Field Trips > Pre-Conference Field Trip
Pre-Conference Field Trip: Rwanda → Uganda → Kenya
Dates: July 27 - August 1, 2026 (6 days) Arrival: Kigali International Airport, Rwanda (Sunday, July 26)
| Day | Date | Focus |
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Mon,
July 27
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Rwanda: Post-Eburnian bimodal magmatism (granites & dolerites) at the core of a Kibaran LIP, cut by collisional rare-metal (W, Sn, Ta-Nb, Li) pegmatites of the Kibaran Belt |
| 2 |
Tues,
July 28
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Uganda: Continued traverse through the Kibaran Belt, overprinted by potassic alkali volcanism and rifting along the western branch of the East African Rift System (EARS) |
| 3 |
Wed,
July 29
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The arcuate ~1.38 Ga Lake Victoria Dyke Swarms across a Paleoproterozoic Rwenzori Fold Belt |
| 4 |
Thurs,
July 30
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Buganda Group waterfalls at the source of the White Nile, transitioning into the Archean North Tanzanian Craton and gold mining |
| 5 |
Fri,
July 31
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Kenya: Continued traverse through gold-mineralized Archean greenstone belts (ancient LIPs?) and how these are explored |
| 6 |
Sat,
August 1
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Traverse across the eastern (Kenya Rift) branch of the EARS, with sodic alkali volcanism, and ending in Nyeri |
Note: Delegates joining the pre-conference field trip should apply for the East Africa Tourist Visa (EATV) through Rwanda as their first entry country.
Detailed itineraries, costs, and registration information will be provided once accommodations and logistics are finalized.
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