GEOL 802: A geological transect across an active continental collision

Continental collision zones form extensive mountain ranges and high plateaus. They are associated with significant crustal recycling through magmatic, metamorphic, and erosional processes. The dramatic rise of mountain belts also influences global climate and ocean geochemistry, leading to long-term environmental changes and faunal extinctions. This year’s Graduate Field School (GEOL 802) in the Department of Geological Sciences & Geological Engineering will offer Queen’s Graduate students the opportunity to travel to Nepal to conduct a geological transect across the Himalaya, with the principal aim to further understand large continental collision zones as agents of global change.

The trip is now completed

Field trip route:

Keep posted for next year’s destination!