1. Sedimentology of the Barents Sea shown from Spitsbergen
Field- excursion to Spitsbergen to examine both clastic and carbonate sediments,
linked to the Barents Sea sedimentology with lectures
25th. August to 1st. September 2008
Guides: Ronald Steel & Arild Eliassen
Organising committee: Atle Folkestad & John Gjelberg

2. Deadline for preliminary sign-up is 1st. September 2007
Programme:
Day 1: arrival in Longyearbyen in the afternoon, short sightseeing in town. Departure in the evening
With the expedition ship Origo
Day 2-3: Billefjorden, clastic and carbonate sedimentology of Carboniferous/Permian, led by Arild Eliassen
and Ron Steel
Day 4: Hornsund, clastics of Carboniferous/Permian, led by Ron Steel and Arild Eliassen
Day 5-6: Van Keulenfjord, Cretaceous at Ullaberget, Tertiary at Storvola, led by Ron Steel
The expeditionship M/S Origo has been booked for this trip. Costs is estimated to be about NOK
per participants for the actually fieldtrip including food and accommodation on board. Flight-expenses
to and from Spitsbergen is covered by each participants.
Deadline for preliminary sign-up is 1st. September 2007
For registration please contact:
Atle Folkestad, Statoil:
John Gjelberg, Norsk Hydro: