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Fossil Dig Two Day Tour For Two See more »
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RedBalloon Days, New South Wales  out of 1 reviews
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Description: This tour offers an opportunity for participants to tag along with a palaeontologist. Visit a number of different fossil sites, help dig up fossils and learn how palaeontologists go about solving some of the problems that confront them when collecting fossils. Visit several fossil sites in the Central West of NSW. At Canowindra visit the world famous fish fossil deposit and the display at the Age of Fishes Museum. Then, and a few kilometers to the south dig up complete fish fossils at a quarry which was once used to supply road base for the region. Learn how and where to find fossils; how to collect them and how to make proper records of your finds. Learn how to identify them and how to make casts. Take a closer look at the rocks in which the fossils occur and with the help of your guide learn to interpret the fossil sites and what these rocks tell us. Work out what kind of environment the now fossilised lifeforms used to live in, what the climate might have been like and what the now fossilised creatures might have eaten. Compare the different fossil sites with modern ecological niches. Hands-on activities, exciting discoveries, fine foods and fine wine and overnight accomodation in the region.
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Fossil And Wine Discovery Day For Two See more »
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RedBalloon Days, New South Wales out of 1 reviews
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Description: A look at our environment in the context of Australias geological history. Rocks and fossils hold the clues to what our world was like in the past. The rocks in the Canberra Region tell of a time when the area was beneath the sea, of violent volcanic eruptions and of massive Earth movements. These rocks and their history are foundations of todays topography, climate, biosphere and soil in the region. Discover how geology and its processes have influenced our natural environment, the way we live, the scenery we admire and even the wine we drink. After an overview from the top of a local landmark, we leave Canberra and drive West to the secluded Wee Jasper Valley. Along the way we stop at a number of interesting geological and fossil sites, which will help you get the picture. Learn how to read rocks from a jargon-free geologist who will help you interpret what you see. We visit the beautiful Careys Cave, formed in rocks made of the creatures that were once part of an ancient coral reef ecosystem and we taste the wine made from grapes grown in the regions soil. The visit includes a sumptuous lunch and wine at a local winery. Wine comes from grapes, grapes grow on vines, vines grow in soil and soil comes from rock. Topography, aspect, climate, biosphere and soil, all have been influenced by their geological history. In the winemaking industry, the concept of terroir relates to the interplay of these natural elements. The French believe that terroir has a strong influence on the wine they make. We visit a number of wineries in the region, taste the wines and ask the local vignerons for their part of the story. Your day will be filled with amazing discoveries, fine foods and fine wine and by the end of the day you will know that you dont need to be a geologist to read rocks.
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