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FT 5: The Devonian and Carboniferous successions of the southern Montagne Noire

The south-eastern part of the Montagne Noire is famous for its Paleozoic sedimentary successions, which is found in a series of large tectonic nappes. During this field-trip we will explore the Devonian succession of the Minervois-Nappe in the Caunes-Minervois area, which is famous for the ‘red marble’ of Caunes (building stone). One of the highlights in the area are so-called stromatactis (carbonate) mounds of Emsian age. The second part of the field trip is dedicated to the Mont Peyroux-Nappe and the Cabrières area. This region is not only well-known for its three GSSPs (bases Frasnian, Famennian, and Tournaisian), but offers a wide array of outcrops to illustrate the pre-orogenic and syn-orogenic sedimentation phases. There is some thematic overlap with FT2, since general patterns can be quite comparable.

Date: June, 28^th – June, 29^th

Prize: 250 €

Field trip leaders: Elise Nardin, Markus Aretz