De Ville Wickens
Field Trips Chair
Stellenbosch University
Phone: +27 21 906 2354
hdevw@sun.ac.za
POST-CONFERENCE
Field Trip 7 sold out
Southern Cape Geology: Evolution of a Rifted Margin
Eolianites of Pleistocene age exposed along the coast near the caves of Waenhuiskrans. Note the cross stratification. Photo courtesy of De Ville Wickens.
- Date:
- Thursday, 30 October, 08:30 – Monday, 3 November, 16:00
(departs from and returns to Cape Town International Convention Centre) - Leaders:
- Jean Malan (New Age [African Global Energy], Johannesburg, South Africa) and
Jurie Viljoen (Council for Geoscience, Bellville, South Africa) - Fee SOLD OUT
- Includes:
- Transportation, lodging, guidebook and all meals
- Limit:
- Maximum 42; Minimum 27
- Note:
- Short to long walks, some mildly strenuous are expected.
This field trip combines the scenic beauty of South Africa’s Garden Route with the geological evolution of a Gondwana break-up coastline. The tectono-sedimentary history of the Cretaceous Heidelberg and Oudtshoorn Basins, which are onland equivalents of the offshore Pletmos and Bredasdorp Basins, will be the key focus along the route from Cape Town to the Mossel Bay/Oudtshoorn area. Outcrops of the Late Tertiary marine and aeolian units of the Bredasdorp Group near Bredasdorp and Arniston will also be examined. Highlights on the trip include visits to the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas, crossing the scenic Cape Fold Belt mountain ranges several times. Further, a visit to Oudtshoorn, the ostrich capital of the world and a tour of the PetroSA gas-to-liquids refinery at Mossel Bay, the largest operating GTL refinery in the world, will add to an unforgettable experience in this part of the world.
Please note that the Geological and Social Day Trips may be of interest to guests.
Important Notes Regarding Field Trips and Geological and Social Day Trips
- Field trips are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and must be accompanied by full payment.
- If you register for a field triponly, a $30 fee will be charged in addition to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend the conference.
- A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available. Undersubscribed field trips will be cancelled.
- Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the trip will take place.
- It is important that you note your gender on your registration form for hotel room assignments.
- Several weeks prior to the trip, you will receive an itinerary with details of meeting points, transportation within the trip, phone and fax numbers and email addresses of hotels and trip leaders, etc. Please indicate your fax and email on your registration.
- Proper clothing and supplies are needed for the outdoors (hat, wind breaker, sturdy footware, sunscreen and rucksack).
- If any field trips are likely to meet your needs or the needs of your staff, you are encouraged to register early.
- To help us better anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation of field trips, please register well before 12 August.
- Neither AAPG, GSSA nor trip leaders maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.