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Last update : March 26, 2009


Field Trip

Pre-symposium (March 3-5):

Post-symposium (March 9-12):

  • Satsuma Iwo Jima Island
  • Aso and Kirishima volcanoes (active volcano and modern hydrothermal system)
  • Hishikari Gold Mine (world-famous high-grade gold mine) (Japanese web site)
Field Trip Information (photo gallery)

Shimanto Belt (Cretaceous accretionary prism)


melange in the Shimanto Belt

basalt, micrite limestone

deep-sea chert

folded sand bed in Shimanto Belt

Kochi Core Center
Satsuma Iwo Jima Island

active volcanic island,
Satsuma Iwo Jima Island

Port of Satsuma Iwo Jima
Aso and Kirishima volcanoes

Crater of Aso volcano

Aso volcano

Hishikari Gold Mine
Japanese web site

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