Field Trips

Four (two pre- and two post-conference) geological field trips are planned.

Pre-Conference Field Programs

Field Trip 1

Mafic dyke swarms and synplutonic dykes emplaced within the Dharwar craton
Field Leaders: M. Jayananda, J. Mallikharjuna Rao, Santosh Kumar
Duration: 29th January - 4th February 2010
Cost: €610.00 / US$875.00 (Foreigners)/INR 20,000=00 (Indians)
Departure/Arrival: Bangalore/Varanasi

Field Trip 2

Dyke swarms of Deccan volcanic province
Field Leaders: Nitin R. Karmalkar, Raymond A. Duraiswami
Duration: 29th January - 4th February 2010
Cost: €650.00 / US$930.00 (Foreigners)/Rs.20,000=00 (Indians)
Departure/Arrival: Pune-Mumbai/Varanasi

Post-Conference Field Programs

Field Trip 3

Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field
Field Leaders: N. V. Chalapathi Rao, Fareeduddin, M. Srinivas
Duration: 7th February - 10th February 2010
Cost: €575.00 / US$825.00 (Foreigners)/Rs.18,000=00 (Indians)
Departure/Arrival: Varanasi/Hyderabad

Field Trip 4

Mafic intrusive rocks from western Himalaya
Field Leaders: Talat Ahmad, Vikram C. Thakur, Deepak C. Srivastava
Duration: 7th February - 12th February 2010
Cost: €625.00 / US$895.00 (Foreigners)/Rs.20,000=00 (Indians)
Departure/Arrival: Varanasi/Delhi

Fee includes: Field Guide, Breakfast, Luch, Dinner, Accommodation, Travel and transportation.
Min. Participants: 10
Max. Participants: 25