Volcanic Processes, Products, Successions and Resources Short Course

The 2016 Volcanic Processes, Products, Successions and Resources Shortcourse will be held from 4th to 10th December, in Merimbula, south coast of NSW.

The course brochure with information about the course, the location, and registration is available here.

Course Overview

• 3 days of cutting edge lectures on the major topics relevant to understanding modern volcanic processes and the origins and settings of ancient volcanic successions, including mineralised ones.
• The course focus is on developing understanding of volcanic rock textures and their origins, through the lectures, field days and an extensive display of specimens from Archean through to modern volcanics.
• 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.
• Comprehensive display of books and research papers on all topics
• DVDs of major volcanic phenomena and eruption styles.
• Accomodation and meals are included in the course fee.

Earlybird registration closes 19 August 2016