Pre and post-conference excursions


Tour A (Sunday, 8 Sept. 2024, full day)
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Pre-conference excursion Quartzite mineralizations of the Harz Mountains (Dr. Bernd Leiss)
Several outcrops of quartzites showing different stages of silicification and ore mineralization will be visited (Acker-Bruchbergzone, Teufelsmauer).

Tour B (Monday, 9 Sept. 2024, afternoon)
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Pre-conference guided tour to the labs of the Institute for Glass and Raw Material Technology (IGR) Göttingen

Tour C (Monday, 9 Sept 2024, afternoon)
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Visit the analytical facilities at the GZG (GOELEM Light and electron microscopy, cathodoluminescence, stable isotopes.

Tour D (Thursday, 12 Sept. 2024, full day)
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Post-conference excursion Glass production from raw materials to final products. We will visit SCHOTT AG, Grünenplan (Holzminden) and quartz sand deposits in Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Visit to the Quarzwerke GmbH in Weferlingen.