E-FIRE Field Institute, Alps | July 20 – August 13 2017 |
EFIRE students, post-docs, and faculty joined ZIP faculty in the Western Alps for a tour of key field areas identified for student and post-doc research of rocks exhumed from fossil subduction zones. The group of almost 30 people spent about 2 weeks together learning from ZIP collaborators, seeing the rocks, and collecting samples for research projects. After this time together, the large group broke into smaller groups who traveled back to some of the localities to sample in greater detail. Altogether the group collected about 700 kg of rock samples!
Group photo in Monviso. Photo credit: Philippe Agard
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Field Institute 2017 dates
July 26-August 12 | Fieldwork
July 27 = DAY 2 | excursion to the Dent Blanche contact (Ollomont)
July 28 = DAY 3 | Lago di Cignana
July 29 = DAY 4 | section across the Schistes Lustrés + drive
July 30 = DAY 5 | Lanzo massif
July 31 = DAY 6 | Monviso, 1 Monviso, 2
August 2 = DAY 8 | rest and discussion
August 3 = DAY 9 | Voltri/Erro Tobbio + drive
August 4 = DAY 10 | Voltri massif
August 5 = DAY 11 | Erro-Tobbio
August 6 = DAY 12 | discussion day (wrap-up)
August 7-11 | opportunities to revisit places or go to other places in smaller groups
August 12 | Drive back to Geneva
August 13 | Goldschmidt
Metamorphic map of Western Alps with stop locations from our 10-day group fieldwork overview. (1) Drive from Geneva with Pre-Alps overview, (2) Dent Blanche, (3) Lago Di Cignana, (4) Schistes Lustres, (5) Lanzo Massif, (6, 7) Monviso Ophiolite, (8) Relaxation day, (9, 10) Voltri Massif. Map modified after Beltrando et al. (2010).
| #Stop | Location | GPS Coordinates | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Dent Blanche | 45.869N 7.328E | |
| #3 | Lago Di Cignana | 45.878N 7.592E | |
| #4 | Schistes Lustrés | 44.998N 6.883E | more info |
| #5 | Lanzo Massif | 45.177N 7.393E | |
| #6, #7 | Monviso Ophiolite | 44.666˚N 7.110˚E | more info |
| #9, #10 | Voltri Massif | 44.479˚N 8.601˚E | more info |
E-FIRE Field Institute, Alps, Summer 2017
