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Central Texas and the San Antonio area offer a spectacular showcase of well-exposed geology for field study. Our field trip lineup varies from multi-day trips for the serious field geologist to single-day trips that are suitable for a day out with the spouse. Weather conditions should be optimal in all trip localities this time of year and the Texas wildflowers will be in full bloom as you investigate Cambrian through Cretaceous outcrops of the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country regions. The Texas Gulf coast is close at hand for the study of modern depositional processes. Trips in the vicinity of San Antonio will look at the roles that the geology and the Edwards aquifer have played in San Antonio and the surrounding area. Trips to Belize and New Mexico will examine the sequence stratigraphy of classic reservoir analogs within modern and ancient settings, respectively.

The following descriptions provide detailed trip information, including localities and itineraries, fees and departure/return times and locations. Note that all trips have limited enrollments, so sign up soon. Also, prior to making your travel plans, please confirm that the trip will take place.

All field trips will depart from and return to “Convention Way” (parallel to Market Street in front of the convention center) unless otherwise noted. Please refer to page 56 for details on parking in the area.

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Caves, Quarries, Springs and Missions: Geology, Water and the Settlement of San Antonio (STGS)

Sunday, April 20 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

SOLD OUT

Lower Cretaceous Carbonate Geology of the Edwards Plateau, San Antonio Area (AAPG-SC/SEPM)

Saturday, April 19 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

SOLD OUT

Hydrology of the Edwards Group: A Karst Aquifer Under Stress (DEG)

Friday, April 18 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. — Saturday, April 19 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Professional: $170
Student: $85 (limited)

Central Belize Mixed Margin: Long-lived Isolated Carbonate Platforms versus Young Barrier Reef and Atolls (SEPM)

Monday, April 14 — Saturday, April 19
Departure time will be determined at a later date

SOLD OUT

Geo-environments of Mustang and North Padre Islands, Texas: Status, Trends and Environmental Management of a Barrier-Island System (SEPM)

Saturday, April 19 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Professional: $165
Student: SOLD OUT

Barnett, Woodford and Related Mudrock Successions in Texas Cores and Outcrops (SEPM/AAPG/Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin)

Saturday, April 19 7:30 a.m. — Sunday, April 20 5:00 p.m.

SOLD OUT

Fault Zone Deformation Controlled by Mechanical Stratigraphy in Cretaceous Carbonates of Central Texas (STGS)

Thursday, April 24 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

SOLD OUT

Geology, Frontier History and Selected Wineries of the Hill Country Appellation, Central Texas (AGS)

Thursday, April 24 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

SOLD OUT

Cambro-Ordovician Rocks of Central Texas: Application to the Subsurface (WTGS)

Wednesday, April 23 3:00 p.m. — Saturday, April 26 5:00 p.m.

Professional: Single Occupancy $875 Double Occupancy $700
Student: (limited) Single Occupancy $438 Double Occupancy $350

Basin-margin Bitumen Deposits in the Uvalde Area of Southwest Texas (EMD)

Wednesday, April 23 5:00 p.m. — Thursday, April 24 5:00 p.m.

EMD Member: Single Occupancy $240 Double Occupancy $200
Non EMD Member: Single Occupancy $260 Double Occupancy $220
Student: (limited) Single Occupancy $120 Double Occupancy $100

Comanchean Carbonate Shelf Margin: Unconventional Play Concepts (SEPM)

Thursday, April 24 7:30 a.m. — Friday, April 25 7:00 p.m.

Professional: $345
Student: $100 (limited)

Carboniferous Mound Architecture within a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework: Virgilian Holder Formation and Mississippian Lake Valley Formation, Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico (SEPM/Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin)

Thursday, April 24 7:30 a.m. — Saturday, April 26 6:00 p.m.

CANCELLED

There are a limited number of sponsored registrations available for students on a firstcome basis. If you wish to register for one of the sponsored spots, please register online at www.aapg.org/sanantonio/registration.cfm. If sponsored space is no longer available, you can register at the full fee and/or you can place your name on the waiting list for a sponsored space in the field trip.

Important Notes Regarding Field Trips

Field trip enrollment is limited and reserved on a first-come basis. Registration must be accompanied by full payment.
If you register only for a field trip, a $30 non-registrant fee will be added to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend the convention.
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 room assignments.
Several weeks prior to the trip, participants will receive an itinerary with details of meeting points, transportation during the trip, phone and fax numbers and email addresses of hotels and trip leaders, etc. Please indicate your fax and email on your registration.
f any field trips 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 March 20, 2008.
Neither AAPG or trip leaders maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.

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