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| Here is the K/T boundary. Just below the juicy clay layers | Map of the excursion area (yellow square). Detailed excursion itinerary here | detailed map of the curfs and Geulhemmerberg quarries Underlying image Google earth |
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| Here is the K/T boundary. Just below the juicy clay layers | Map of the excursion area (yellow square). Detailed excursion itinerary here | detailed map of the curfs and Geulhemmerberg quarries Underlying image Google earth |
Introduction to the K/T boundary in the Geulhemmerberg caves (Geulhemmerberg main page) Panorama of the walls of the cave |
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| Fieldtrip to the K/T boundary, Saturday, May 13, 2006 |
| Fieldtrip Program | geology of the cave | geology of Curfs quarry | How to get there? | What to bring? |
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| Geulhemmerberg main pages |  |
| Fieldtrip program (tentative) Saturday May 13, 2006 |
| 08.00 (a.m.) Bus leaves the Hotel(s) for Limburg. |
| 10.30 Arrival at the Geulhemmermolen parking lot |
| 10.30 - 12.30 visit Caves (group 1) and visit Curfs quarry (group 2) |
| 12.30-13.30 Lunch, probably at the Geulhemmermolen restaurant |
| 13.30 - 15.30 visit Caves (group 2) visit Curfs quarry (group 1) |
| 16.00 - 17.30 drinks at the Natural History museum of Maastricht. Visit of the collections of the type Maastrichtian with many victims of the Chicxulub impact, among which the famous Mosasaurs and even a few dinosaurs. |
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| Entrance of the Geulhemmerberg caves |
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| Map of the Geulhemmerberg groeve (quarry). The cave system is man made by extracting blocks of building stones over the centuries. (cursor over, itinerary of walk towards the KPg outcrop). |
