Leader: Paul E. Olsen, LDEO
Co-fieldtrip Leader: Mohammed Et Touhami
Fieldtrip Assistant: Svetlana Mizintseva
Drivers: Paul E. Olsen & Svetlana Mizintseva
Trip Full
Friday, August 8 - Participants Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
Evening Reception and Introduction to Trip
Saint John, New Brunswick
Accommodations: Saint John Hilton
Location: Saint John, New Brunswick
Rate: $164 Can/room
Information: http://www1.hilton.com:80/en_US/hi/hotel/STJHITW-Hilton-Saint-John-New Brunswick/index.do and http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/index.jhtml
Contact: Tel: 1-506-693-8484; Fax: 1-506-657-6610)
Dinner: Turn of the Tide Hotel
Saturday, August 9 - Day 1
Normal Faulted Margin: Permian remnants and TS I-TSII unconformity
St. Martins, New Brunswick area
Tides: High tide 06:41 ADT, Low tide 12:48 ADT.
Stops: 1. Honeycomb Point, basal contact
2. The Caves at St. Martins
3. Martins Head
Accommodations: Riverview Cottages
Location: Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
Rate: $80.00 Can/room
Information: http://www.riverviewcottages.ca/
Contact: Tel/Fax: (902) 254 2388; Toll Free: 1-877-254-2388, info@riverviewcottages.ca
Dinner: The Stowaway Restaurant (902-254-3371).
Sunday, August 10 - Day 2
Strike Slip Margin: Basic Tectono- and Lithostratigraphy, and Environments
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia area
Tides: High tide 08:27 AM ADT, Low tide 2:33 PM ADT, High tide 8:49 PM ADT
Stops: 1. Five Islands:
a) McCoy Brook red beds
b) North Mountain Basalt
c) Blomidon & salt dissolution
d) Aeolian reservoir facies
2. Wasson Bluff
Location: Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
Accommodations: Riverview Cottages: $80.00 Can/room
Information: http://www.riverviewcottages.ca/
Contact: Tel/Fax: (902) 254 2388; Toll Free: 1-877-254-2388: info@riverviewcottages.ca
Dinner: The Stowaway Restaurant (902-254-3371)
Monday, August 11 - Day 3
Hanging Wall – Basement and Basal Contact
Minas Basin, Nova Scotia area
Tides: High tide 09:06 AM ADT, Low tide 3:22 PM ADT, High tide 9:30 PM ADT
Stops: 1. Basal contact at Pembrook
2. Wolfville at Burntcoat
3. Carboniferous at Blue Beach
Accommodations: Old Orchard Inn
Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Rate: $128.00 Can/room
Information: http://www.oldorchardinn.com/novascotiamaps.html
Contact: Toll-free: 1-800-561-8090; Tel. 902-542-5751; Fax: 902-542-2276 reservations@oldorchardinn.ns.ca ; billwallace@oldorchardinn.ns.ca (Meeting & Convention Services)
Dinner: Participants discretion
Tuesday, August 12 - Day 4
Hanging Wall - Tectono- and Lithostratigraphy, Environments
Wolfville, Nova Scotia area
Tides: Scots Bay High Tide 9:30 AM ADT
Blomidon High tide 10:02 AM ADT, Low tide 4:04 PM ADT
Stops: 1. Scots Bay
2. Blomidon Dissolution
3. Blomidon at Paddy Island
4. Wolfville at Kingsport
5. Student Union Building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. – End of Trip.
Trip concludes on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 12 ending at the Dalhousie University Student Union Building – Conference venue – in advance of the Reception beginning at 6:00 PM. Drop-offs at local hotels will considered if proximal to the Conference Venue, of which most are. Such requests should be discussed with the trip leader prior to arriving in Halifax. Those staying at the Dalhousie student residence are a three minute walk from the venue.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS
- All Participants must arrange their own flights and have their own health & travel Insurance
- All Participants must read, complete, and sign the following attached documents:
- Field Trip Participant Medical Information and Emergency Contact Information
- Completed / Signed documents MUST be placed in a sealed envelope and passed in to the Field Trip Leader prior to departing on the field trip. Please print your name clearly on the envelope.
