Field Trips

摘要

Few areas of our globe can boast the remarkable array of geological environments that characterize southERN Africa. Its geological history is in many respects unique in that it presents a virtually uninterrupted account of 3.6 ga of co-evolution of earth and life and as such has attracted the attention of earth scientists across the globe. This is in no small measure also due to the significant mineral resources. Field trips associated with the 35TH IGC IN 2016 WILL afford visitors the OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THIS RICH HERITAGE AT FIRST HAND. ALMOST A CENTURY AFTER THE I5TH IGC, HELD IN PRETORIA IN 1929, MANY OF THE 35TH IGC FIELD TRIPS WILL CLOSELY FOLLOW THE ROUTES OF THE EARLIER TRIPS, SO ALLOWING AN EVALUATION OF HOW SCIENCE HAS PROGRESSED IN THE INTERIM.