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| 5-Day Fieldtrip | ||
 The
Field: The field component of the course
will bring us to the Pilbara craton
in Western Australia. The quality of the exposure,
the primitive nature of its rock formations, and the natural beauty
of its landscape will make this fieldtrip a unique life-time
experience. |
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| The
Leaders: Martin Van Kranendonk,
Patrice Rey and Pascal Philippot |
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| What
to Bring: Bring a tent, a
warm sleeping bag, light hiking shoes, your standard field gear including
a basic first aid kits with pressure bandage. No cooking gear is
required. |
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| Travel
Arrangements: Please note that participants
to the fieldtrip must arrange their own airfare to the Pilbara
according to the following schedules: |
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| Travel
to the Pilbara: • On 8 August 2003: Travel from Sydney to Perth. • On 9 August 2003: Travel from Perth to Port Hedland and Marble Bar. • Marble Bar, where we will be based while in the field, is a 2 hour drive from Port-Hedland. |
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| The
Fieldtrip: |
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| • Day 1
(10 August 2003): North Pole - The 3.4 to 3.2 Ga old Warrawoona
Greenstone Underwater Volcanics, Hydrothermal Vent Systems - Stromatolites. |
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| • Day 2 (11 August 2003): Streilley Pool - The oldest rock formation in the Pilbara and older erosional surface on Earth. | ||
| • Day 3 (12 August 2003): Cross-Section Through a Granite-Greenstone Belt | ||
| • Day 4 (13 August 2003): Marble Bar - The Warrawoona Syncline as aTriple Junction System | ||
• Day 5 (14 August 2003): Marble Bar - Looking for Gold... |
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| Travel
Back to Sydney: • On 14 August 2003: Travel from Marble Bar to Port-Hedland in the evening. • On 15 August 2003: Travel from Port Hedland to Perth and Sydney. |
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