 memoir which, for the first time, described the geological structure of the North West Highlands.
I run annual fieldtrips for my students to the North West Highlands as it is simply among the best training grounds for geology students Dr Rob ButlerUniversity of LeedsI run annual fieldtrips for my students to the North West Highlands as it is simply among the best training grounds for geology students Dr Rob ButlerUniversity of Leeds
Dr Rob Butler from the University of Leeds said the region was among the best in the world to study plate tectonics. Dr Rob Butler, from the University of Leeds, said the region was among the best in the world to study plate tectonics.
He said: "I run annual fieldtrips for my students to the North West Highlands as it is simply among the best training grounds for geology students."He said: "I run annual fieldtrips for my students to the North West Highlands as it is simply among the best training grounds for geology students."
A new geological map for Assynt will also be presented at the conference, revised for the first time since the 1880s.A new geological map for Assynt will also be presented at the conference, revised for the first time since the 1880s.
Dr Maarten Krabbendam from the British Geological Survey said: "The Moine Thrust Zone provides the best, and certainly most accessible, example of thrust tectonics anywhere in the world." Dr Maarten Krabbendam, from the British Geological Survey, said: "The Moine Thrust Zone provides the best, and certainly most accessible, example of thrust tectonics anywhere in the world."
The conference will take place at the Macphail Centre in Ullapool between 12 and 20 May.The conference will take place at the Macphail Centre in Ullapool between 12 and 20 May.