1. day (2nd October): a full day of oral presentations and poster session
2. day (3rd October): field trip
Option A - Štiavnicá composite volcano led by Jaroslav Lexa
Option B - Metallogeny of the Štiavnicá volcanic area led by Peter Koděra
Due to limited availability, places will be filled in the order of registration.
After the field trips, both groups will make a short visit to Banská Štiavnicá, the historical UNESCO World Heritage silver mining town and join together for the gala diner. The bus will then return to Nagybörzsöny.
3. day (4th October): a full day of oral presentations
Please note that the detailed programme is preliminary and subject to change.
Option A - Central Slovakian Volcanic Field and the volcanic rocks of the Štiavnicá Composite Volcano
Leader - Jaroslav Lexa
8:00: Departure form Nagybörzsöny
9:00 - 12:30: Morning excursion
Medovarce – 1st pre-caldera stage, Sebechleby Fm.: succession of shallow marine epiclastic volcanic conglomerates/sandstones and interbedded lahar deposits
Brhlovce – 4th post-caldera stage, Baďan Fm.: succession of shallow marine epiclastic volcanic sandstones, pumiceous sandstones and reworked pumice tuffs
Počúvadlo – 4th post-caldera stage, Drastvica Fm.: welded ignimbrite of bt-amph-px andesite
12:30 - 13:00: Lunch (lunch-packs)
13:00 - 18:00: Afternoon excursion
Šementlov – 2nd stage of subvolcanic intrusions, Zlatno intrusive complex: granodiorite porphyry stock/dike showing a porphyry system quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration
Kopanice – 2nd stage of subvolcanic intrusions, Banisko intrusive complex: coarse porphyritic bt-amph quatz-diorite porphyry sill
Hodruša – Mayer shaft – 2nd stage of subvolcanic intrusions, Hodruša-Štiavnica intrusive complex: top of the granodiorite bell-jar pluton
Banky – 1st pre-caldera stage, diorite subvolcanic intrusion
Juraj adit – 2nd stage of subvolcanic intrusions, Banisko intrusive complex: bt-amph quartz-diorite porphyry ring dike
Kisihýbel – 3rd caldera stage, Studenec Fm.: bt-amph andesite extrusive dome
Ilija – 3rd caldera stage, Studenec Fm.: bt-amph andesite pumice flow deposits and block and ash flow deposits
18:00: Guided tour in Banská Štiavnicá and Gala Dinner
Option B - Field trip focusing on the metallogeny of the Banská Štiavnicá region
Leader - Peter Koděra
8:00: Departure form Nagybörzsöny
9:00 - 12:30: Morning excursion
Banská Štiavnica – Kalvária hill – spectacular view of the Banská Štiavnica town and overview of local geology
Banská Hodruša - All Saints Historical Adit and Mineralogical Museum – introduction to mineral deposits of Štiavnica stratovolcano, medieval underground works on Ag-Au epithermal veins, mineral collections
12:30 - 13:00: Lunch (lunch-packs)
13:00 - 18:00: Afternoon excursion
Banská Hodruša – ore heaps of the active Rozália mine, Au-Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu ore from epithermal veins
Banská Štiavnica – Glanzenberg – medieval open pit mine excavations on the Au-Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu Špitaler Ag-Au-Pb-Zn epithermal vein
18:00: Guided tour in Banská Štiavnica and Gala Dinner
The detailed schedule of the conference sessions will be available shortly after the close of the registration.