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-11 North Queensland: 1700 million years of Earth History on the<br />
Proterozoic-Phanerozoic Margin of Eastern Australia<br />
Post Trip: 6 days 5 nights - Saturday 11 August to Thursday 16 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
Starts: Cairns<br />
Finishes: Townsville<br />
Numbers limited to 30<br />
Cost: Land: $2140 per person share twin/double<br />
Single supplement: $485<br />
Air: $290<br />
Trip description: Travel to the scenic Cairns hinterland in Far North Queensland to traverse the<br />
Silurian to Devonian rocks of the Mossman Orogen. Cross the Tasman Line, a<br />
major north-south structure that separates largely Palaeozoic rocks to the east<br />
from the Proterozoic rocks of the North Australian Craton. The Paleoproterozoic to<br />
Mesoproterozoic Etheridge Province, the Quaternary lavas at Copperfield Gorge,<br />
the world famous Undara Lava Tubes, the voluminous Carboniferous to Permian<br />
ignimbrite fields. Visit past and current mining at Chillagoe (gold and base metals)<br />
and Georgetown and Charters Towers (gold).<br />
Highlights: Tropical rainforest to savannah woodland, wildlife, outback scenery and culture,<br />
world-famous Undara Lava Tubes, mining history<br />
Trip Leader/s: Mr Ian Withnall, <strong>Geological</strong> Survey Queensland and Professor Bob Henderson,<br />
James Cook University<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 1 - Saturday 11th August <strong>2012</strong> - Brisbane to Cairns<br />
Fly from Brisbane to Cairns where you make your own way to the hotel. Enjoy an<br />
afternoon at leisure before meeting for dinner.<br />
Overnight: Motel in Cairns<br />
Meals: D<br />
Day 2 - Sunday 12th August <strong>2012</strong> - Cairns to Chillagoe<br />
After breakfast depart Cairns for your visits to Barron River Falls at Kuranda to<br />
view cleaved metapelites of the Devonian Hodgkinson Formation followed by a<br />
visit to an abandoned townsite at Thornborough to see turbidites of the Devonian<br />
Hodgkinson Formation. Continue on to historic Tyrconnell mine where you will<br />
have lunch. Afterwards travel on to Chillagoe for the night with stops en route<br />
near Kingsborough townsite to view melange in Hodgkinson Formation, the Burke<br />
Developmental Road where you will see rhyolitic ignimbrite of Carboniferous<br />
Featherbed Volcanic Group, the Burke Developmental Road for granite of the<br />
Kennedy Igneous Association and the Chillagoe Smelter site.<br />
Arrive at your Chillagoe motel for dinner and overnight.<br />
Overnight: Motel in Chillagoe<br />
Meals: B / L / D<br />
Day 3 - Monday 13th August <strong>2012</strong> - Chillagoe to Undara<br />
After breakfast depart your motel to visit Balancing Rock in Chillagoe to view<br />
Silurian to Early Devonian limestone of the Chillagoe Formation, including some<br />
indigenous rock art. Travel on to the Palmerville Fault on the Chillagoe-Bolwarra<br />
road followed by a visit to Red Dome or Mungana where you will view pits and<br />
examine core. In the afternoon travel to Undara via Mt Garnet with a possible visit<br />
to Innot Hot Springs/Hypipamee Crater, if time permits.<br />
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