The Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS) brings together earth scientists from universities, government institutions, the mining and petroleum industries,
and consultants in the Atlantic Provinces. Its membership includes professional geologists, students, and interested members of the public. It is an
entirely volunteer association with a small membership fee. AGS is affiliated with the
Geological Association of Canada (GAC) , the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) and
the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). AGS is a member society of the Canadian
Federation of Earth Sciences (CFES).
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Green Cove is a designated Nova Scotia Geoheritage Site protected by its location in a National Park. Here you can walk on rocks that preserve
unsurpassed evidence about the ancient history of the Cape Breton Highlands. They provide a treasured glimpse into the Earth’s distant past
and invaluable insights about Earth processes.
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Thanks to Martha Hickman-Hild for the photographs of the event, which I have compiled at
https://ees.acadiau.ca/news-reader/gesner4may.html.
AGS was able to contribute toward this installation, and President Martha Grantham provided comments on our behalf.
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We have the N Mtn Basalt columns from NS nicely installed and labelled in the Rock Garden. I sent you photos
earlier of the Red Granite from NB (seen in one of the photos again here). They are spectacular and we are
excited to have Atlantic Canada represented in the Garden. I have some Wallace sandstone from NS and red sandstone
from PEI (yes hard stuff I hope to withstand weathering) on their way so now we will have PEI represented too.
Again many thanks to you and all the others who helped make this happen. We certainly appreciate it and so will
the students and visitors to the Garden for years to come. - Barry Warner - July 2017
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Four Billion Years and Counting: Canada's Geological Heritage
The book is now available from the AGS, priced at $35.00 for AGS members and $39.95 for non-members
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Nova Scotia Pebbles. No cost digital file and hardcopies are available.
<more info>
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Fundy Basin postcards. Price is $3.00 a set ($5.00 for two).
<more info>
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Nova Scotia Rocks (2nd edition). No cost for educational purposes. Class sets are available.
<more info>
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Connect and keep in touch with other AGS Members
by "Liking" our Facebook Page.
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Or by "Following" us on Twitter.
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Updated: February 08, 2021
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