The tour is meant to complement the museum-style exhibit “Messengers from the Mantle: Craton Roots and Diamonds” that will be on display at the Congress. The tour will allow participants to visit the world-famous Mantle Room research collection housed at the University of Cape Town and it is intended to make interested researchers aware of the depth of the collection and its availability for collaborative research purposes. The tour will then visit the offices of the Mineral Services Group in N’dabeni (Pinelands) to view a private collection of diamonds and related mantle rocks. UCT and Mineral Services scientists including Prof. John Gurney, Prof. Steve Richardson, Dr. Philip Janney and Dr. Rory Moore, will guide the daily tours.

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Field Trip Leader: Dr John Gurney
Start/End: Cape Town International Convention Centre                              
Departs: 08:00AM
Date: Daily from Aug 29^th through Sep 2^nd
ODDur 1, Date: 1 day, Monday 29^th  August 2016                                        
Price: R 1 100 per person or R500 per person for students

Departs: 08:00AM
ODDur 2, Date: 1 day, Tuesday 30^th  August 2016
Price: R 1 100 per person or R500 per person for students

Departs: 08:00AM
ODDur 3, Date: 1 day, Wednesday 31^st  August 2016                                        
Price: R 1 100 per person or R500 per person for students

Departs: 08:00AM
ODDur 4, Date: 1 day, Thursday 1^st September 2016                                        
Price: R 1 100 per person or R500 per person for students

Departs: 08:00AM
ODDur 5, Date: 1 day, Friday 2^nd September 2016                                        
Price: R 1 100 per person or R500 per person for students

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