Scotland in the Age of Coal

Scotland’s carboniferous rocks have provided a wealth of important natural resources and played an integral role in the industrial revolution.

This talk will explore how the exploitation of these rocks has given a unique insight into the planet’s past at a time when life was recovering from one of the biggest mass extinctions in its history.

Katie has a degree and MRes from the University of Glasgow and a PhD from Durham University.  She is curator of Minerology and Petrology at The Huntarian, Glasgow and the project geologist for the Eco-museum of Scottish Mining Landscapes.