| Pre-Conference Field Trips |
A1 Oct. 22 |
Variscan Basement of the Jebilet Massif of SW Meseta: Stratigraphy, folding, thrust emplacement, HT-LP metamorphism, bimodal magmatism and FeS mineralization of the Meseta Devonian-Carboniferous Basin. |
A2 Oct. 23 |
Variscan Basement and Permian to Cenozoic series of the Rehamna Massif of SW Meseta: High-grade metamorphism and granite emplacement in the West Meseta Shear Zone, Permian tilted red beds, Infra-Cenomanian red beds, Cenomanian-Turonian onlap, Maastrichtian-Eocene phosphate series. |
A3 Oct. 24 |
Marrakech High Atlas: Cross-section of the Atlas Belt in its highest transect from the northern “foredeep”, to the Mesozoic-Cenozoic Subatlas Zone, and to the uplifted Precambrian basement of the crest zone, with emphasis on structural and geophysical issues. |
A4 Oct. 22-23-24 |
Western High Atlas, the deformed Atlantic margin in the Agadir-Essaouira Basin: Late Permian-Early Liassic syn-rift series, Jurassic to Cenozoic post-rift series, with emphasis on Cretaceous deposits and salt tectonics. |
A5 Oct. 22-24 |
Central High Atlas, the inverted Tethyan Gulf: Stratigraphy and structure of the northern Central High Atlas, from Triassic rifting to Cenozoic inversion, with emphasis on the Jurassic evolution. |
A6 Oct. 22-24 |
Central and Western Meseta: Stratigraphy and structure of the Variscan Central Massif, with emphasis on the Devonian and Carboniferous carbonates and Permian clastics as potential reservoirs in the Meseta domain. |
A7 Oct. 19-23 |
Middle Atlas: A case study of intraplate fold belt: heterogeneous Hercynian basement, Triassic rifting, Jurassic evolution and closure of the Middle Atlas Tethyan Gulf, Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous red beds, Atlantic Cretaceous-Eocene onlap, polyphase tectonic inversion, recent volcanism. |
| Post-Conference Field Trips |
B1 Oct. 29- Nov. 3 |
A classic route, the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas eastern loop: Cross-section of the Marrakech High Atlas from the North Subatlas Zone to the South Subatlas Zone; Ouarzazate loop into the Precambrian basement, with insight on the Pan-African belt and its Paleoproterozoic basement; Paleozoic stratigraphy and structure of the Anti-Atlas Variscan foreland; Devonian mud mounds of the Sub-Saharan domain; Mesozoic-Cenozoic stratigraphy and structure of the inverted Tethyan Gulf in Eastern High Atlas; Triassic rifting and CAMP event in Central High Atlas and Middle Atlas. |
B2 Oct. 29- Nov. 3 |
A customized route, the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas western loop: Western High Atlas traverse through the Permian-Triassic syn-rift basin; Precambrian basement and Pan-African orogeny in Western Anti-Atlas (Kerdous antiform); Late Neoproterozoic rifting of the Gondwana margin; Paleozoic stratigraphy of the West African Craton (WAC) margin; Variscan foreland deformation with emphasis on fracturation, egg-box structures and disharmonic folds as potential reservoir structures; High Atlas traverse along the Tizi n’Test Lineament. |
B3 Oct. 29- Nov. 4 |
Structure and evolution of the southern limb of the Gibraltar Arc: Gharb foredeep; active tectonics of the Prerif Ridges; Rif External Zones, the inverted North African passive margin; MP-LT metamorphism and structural record of oblique collision in the Eastern Rif; Cretaceous-Tertiary turbidites of the Maghrebian Flysch nappes; Variscan basement and passive margin series of the Internal Zone allochthons (Alboran Terrane); giant mantle peridotite sliver (Beni Bousera); HP-LT metamorphism, exhumation tectonics and HT metamorphism; late orogenic collapse and magmatism. |
B4 Oct. 28- Nov. 3 |
Atlantic margin of the Saharan Provinces: West fringe of the Reguibat Shield (Eburnian and Archean); Mauritanide nappes of the Adrar Souttouf Massif thrust onto the West African Craton (WAC); Paleozoic and Mesozoic-Cenozoic cover sequences of the WAC; Cretaceous black shales; Bou Kra phosphate mine. |
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