The trip really is that important," Associate Professor Collins says. "Once they get to Pichi Richi, they're able to witness it for themselves and also participate in mapping the area - that's when many of them decide to do geology for the rest of their lives. This is the first real chance they have to go out and see examples of the kinds of things they've been learning about in the classroom. "Until that point in second year, the students' field experience has been limited. "The Pichi Richi field trip is a defining moment for most students," says Associate Professor Alan Collins (Discipline of Geology & Geophysics, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences), who has been leading the trip for the past six years. The field trip has become such a major part of the teaching and learning experience for second-year geology students that University staff, students and graduates will gather at Pichi Richi in October 2012 for a celebration in the lead-up to the trip's 50th anniversary in 2013. The site was chosen in 1963 for what has now become one of the world's longest-running annual geology field trips. Part of the majestic Flinders Rangers, Pichi Richi is located 337 km north of Adelaide (more than four hours' drive) and 10 km south of the town of Quorn. One dramatic landscape is etched into the memories of more University of Adelaide geology graduates than any other - the Pichi Richi Pass.įamous for its historic railway, Pichi Richi holds even more attractions for would-be geologists, with sedimentary rocks dating back more than half a billion years. For the past 50 years, students have been deciding on a career in geology thanks to their first major field trip to South Australia's Flinders Ranges.
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