Full Title: Volcanic stratigraphy of the Paradise Mountain-Pine Peak Caldera Complex, Davis Mountains Volcanic Field, Texas
Endorsed by: GSA’s Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology, Planetary Geology, Structural Geology and Tectonics, Geochronology Divisions
Led by: John White, Shannon F. Rudine, Don F. Parker, Gary Henderson, Kevin Urbanczyk
Date: Thu–Sat. 16–18 Oct. 2025
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
CEUs: 2.4
Our field trip incorporates recent field mapping and petrologic analysis of the Paradise Mountain Caldera Complex. The first day will provide the participant with an overview of the Davis Mountains Volcanic Field, from Balmorhea to Alpine. The second day will focus on the Caldera Complex, with emphasis on the revelations from new mapping on Mounts Locke and Fowlkes at the McDonald Observatory. Most of the day will be spent examining outcrops of units exposed along the roads and on short hikes at McDonald Observatory. There will be three short stops before returning on the third and final day. Cost includes transportation (15-passenger vans), lunch, snacks, water, and two nights at The Holland Hotel (double occupancy).
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Product Code: FT25CN423
Product Category: FTRIP