Abstract
In June–July 1996, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers and the Chengdu Institute of Technology sponsored a geological field trip to Tibet, providing a unique opportunity to examine the complex geology of the ongoing continental collision that created the Tibetan Plateau and Himalayan Mountains. The trip, which began in Chengdu and ended in Katmandu, covered over 4300 km, during which participants examined a remarkable breadth of geology and became familiar with the Tibetan people and their incredible culture. The geologic features examined and discussed included the Longmen nappe belt, alpine karst of Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong National Parks, loess deposits near Lanzhou, the accretionary terranes of the Tibetan Plateau, the Indus-Tsangpo suture, and complex deformation of the Greater Himalayas.
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