SUPERCRITICAL-FLOW STRUCTURES IN FLUVIAL SUCCESSIONS:
THE CARBONIFEROUS SUCCESSIONS OF THE SHANNON BASIN (IRELAND)
Leaders: Chirs Fielding (University of Nebaska, USA), Dario Ventra (University of Genève, Switzerland), Jim Best (University of Illinois, USA)
Description: The aim of this fieldtrip is to provide a comprehensive overview of the geological history and sedimentology of Carboniferous successions of the Shannon Basin, exposed in County Clare and County Kerry in central western Ireland. The successions expose a complete, source-to-sink transect from fluvial through deltaic and paralic to shallow-marine (turbiditic) depositional environments; outcrop continuity across the region provides the opportunity to discuss deposits from system-scale to bed-scale. In particular, the fluvial successions comprise numerous, well-exposed and directly accessible examples of sedimentary structures related to supercritical-flow processes, object of the short course coupled with this fieldtrip.
Logistics/recommendations: The fieldtrip is mainly addressed to the people that will had attended the mid-conference workshop about supercritical-flow structures in fluvial successions. We suggest bringing sunscreen, a wide hat, a rainproof jacket, and appropriate shoes for walking along the coast. The participants will have to book by themselves their flights to Shannon airport and the return from there to their home.
The price includes:
Coach for the entire trip
Accommodation with half board in a shared room | 10.07.23-14.07.23
3x packed lunch
Book : A Field Guide to the Carboniferous Sediments of the Shannon Basin, Western Ireland
The price does not include:
Flight tickets
Cancellation insurance
Dates: 10th – 14th of July
Participants (min., max.): 15 min - 20 max
Cost: 1000 €