Included in cost of the Field Trip
- Boxed Lunches – Saturday, Sunday & Monday
- Accommodations – Saturday, Sunday & Monday (Friday is the responsibility of the Participants.
- Transportation via van
Breakfast & Evening Dinner are not provided as a part of the Field Trip and are therefore the responsibility of each individual Participant. All Participants are encouraged to have dinners at the suggested meal venues.
Please note: a rooming list of Participant names will be provided to each of the hotels. Therefore, it is not necessary to book individually.
What to Bring:
- Clothing for warm, cool, and possibly wet weather including a small umbrella
- Shoes that can get wet. (Make sure there is ankle support if you have the slightest doubt about the strength of your ankles
- Any field gear you might need including your own rock hammer
Friday, August 8
Participants arrive at the Saint John Hilton in
Note: Rooms are being held at the Saint John Hilton Hotel (Tel: 1-506-693-8484; Fax: 1-506-657-6610). However, cost of this hotel is not included in the price of the Field Trip; it is the responsibility of each Participant to book their room and take care of their hotel bill. When booking your room it is important to mention that you are with the Central Atlantic Conjugate Margins Field Trip.
1900h Evening Reception and Introduction to Trip - Belleisle Room Saint John Hilton Hotel – Cash Bar
Dinner: Suggested meal venue (If you will not be attending please contact the hotel and have your name removed from the list at – Michael Buckley 506-694-4707)
- Turn of the Tide Hotel – 506-632-8564
- Meal Begins – 8:30 PM – Confirmed for 18 persons
- Full Menu
Breakfast: Suggested meal venue (If you will not be attending please contact the hotel an have your name removed from the list at – Michael Buckley 506-694-4707)
- Turn of the Tide Hotel – 506-632-8564
- Meal Begins – 6:30AM – Confirmed for 18 persons
- Full Buffet - $16.95 + taxes 13% + Gratuity
- Cold Buffet - $10.95 + taxes 13% + Gratuity
- Menu Available
All Participants will be picked up at the front entrance of their hotel and the vans will depart for
- Time: 8:00 - N
Stops:
- Honeycomb Point, basal contact
- The Caves at St. Martins
- Martins Head
Evening Accommodations:
- Sunshine Inn
- Riverview Cottages
Dinner: Suggested meal venue - The Bare Bones Cafe & Bistro" 902-254-2270
All Participants will be picked up at the front entrance of their hotel:
Time: 7:30AM - Breakfast: Suggested meal venue - The Bare Bones Cafe & Bistro" 902-254-2270
Stops:
- 1.
- a. Wasson Bluff, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
- 2. Five
a) McCoy Brook red beds
b) North Mountain Basalt
c) Blomidon & salt dissolution
d) Aeolian reservoir facies
Accommodations:
- Sunshine Inn
- Riverview Cottages
Dinner: Suggested meal venue: - The Bare Bones Cafe & Bistro" 902-254-2270
Monday, August 11 - Day 3
All Participants will be picked up at the front entrance of their hotel:
Time: 7:30
Breakfast: Suggested meal venue - The Bare Bones Cafe & Bistro" 902-254-2270
Hanging Wall – Basement and Basal Contact,
Stops:
- Basal contact at Pembrook
- Wolfville at Burntcoat
- Carboniferous at
Evening Accommodations: Old Orchard Inn -
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
All Participants will be picked up at the front entrance of the Old Orchard Inn:
- Departure Time: 8:30 AM
- Estimated Arrival Time in
Hanging Wall - Tectono-, Lithostratigraphy, Environments:
A)
B) Blomidon Dissolution
C) Blomidon at
D) Wolfville at
End at conference Dalhousie Student Union Building for Registration Packet Pick-up and Welcome Reception at 6:00 PM
