NZ-4 South Island
Plate Boundary Structure, Alpine Fault, Glaciation

 

Post Trip Saturday 11 August to Wednesday 15 August 2012 (5 days and 4 nights)
Start/Finish Starts in Christchurch, New Zealand and finishes in Christchurch, New Zealand
(Numbers limited to 20)
Cost Land: AU$1935 per person share twin/double Single Supplement: AU$460 Air: From AU$360 Brisbane to Christchurch via Wellington
Description The Alpine Fault moves approximately 8 m in magnitude 8 earthquakes every 200-400 years and accommodates nearly three quarters of the 39 mm/yr plate motion through South Island. Oblique strike-slip deformation has uplifted the Southern Alps, offset glacial and fluvial landforms, and exhumed a classic section of fault rocks (cataclasites and mylonites) from up to 35 km depth. See the geomorphic expression of the Alpine Fault, the geological setting and fault rocks, and visit proposed sites for scientific drilling. Emphasis on the trip is on the sequence stratigraphy of shelf, slope and basin floor sandstone, mudstone, and conglomerate outcrops ranging in age between Pliocene to Late Miocene. Many classic outcrop localities from the Wanganui and Taranaki basins will be examined with supporting sub-surface datasets (seismic, well logs etc).
Highlights Southern Alps, Mt Cook, Fox Glacier, Franz Josef Glacier, Hokitika and the spectacular West Coast.  Three nights accommodation at Franz Josef Glacier.
Leaders Dr Rupert Sutherland, Geological and Nuclear Sciences, NZ and Dr Virginia Toy, University of Otago
Notes Delegates are required to book own air travel to arrive in Christchurch on evening of 11 August. Trip finishes late afternoon on 15 August in Christchurch. Delegates will need to arrange their onward international or other travel from Christchurch. Please note that our price includes New Zealand domestic flights from Christchurch to Hokitika and return to Christchurch.
   
Booking with Flight included Booking with no Flight

This field trip can be booked with a flight from Brisbane to the start point of the field trip inclusive.

If booked with the field trip then your flight will be confirmed as part of the IGC seats allocated on flights .

If you book without the flight it will be the responsibility of the delegate to book the flight to return to the start point of the field trip from Brisbane.

These seats cannot be booked as part of the IGC allocation and you will only have the publicly available seats on the flight.

(Additional cost see above)  

* Flight bookings DO NOT include
arrangements for you from your home
port to or from the field trips and congress.

These bookings can be done as
a separate arrangement

 

Itinerary
Day 1 Brisbane to Christchurch Saturday 11th August
  Delegates arrive into Christchurch. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Evening at leisure.
  Meals: In-flight Overnight: The George Hotel, Christchurch
 
Day 2 Christchurch to Franz Joseph Sunday 12th August
  After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Hokitika from Christchurch. Visit outcrops of basement rock around the Alpine Fault and observe geomorphology in the Toharoa River area. Drive south to Franz Josef and settle into your hotel before meeting for dinner.
  Meals: B/L/D Overnight: Scenic Franz Joseph Glacier Hotel
 
Day 3 Franz Joseph Monday 13th August
  After breakfast visit outcrops of hanging wall basement, and observe glacial geomorphology around Franz Josef Glacier. Visit outcrop of Alpine Fault at Waikukupa River to observe faulting / glaciation interaction. Return to your hotel and freshen up before meeting for dinner.
  Meals: B/L/D Overnight: Scenic Franz Joseph Glacier Hotel
 
Day 4 Franz Joseph Tuesday 14th August
  After breakfast visit Gaunt Creek, the site of the finest exposure of the central Alpine Fault and of the first boreholes forming part of the Alpine Fault – Deep Fault Drilling Project. Observatory inspection and discussion of the project. Return to hotel with time to freshen up before meeting for dinner.
  Meals: B/L/D Overnight: Scenic Franz Joseph Glacier Hotel
 
Day 5 Franz Joseph to Christchurch Wednesday 15th August
  After breakfast, transfer to the airport in Hokitika for the return flight to Christchurch and onward travel – own arrangements.
  Meals: B  
 
Important Notes:
  1. This field trip is not suitable for children.
  2. Airfares are not included in the tour price.
Equipment Required:
  Participants should be prepared for cold and wet weather conditions. Winter temperatures on the West Coast of the South Island are commonly sub-zero. Sturdy footwear is essential, preferably boots. Lots of socks are necessary as you will get wet feet. Water-proof rain gear is essential, as is warm clothing. Standard field gear is required (hammer, compass, camera).
 
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