New England Geological Tour 2015

Just a quick note to let people know that the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and the Geological Society of Australia (Queensland Branch) will be jointly running a field trip to the New England area of New South Wales and southern Queensland over the June long weekend 6th to 8th June). The field trip follows a one day seminar by the AIG. 

Geoz reports thusly:

6 - 8 June 2015 GSAQ–AIG Field Conference: New England District Regional and Economic Geology
A joint GSA–AIG field trip to the New England Orogen, with a preceding one-day seminar.
As a prelude to the Field Conference, GSAQ and Queensland Branch of the AIG
are proposing to run a one day seminar “New England Orogen, Regional and Economic Geology - an update” to showcase recent advances in the understanding of the New England Orogen.

 The main focus sessions of the pre-field trip seminar will include:

• The New England Orogen – geology, granites and tectonic setting
• Mineralisation styles of the northern and central New England Orogen
• Geochemistry applications in the New England Orogen
• Intrusive related mineralisation styles of the southern New England Orogen

The Field trip will start from Brisbane and and include tours and presentations in the Stanthorpe, Texas, Tenterfield and Drake areas.

Accomodation and some meals are included in the cost of the field trip. For more information on the field trip contact the GSA or AIG, for more information on the Brisbane pre-trip seminar contact the AIG.

GSA: www.gsa.org.au

AIG: www.aig.org.au