15th
International Symposium on Ostracoda, Berlin, September 12-15, 2005
(September 8-20 including all field trips)
(September 8-20 including all field trips)
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15th
International Symposium on Ostracoda, Berlin, September 12-15, 2005
(September 8-20 including all field trips) |
Excursion 5 - September 16-18, 2005
Middle
and Late Palaeozoic ostracods from Thuringia - the Thuringian ecotype
(Central Germany)
Horst Blumenstengel (Jena)
Day
1: September 16, 2005 |
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| Trip from Berlin to Saalfeld by bus | 7.30
- 11.00 |
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| Stop 1: Bohlen near Saalfeld | 11.00
-12.00 |
Upper Devonian - Lower Carboniferous |
| Stop 2: Pfaffenberg | 12.00
-13.00 |
Devonian / Carboniferous boundary |
| Lunch break at Fischersdorf | 13.00
-13.30 |
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| Stop 3: Mühlfelsen near Breternitz | 13.30
-14.30 |
Upper Devonian (Famennian) |
| Trip to Burgk | 14.30-15.30 |
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| Guided tour on Burgk Castle | 16.00-17.30 |
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| Trip to Hotel Fürstenhöhe (Saalburg) | 17.30-18.00 |
Accomodation in Hotel Fürstenhöhe (Saalburg) |
Day
2: September 17, 2005 |
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| Stop 4: Wittmannsgereuth, subsurface, ancient adit | 8.30
-10.00 |
Upper Ordovician |
| Stop 5: Schaderthal | 10.00
-11.30 |
Lower Devonian (schist quarry) |
| Stop 6: Oberloquitz | 11.30
-12.00 |
Silurian / Devonian boundary |
| Stop 7: Oberloquitz | 12.00
-12.30 |
Silurian (Ockerkalk, ocker limestone) |
| Trip to the Brand | 12.30
-13.00 |
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| Lunch break on the Brand | 13.00
-14.00 |
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| Stop 8: Steinerner Reiter near Creunitz | 14.00
-15.00 |
Lower Devonian |
| Stop 9: Steinach, Lerchenberg | 15.00
-15.30 |
Upper Devonian |
| Visit of the Schiefermuseum (schist museum) in Steinach | 15.30
-16.30 |
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| Trip to Rudolstadt | 16.30
-17.00 |
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| Sightseeing of the Heidecks Castle in Rudolstadt | 17.00
-18.00 |
Rokoko hall, Naturalienkabinett |
| Trip to Kolkwitz | 18.00
-18.30 |
Accomodation in Kolkwitz |
| Day 3: September 18, 2005 | ||
| Trip to Gräfenwarth | 7.30
-8.30 |
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| Stop 10: Bleiloch Reservoir near Gräfenwarth / Steinrose (railway cut) | 8.30
-9.00 |
Silurian (Graptolithenschiefer) |
| Stop 11: Gräfenwarth Reservoir | 9.00
-10.00 |
Upper Ordovician (Lederschiefer) |
| Trip to Schleiz | 10.00
-10.30 |
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| Stop 12: Kahlleite quarry / Buschteich / Vogelsberg | 10.30
-12.00
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Upper Devonian - Lower Carboniferous |
| Lunch break | 12.00
-13.00 |
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| Trip to Ronneburg | 13.00
-13.30 |
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| Visit of Wismut Museum in Ronneburg | 13.30
-14.30 |
History of uranium mining |
| Trip to Gera | 14.30
- 15.00 |
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| Visit of Otto-Dix Museum in Gera | 15.00
-16.00 |
History of painting (expressionism) |
| Return to Berlin by bus | 16.00
-20.00 |
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Day 1: September 16, 2005
Stop 1, Bohlen
near Saalfeld:
Intensively folded
Upper Devonian - Lower Carboniferous and transgressive Upper Permian (Zechstein).
A very classical and famous outcrop.
Stop 2,
Pfaffenberg: Devonian-Carboniferous
boundary
Stop 3, Mühlfelsen near Breternitz: Upper Devonian (Famennian)
Guided tour on Burgk Castle.
(web
images from www.thuringia-online.de)
Accommodation in Saalburg Hotel Fürstenhöhe.
Day 2: September 17, 2005
Stop 4: Wittmannsgereuth, subsurface, ancient adit: Upper Ordovician
Stop 5: Schaderthal: Lower Devonian (schist quarry)
Stop 6: Oberloquitz: Silurian / Devonian boundary
Stop 7: Oberloquitz: Silurian (Ockerkalk, ocker limestone)
Lunch break on the Brand
Stop 8: Steinerner Reiter near Creunitz: Lower Devonian
Stop 9: Steinach, Lerchenberg: Upper Devonian (Wetzschiefer)
Visit of the Schiefermuseum (schist museum) in Steinach.
In the evening: Sightseeing of the Heidecks Castle (Heidecksburg) in Rudolstadt: Rokoko hall, Naturalienkabinet, art collections, exhibitions etc. (see images below).
(web
images from www.heidecksburg.de)
Accommodation in Kolkwitz.
Day 3: September 18, 2005
Stop 10: Bleiloch Reservoir near Gräfenwarth / Steinrose (railway cut): Silurian (Graptolithenschiefer)
Stop 11: Gräfenwarth Reservoir: Upper Ordovician (Lederschiefer)
Stop 12: Kahlleite quarry / Buschteich / Vogelsberg: Upper Devonian - Lower Carboniferous
Lunch break
Visit of Wismut Museum in Ronneburg: History of uranium mining
Visit of Otto-Dix Museum in Gera: History of painting (expressionism)
Return to Berlin by bus (approx. arrival 20.00 = 8.00 p.m.).