Hi Simon -
I wish I had known about this before I made my plans for August.
Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the trip, having already
registered for the post-meeting trip being run by Andersen and
Austrheim. I have already booked my flights to Europe and can't change
my plans now.
Sorry, I think I would have really enjoyed this.
Cheers,
Rebecca Jamieson
Simon Cuthbert wrote:
> Dear Colleagues
>
> We are delighted to announce:
> * *
> *Pre-33^th IGC excursion (31/07 - 6/08-2008) entitled:*
>
> *Contrasting Ultrahigh Pressure Metamorphic domains in the Western
> Gneiss Region of Norway*
> * *
> *Organizers:*
> *Simon Cuthbert, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK*
> *Herman van Roermund, Structural Geology Group, Department of Earth
> Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands*
> * *
> The excursion will be a pre-congress excursion of the 33th
> International Geological Congress that will be held from 06-08-2008
> till 14-08-2008 in Oslo, Norway. The trip focuses on the three
> ultra-high pressure metamorphic (UHPM) domains have so far been
> discovered within the Western Gneiss Region of the Norwegian
> Caledonides, including coesite and diamond-grade metamorphism of
> continental crust, sub-lithospheric mantle fragments and crust-mantle
> interactions. Beginning in the southern, Selje-Nordfjord domain in
> the south, we travel north to the central, Sorøyane-Hareid domain and
> finish at the northernmost, Fjortoft-Otroy-Svartberget domains. The
> main purposes of this excursion will be:
>
> 1) To visit the three UHPM domains and examine (/and sample/) the
> superbly-exposed and accessible examples of UHP eclogite, felsic rocks
> and crustal and mantle-derived ultramafic rocks, in the beautiful and
> spectacular setting of the Norwegian fjord country.
>
> 2) To show the fundamentally contrasting characteristics of the
> southern and northernmost (Otrøy) UHPM domains.
>
> 3) To consider and debate the metamorphic, tectonic metamorphic,
> magmatic and metasomatic processes that have shaped the WGR during
> Scandian continental subduction and exhumation, how these processes
> have varied across the WGR, and how the mantle fragments incorporated
> into the crust vary in their character and evolution.
>
> The excursion starts and finishes in Oslo, the host city of the IGC.
> We depart on Thursday 31st July and return to Oslo on Wednesday 6th
> August. The fee will depend on the number of participants, but should
> not be more than €700 (Euros). This will include all travel,
> accommodation, some meals and the field guide-book. The number of
> participants will be restricted to 16, and we will accept requests to
> join on a first-come, first served basis. The remainder of requests
> will be kept on a reserve list for inclusion in the trip in the event
> of cancellation.
>
> More details are listed at the end of the e-mail. At the moment we
> wish to get an idea of the level of interest in the excursion, so we
> would be very grateful if you would indicate /by return email (as soon
> as possible)/ your level of interest in attending the UHP excursion.
> Simply cut and paste into your reply one of the following:
>
> - I wish to join the WGR UHP pre-congress field excursion - DEFINITE
> or
> - I wish to join the WGR UHP pre-congress field excursion - PROBABLE
> or
> - I wish to join the WGR UHP pre-congress field excursion - POSSIBLE
>
> Indicating your level of interest at this stage does not imply
> commitment or financial liability on your part or on the part of the
> University of the West of Scotland or Utrecht University.
>
> Once we have an estimate of the expected number of participants we
> will calculate final costs and will send out a second announcement as
> soon as possible with further details and confirmation of those who
> have been allocated places on the trip. Please note that, due to the
> rather late announcement, this excursion will be administered through
> the leaders' own universities, and NOT through the IGC. Final details
> will be advertised on a website that we will set up by mid-May.
> Details will NOT be available on the IGC website, but we have
> requested that a link to the WGR trip website be put on the IGC site.
> IN the meantime if you have any specific queries about the proposed
> excursion, please don't hesitate to contact Simon Cuthbert (contact
> details below).
>
> We look forward to your positive responses and to seeing you at the
> pre-33th IGC excursion on UHP rocks from the WGR, Norway.
>
> With best wishes from the organizers:
>
> Simon Cuthbert and Herman van Roermund
> **********************
>
> Trip itinerary:
>
> 31st July - Depart from Oslo, drive to Selje by minibus (~8-9 hours)
>
> 1st August - Excursion to garnet peridotite massif, Almklovdalen.
> Overnight in Selje.
>
> 2nd August - Excursion to (U)HP gneisses and eclogites between Selje
> and Nordfjord. Overnight in Selje.
>
> 3rd August - Travel from Selje to Brattvåg, Moldefjord via Soroyane
> domain eclogites and gneisses at Rune. Overnight in Brattvag.
>
> 4th August - Excursion to Fjortoft island diamond-bearing gneisses,
> eclogites and garnet websterites, ferry to Otroy island, opx eclogites
> on Otroy. Overnight in Brattvag.
>
> 5th August - Excursion to megacrystic garnet websterite and majoritic
> garnet peridotites at Ugelvik, Otry. Ferry to
> Svartberget, metasomatised diamond bearing Fe-Ti peridotite. Overnight
> in Brattvag.
>
> 6th August - Return to Oslo by minibus (~8 hours) arriving in the late
> afternoon/evening so that everybody will be in time for the 33th IGC
> that will start the next day.
>
> Simon J Cuthbert
>
> Lecturer in Earth Sciences
> School of Engineering & Science
> University of the West of Scotland
> Paisley PA1 2BE
> United Kingdom
>
> Tel. +44 141 848 3263
> Fax +44 141 848 3663
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