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Cleveland Geological Society

The Cleveland Geological Society was founded in 1957. Membership is open to people interested in all aspects of geology.

Monthly meetings feature talks on diverse topics, such as the geology of far-flung places, explanations of local points of interest and paleontology. Members and visiting geologists are invited to speak.

The society also holds field trips. These are usually to local sites of interest geologically. However, we occasionally explore more distant locales.

The Cleveland Geological Society helps support a number of Museum programs. Among these are the summer Donald S. Dean Adopt-A-Student Program and Earth Science Day in October.

Events

Please note that meetings have been changed from the second Wednesday of the month to the third Wednesday. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm in Classroom A on the lower level of the Museum, unless otherwise noted. Guests are welcome. Anyone may bring fossil, mineral and rock specimens to meetings for identification.

If the museum closes due to bad weather, that evening's Cleveland Geological Society meeting and all other night events are automatically cancelled.

Earth Science Day 2009 took place on Saturday October 17, during National Earth Science Week—Sunday October 11 through Saturday October 17, 2009. Earth Science Day 2010 will take place on Saturday, October 16.

For More Information

Contact Joe Hannibal (staff liaison), (216) 231-4600, ext. 3233, or jhanniba@cmnh.org; Doug Dunn (vice president), (216) 231-4600, ext. 3240; or Don Bartley (secretary), (440) 942-9180.

To Join CGS

Fill out and print this Membership form, and mail it and your payment to the address on the form. You may also bring it to the next CGS meeting.

CGS Membership form

Cleveland Geological Society Calendar

CGS meeting attendees earn 1 hour of CMNH Naturalist Certificate credit if the attendee is a CMNH member registered in the NC program.

A There's Something Shaky about this Place, and We Have the Data to Prove It

Wed. Feb. 17, 2010, 7:30 pm

Bob Bartolotta, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Adult Programs Coordinator and Manager of the CMNH Seismic Observatory

The Cleveland Geological Society's monthly meeting for February will feature Bob Bartolotta, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Adult Programs Coordinator and Manager of the CMNH Seismic Observatory. Bob will address the history of seismology in Cleveland, which spans
more than a century, and the museum's part in that history and in the
Ohio Seismic Network (OhioSeis). A tour of the CMNH Seismic Observatory and OhioSeis Station CLEO here at the museum will follow the talk.

The meeting will be held in Classroom A on the lower level of the Museum. Guests are welcome. Anyone may bring fossil, mineral and rock specimens to meetings for identification.

A Construction and Evolution of an Ice-Confined Basaltic Fissure Eruption

Wed, Mar 17, 2010, 7:30 pm

Emily Mercurio, Ph. D. student in volcanology in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Geology and Planetary Science

Emily Mercurio will discuss her research on sub-ice eruption features of an Icelandic volcano during the last glacial maximum period.

The meeting will be held in Classroom A on the lower level of the Museum. Guests are welcome. Anyone may bring fossil, mineral and rock specimens to meetings for identification.

A Gold, from the Big Bang to the Ring on Your Finger

Wed, April 21, 2010, 7:30 pm

Bud Kaczor, Claims Director for the Gold Prospectors Association of America for the state of Ohio

Bud Kaczor, Claims Director for the Gold Prospectors Association of America for the state of Ohio will cover the formation and occurrence of gold, how to find it, what equipment to use, and the best places to prospect. The meeting will be held in Classroom A on the lower level of the Museum. Guests are welcome. Anyone may bring fossil, mineral and rock specimens to meetings for identification.

A Bluestone Heights: Geological and Geographic Foundation for Cleveland's Greater East Side

Wed, May 19, 2010, 7:30 pm

Dr. Roy Larick, Euclid Landmark Commission

The Cleveland Geological Society's monthly meeting for May will feature Dr. Roy Larick, Euclid Landmark Commission. He will discuss the geological, geographic, and cultural history and importance of the Euclid bluestone on much of the Western Reserve and efforts to map the sandstone outcrops and other structural features of the area. The meeting will be held in Classroom A on the lower level of the Museum. Guests are welcome. Anyone may bring fossil, mineral and rock specimens to meetings for identification.

A Lake View Cemetery Geology Walking Tour – South

Sat, June 5, 2010, 10 am to noon

Joe Hannibal

Joe Hannibal of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will lead us on this walk, examining the marble and other rocks and minerals that make up the monuments and buildings in the southern part of the Cemetery. The trip will include a visit to the old bluestone quarry and the Garfield Monument.

Reservations and a $6.00 fee required. To register for this field trip please call Lake View Cemetery at (216) 421-2665.

A Lake View Cemetery Geology Walking Tour – North

Sun, Sept 19, 2010, 2 to 4:30 pm

Joe Hannibal

Joe Hannibal of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will lead us on this walk, examining the marble and other rocks and minerals that make up the monuments and buildings in the northern part of the Cemetery. The trip will include a visit to the Wade Chapel, dam, gravesites of two famous Cleveland geologists, and the Garfield Monument.

Reservations and a $6.00 fee required. To register for this field trip please call Lake View Cemetery at (216) 421-2665.

The 2010 and 2011 schedule will include Monthly Meetings on the following days:

Please note the change in meeting date from the 2nd to the 3rd Wed evening of each month.

• July 2010, summer picnic/field trip, date to be determined
• Wednesday, September 15, 2010
• Saturday, October 16, 2010, Earth Science Day
• Wednesday, November 17, 2010
• Wednesday, December 15, 2010, holiday party
• Wednesday, January 19, 2011
• Wednesday, February 16, 2011
• Wednesday, March 16, 2011
• Wednesday, April 20, 2011
• Wednesday, May 18, 2011