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Volcanic Processes, Products, Successions and Resources Short Course

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Volcanic Processes, Products, Successions and Resources Short Course


The Monash University and CODES 2015 Volcanic Processes, Products, Successions and Resources Short Course will be held from 15th to 21st November, 2015, in Merimbula, south coast of NSW.

The course will consist of :

  • 3 days of cutting edge lectures on the major topics relevant to understanding modern volcanic processes and the origins and settings of ancient volcanicsuccessions, including mineralised ones
  • 2 days of fieldwork on excellent coastal exposures of subaerial and subaqueous volcanic successions of the Late Devonian Boyd Volcanics, and practical work on
  • Polished display specimens (slabs, drill core) and thin sections of typical macro- and micro-textures and features of a spectrum of volcanic rock types, from subaerial to subaqueous, from komatiites, basalts, andesites, dacites, rhyolites to kimberlites and lamproites, from lavas to pyroclastic to volcanic sediments and from a spectrum of ore deposit host rock successions.
  • DVDs of major volcanic phenomena and eruption styles.

Accomodation and meals are included in the course fee.

The course brochure provides further details.