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34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012

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Q-3 Mount Isa Crustal Evolution<br />

Pre Trip: 6 days 5 nights - Monday 30 July to Saturday 4 August <strong>2012</strong><br />

Starts: Mount Isa<br />

Finishes: Mount Isa<br />

Numbers limited to 20<br />

Cost: Land: $1700 per person share twin/double<br />

Single supplement: $575<br />

Air: $550<br />

Trip description: Travel into outback Queensland to study crustal evolution of the Mount Isa region,<br />

with its Proterozoic sequences, its relationships to the Precambrian Rodinia<br />

and Nuna (Columbia) supercontinents. Examine aspects of regional structure,<br />

chronostratigraphy, magmatic history and basin architecture in the western and<br />

eastern successions.<br />

Highlights: Mount Isa, mines, outback Queensland, wildlife.<br />

Trip Leader: Dr George Gibson, Geoscience Australia<br />

Special notes: Specific joining instructions apply to this field trip and will be provided upon<br />

receipt and confirmation of trip booking. This field trip is not suitable for children.<br />

Day by day itinerary Day 1- Monday 30th July <strong>2012</strong><br />

Fly from Brisbane to Mount Isa. On arrival you will be collected from the airport<br />

and driven to Gunpowder Mine to view the syn-rift stratigraphic section through<br />

Calvert and lower Isa superbasin near the mine. Return to Gunpowder Mine for<br />

dinner and overnight.<br />

Overnight: Onsite at Gunpowder Mine<br />

Meals: L / D<br />

Day 2 - Tuesday 31st July <strong>2012</strong><br />

After breakfast travel to view the Syn-rift stratigraphic sections through Leichhardt<br />

and Isa superbasins at Crocodile, followed by Barr Hole, Hole-in-Wall and/or the<br />

Esperanza sections.<br />

Return to Gunpowder Mine for dinner and overnight.<br />

Overnight: Onsite at Gunpowder Mine<br />

Meals: B / L / D<br />

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