African Adventures

Field work is central to most of our research throughout Africa/Gondwana.
Here are some scenes from recent trips.

field area Barberton Mountain Land

campsite Ethiopian lowlands

 

remnants of the liberation war in Northern Mozambique

reception at local village in Northern Mozambique

taking a break from drilling - Lew Ashwal (left) and Trondt Torsvik

<-- strenuous field work in the Seychelles -->

getting back to base camp

entrance to Bombay - India

India - market place

glacial deposits of the Gondwana type-section, Godavari rift, India

scene on the Ethiopian highlands

branded woman with child near the Sudanese border with Ethiopia

Moctar Doucoure with diamond diggers in Guinea

fishing southern Madagascar

cooking

village - southern Madagascar

village - central Madagascar

cooking

family - southern Madagascar

Barberton with Wouter Nijman

scenery - central Barberton

collecting komatiites with (left to right) Tim Grove, Jesse Dann, Sam Bowring

war remnants - Angola

river - northeast Angola

Mike de Wit - aluvial diamonds, Angola

field travel in Africa

bridge - Madagascar

field travel in Africa

women panning for gold in the Rep of Cenral Africa

digging for diamonds in the Rep of Central Africa