- Sergio G. Longhitano, Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza
- Domenico Chiarella, Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Inghilterra
- Marcello Tropeano, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Università di Bari
- Luisa Sabato, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Università di Bari
22-23 September 2023
This two-day long field trip focuses on a portion of the southern Italy 'foreland system', which preserves Plio-Pleistocene mixed deposits accumulated in shallow-marine environments. These depocenters reproduced types of mixing and degrees of segregation indicative of a variety of geological processes. Outcrop examples are exposed in the inner wedge-top depozone, where siliciclastic-bioclastic sediments accumulated in marginal-marine settings, and along the outer foreland-edge, where calciclastic-bioclastic coastal bodies prograded from rocky gently-sloping flanks of a tectonic high, leading to seismic-scale back-stepping clinoforms.
22-09 - Departure from Potenza h 8:30. Destination: Acerenza, where we will spend the first half day in 3 stops around the town. Lunch break and transfer to Tricarico, where we will visit 2 major stops. Return to Potenza and dinner (accommodation not included).
23-09 - Departure from Potenza h 8:00. Destination: Matera. First panoramic and introductive stop. Subsequent 3 stops around the city. Tourist trip in Matera Sassi. Return to Potenza and dinner (accommodation not included). For those who plan their departure from the Bari Airport, assistance for the transfer to Bari or accommodation near the airport (both not included in the fee).
120 € (including field-trip guide book, transfers, lunch packs and dinners )