Field Trip to Palolem, Goa
On our geological field trip on April 8 2021, through the western coast of Goa in India under the guidance of Prof. Malcolm Afonoso and Prof. Swati Ghadi, we visited impressive rock formations, volcanic intrusions, geomorphic characteristics as well as windy climate zone of Palolem Beach facing the Arabian Sea. Elevation of Palolem village is only 5 meters above sea level. The formations that we visited were right on the coast of the village. Consequently, the local summer weather remained unwavering throughout the time of our surveying, and the cloudless blue sky brought up the hot temperatures under the scorching sun. In the course of our visit to the study area, Prof. Malcolm explained us the objectives of the field work and briefed us about the area.He spoke about the geological and topographical setting of the beach in Palolem, and also about the clinometer compass that we used to find the dip and trends of the rock structures. Our field trip started at around 8.30 AM in the mo