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May Meeting: Deccan Traps and the Deccan Plateau of India


WHO- The Kentucky Paleontological Society (KPS).

WHEN- Friday, May 27, 2016, 7:30 pm

WHERE- Lexington, Kentucky, Mines and Minerals Resources Building, Room 101, Rose Street, UK Campus.

There are two easy ways to get to the Mining and Minerals building. One way to get to the parking deck is to get on S. Limestone and take Huguelet across to University Ave. Turn left on University Ave., then left at the W. T. Young Library (Hilltop Ave). The parking deck will be on your right when you get to the end of Hilltop. The other way is to turn left on Columbia (which is now open) from Rose and take a right at Woodland (the light). Take Woodland up to Hilltop, turn right and follow it to the end (past Young library) to the parking deck which is free past 5:00 PM. The lat/long for the parking deck entrance is: 38.03348 -84.50395.

SPEAKER- Dr. Donald Chesnut, Kentucky Geological Survey, Retired

TOPICDeccan Traps and the Deccan Plateau of India

Dr. Donald Chesnut, Kentucky Geological Survey, Retired, is this month’s speaker and the title of the talk is "Deccan Traps and the Deccan Plateau of India."



For more information, please contact Dan Phelps (859) 296-4870.

Feel free to bring snacks, etc. for our hospitality table!


Bring your unidentified specimens for us to see!