Antenna: 2012 Field Camp, v. 2 build 001

 

PERSONNEL

 

 Instructors

 

 J. Wood - MTU

 

 John Compton - UCT

 

 Assistants

 

 A. Guth

 

 A. Miller

 

 C. Polk

 

 Adjuncts

 

 Amy Spaziani -  BP

 

 

 Staff

 

 Billy Wanzala - KE

 

 Dennis Gitonga - KE

 

 James Wood - USA 

SOUTH AFRICA FIELD CAMP

 

The South Africa field camp will be located in Cape Province in the vicinity of Cape Town (index map, upper left). Approximately half of the camp will be spent in the Langebaan area near Saldanha, then the camp will move to the Gordon's Bay area on the east side of False Bay (geologic map, upper right) for about the second half. then end with about 10 days in the Simon's Town area in the lower Cape (opposite Gordon's Bay on west side of False Bay, see geologic map).

 

 Moving the camp like this allows the students to study different geologic environments: Tertiary sediments and fossils in Langebaan, ancient sediments and structures in Gordon's Bay and granites and metamorphic rocks in Simon's Town. Students will prepare geologic maps, measure sections, prepare cross-sections and write reports for all three areas.

 

2012 Itinerary

 

For this year the South Africa camp will be split between Langebaan (14 days) and Gordon's Bay (14 days). As an example of the general  itinerary, we will:

 

• begin with an examination of the Cape Supergroup near Cape Town for a 2 days, then,
  
• move to West Coast Park near Langebaan where students will map the recent coastal facies (10 days) 
  
• then travel to Gordon's Bay for 10 days to map the folds and structure in the Cape Sandstones,
  
• at various intervals day trips will be taken to examine rocks and outcrops near Langebaan and Gordon's Bay.
  

   

 

View from gondola at Table Mtn.

Table Mtn. outcrop near Gordon's Bay

Sunbird lodge at Gordon's Bay

Index map for South Africa

Simplified geologic map Cape Town area

3D relief map Cape Town area

Table Mountain - Cape Town area

Table Mountain Gp. on top Malmsbury Fm.

South Africa Flag