Post-conference field trip
The Continental Litosphere in Val Sesia
A Journey From the Mantle to the Surface
Sesia Val Grande GeoPark
July 3-4
This two-day excursion is devoted to visit one of the most spectacular and well-studied crust-to-upper mantle section on Earth, i.e. the Ivrea Verbano Zone along the Sesia Valley. The outcrops consist of peridotites, lower crustal gabbros, migmatites, garnet-bearing granite, caldera breccia, and rift-related sediments. Among the addressed topics will be: Variscan HT metamorphism (amphibolite- to granulite-facies), partial melting, late-Variscan magma emplacement in lower crust, crustal assimilation, Permian magmatism and super-eruption, sedimentation and hydrothermalism during Tethyan rifting.
Program
July 2, 2025 late afternoon
At the end of the conference, departure for Varallo Sesia. Dinner (dinner bag) along the way. Overnight stay in Varallo
ALBERGO ITALIA Corso Roma, 6, 13019 Varallo VC (https://www.albergoitalia.net/)
CASA PER FERIE VILLA SANTA MARIA - Salita Sacro Monte 2/6 - Varallo VC
July 3, 2025
Field trip. Lunch (lunch bag) on the field. Overnight stay in Varallo with “Gala” dinner at the Albergo Italia.
July 4, 2025 morning
Field trip. Lunch (lunch bag) on the field.
July 4, 2025 early afternoon
Departure for Torino. Participants who need to reach Milano Malpensa, please send an e-mail to eventi@logoseventi.com; we will be happy to give you all the information you need.
N.B. For the Field trip, a small bus will be used, and you will need to pack your luggage in a small size. We are organizing a luggage storage service in Turin for this reason.