Stavanger Monthly Meeting
The next Stavanger monthly meeting will be on the 1st of September, 2010
Have a good Summer
NFES Field Trip, 23rd – 27th September 2010, Provence, France
The field excursion will provide the opportunity to study key aspects of the world’s best exposures of a sand-rich confined turbidite system.
Overview of the Chalufy exposure
Smith, R.D.A. & Joseph, P. 2004. Onlap stratal architectures in the Grès d’Annot:
Geometric models and controlling factors. In: Deep-Water Sedimentation in the Alpine Foreland Basin of SE France: New Perspectives on the Grès d'Annot and Related Systems. Special Publication of the Geological Society.
We shall observe spectacular examples of a variety of styles of confined turbidite sandstones. We will be able to study external views of a block of deep-water sandstone reservoir analogue and log scale features and criteria and consequences for reservoir prediction - sheets or channels - heterogeneity.
- Erosional base
- Ridged flutes
- Evidence for decelerating and accelerating turbidity currents
- Interaction with basin floor topography, flow stripping, sediment slide/debris flow units, high vs low concentration turbidity currents, competence vs. capacity of flows, discussion of evidence for by pass vs sediment accumulation.
- Scour and fill structures
- Chaotic slide horizons
- Cross stratified sandstones
Annot
Age: Late Eocene (Priabonian) to Oligocene (Rupelian).
Stratigraphy: Grès d’Annot (Annot Sandstones) above Marnes Bleues (Blue Marls) above Calcaire Nummulitique (Nummulitic Limestone).
Thickness: up to 1200 m.
Annot, between Nice and Digne-les-Bains, is to the south-east of the Alpes de Haute Provence department. It is a small village in an enviable location surrounded by lovely mountain scenery and cascading streams and rivers. The village itself is almost part of the mountain - enormous boulders surround and are part of the village, with houses built against the great sandstone rocks. Inside the ramparts, the oldest part of the village has attractive narrow streets lined with 14th century medieval houses and arched passages, and is a lovely place to explore - the church and donjon also merit a visit.
Peira Cava
The Peira Cava outcrops were where A.H. Bouma defined in 1962 the characteristic organization of the deposits from low density turbidity currents (the Bouma sequence). Pierra Cava lies 38km to the north of Nice reached via hairpins winding up through pines, beeches and chestnut trees, you will experience the wonder of the Peira Cava forest - larches, spruce pines, fir trees - with an eagle's eye view of the coast from Italy to St Raphael. It is still a popular holiday resort for people living on the coast. It is well known for its pure air and sunshine in the summer, and for its mushrooms in the autumn, when the fertile soil makes for a bountiful supply.
NFES – 1 Day Seminar on Magnetic Resonance
The presentations given at the NFES – 1 Day Seminar on Magnetic Resonance on November 4th, 2009 are now available.
Information about the 2009 Field Trip to Romania
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Dear NFES member
It appears that a number of those on our mailing list haven't paid their dues since 2006 or 2007. By end of this month we shall be purging our members list, and those of you in the above category will be deleted mercilessly.
So, if you haven't paid for the last few years please pay your 2010 dues asap (NOK 400) if you want to continue receiving our monthly invitations.
We want to emphasize that the dues are still very low and cover about 75% of the cost of one single lunch.
Finally, we would kindly ask members who haven't paid the 2010 dues yet to refrain from attending the lunches until the dues have been paid.
On behalf of the NFES Board,
Thanks and best regards,
Alv Aanestad
NFES VP Membership