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Contact us

We are always happy to help with any geological queries or questions that you may have. Contact details are given below:

General written or telephone enquiries may be addressed to:

The Department of Geology
National Museum Cardiff
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NP
Wales, UK

Phone +44 (0)29 2057 3213
Fax +44 (0)29 2066 7332
E-mail: Geology

If you would like to bring specimens to the Museum for identification, please submit them in the first instance to the Geology Facilitator in Glanely Discovery Gallery (open Tuesday-Sunday, 10.00-5.00).

For enquiries requiring specialist information, please contact an appropriate staff member listed below:

Keeper of Geology

Keeper of Geology Dr. Richard Bevins Phone:
(029) 2057 3281

Departmental Resources

Cartographer Linda Norton Phone:
(029) 2057 3307
Departmental Administrator (Tues, Wed (pm), Thur, Fri) Paula Knapman Phone:
(029) 2057 3213

Laboratory Services

Research Assistant, Laboratory Services (Mon-Wed) Amanda Valentine-Baars Phone:
(029) 2057 3120
Technical Research Officer Christian Baars Phone:
(029) 2057 3352

Palaeontology

Head of Palaeontology Caroline Buttler Phone:
(029) 2057 3359
Collections Manager (Palaeontology) Cindy Howells Phone:
(029) 2057 3354
Curator, Palaeontology Leonid Popov Phone:
(029) 2057 3158
Curator, Palaeontology Tom Sharpe Phone:
(029) 2057 3265
Curator (Palaeontology) Lucy McCobb Phone:
(029) 2057 3352
Curator (Palaeontology) Trevor Bailey Phone:
(029) 2057 3283
Honorary Staff Kathi Bryant Phone:
(029) 2057 3215
Emeritus Keeper Professor Michael Bassett Phone:
(029) 2057 3212
Honorary Staff Robert Owens Phone:
(029) 2057 3255
Honorary Staff Professor John Cope Phone:
(029) 2057 3164
Honorary Staff Emeritus Professor William Dean Phone:
(029) 2057 3250

Mineralogy & Petrology

Head of Mineralogy & Petrology, Curator (Petrology) Jana Horak Phone:
(029) 2057 3353
Clore Discovery Centre Facilitator/ Curatorial Assistant (on maternity leave) Heather Jackson Phone:
(029) 2057 3142
Curator: Mineralogy Specialist Tom Cotterell Phone:
(029) 2057 3361
Collections Access Officer Andrew Haycock Phone:
(029) 2057 3367

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