| Noerdlinger Ries Excursion | |
| LECTURERS: | Prof. B. Hofmann, Dr. T. Burri |
| SCOPE: | Excursion to the Impact Crater Nördlinger Ries |
| HELD AT: | BE/FR |
| CATEGORY: | |
| ECTS Credits: | 2.5 |
| PREREQUISITES: | |
| REQUISITES: | Core course for specialty Earth and Life Evolution (ELE) |
| FORMAT: | Field Trip |
| FREQUENCY: | biennially in spring semester, held in even years |
| CONTENTS: | The Nördlinger Ries (24 km) and the nearby Steinheim basin (3.8 km) in southern Germany (about in the center of the triangle Munich-Stuttgart-Nürnberg) are among the best-studied meteorite craters. Topics of the excursion include the geology of the target area, the impact phenomena such as brecciation and various degrees of shock metamorphism that affected the target rocks (crystalline basement and Mesozoic sediments), as well as post-impact deposits in the craters. In addition, we will visit the exhibits at Rieskrater-Museum in Nördlingen. Previous to the excursion, an introductory course on shock metamorphic effects in target rocks will be held at the Natural History Museum Bern (1/2 day, including study of hand specimens and thin sections). |
| ASSESSMENT: | Written Report |
(prer): Courses with prerequisites.