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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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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