34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012
34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012
34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012
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MY-1 Langkawi Geopark (continued)<br />
130 34 th <strong>IGC</strong> <strong>AUSTRALIA</strong> <strong>2012</strong> | Fourth Circular<br />
Day 4 - Tuesday 14th August <strong>2012</strong> - Onward travel<br />
After breakfast enjoy some free time in Langkawi before making your own way to<br />
the airport for your onward travel.<br />
Equipment Required: Comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, hat and swimming gear recommended.<br />
New Caledonia Trip<br />
NCAL-1 New Caledonia Subduction/Obduction System, HP-LT<br />
Complex, Ophiolites, Syntectonic Basins. Neogene Tropical<br />
Weathering and Nickel Resources Holocene Landforms, Barrier<br />
Reef, Neotectonics, Isle of Pines.<br />
Pre Trip: 8 days 7 nights- Sunday 28 July to Saturday 4 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
Starts: Noumea<br />
Finishes: Noumea<br />
Numbers limited to 15<br />
Cost: Land: AUD $1935<br />
Single supplement AUD $805<br />
Air: From AUD $985<br />
Trip description: See an integrated view of the subduction/obduction system and subsequent<br />
supergene evolution that lead to the formation of the nickel ores of New Caledonia.<br />
Visit the blueschist-eclogite belt of northern New Caledonia to see the tectonic<br />
relationships between subducted and exhumed mélange with foreland basins and<br />
ophiolite. Visit an operating nickel mine with ultramafic protoliths and tropical<br />
oxidised soils which host the nickel ore and the famous garnierite crack seals<br />
Highlights: Isle of Pines, World Heritage Lagoon, coral reefs, nickel mine<br />
Optional: Amedee lighthouse with glassbottom boat or snorkelling - $200.00<br />
Trip Leader/s: Professor Dominique Cluzel, University of New Caledonia, and Mr Pierre Maurizot,<br />
B.R.G.M. Nouméa<br />
Special notes: Delegates are required to book own air travel to arrive in Noumea on evening of<br />
29 July and to fly to Brisbane late afternoon on 4 August, unless you request that<br />
Quadrant Australia book it for you. This field trip is not suitable for children.<br />
Airfares are not included in the tour price.<br />
Day by day itinerary Day 1 - Saturday 28th July <strong>2012</strong> - Arrive Noumea, New Caledonia<br />
Delegates fly to Noumea, the cosmopolitan capital of New Caledonia. On arrival<br />
you will be met and transferred to your hotel.<br />
Overnight: Tontoutel Hotel, La Tontoutel<br />
Meals: D<br />
Day 2 - Sunday 29th July <strong>2012</strong> - Noumea to Bourail<br />
After breakfast depart and travel to Bourail with geological visits along the way.<br />
Basement (pre-Late Cretaceous) terranes, Late Cretaceous syn-rift sediments;<br />
Eocene foreland basin.<br />
On arrival, check into your hotel with time to freshen up before meeting for dinner.<br />
Overnight: El Kantara, Bourail<br />
Meals: B / L / D