Over a total of eight days, participants in the Eifel–Erzgebirge field-trip gained insights into the local geology of both areas, with a focus on magmatic and volcanic processes. The eponymous historic ore deposits were the main focus of the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) field-trip. The Erzgebirge part was rounded off with visits to the Pöhla visitor mine and Terra Mineralia in Freiberg. The Eifel, on the other hand, offered students an insight into Germany's most recent volcanic activity, with the last eruptions occurring around 11,000 years ago. Today, all that remains in the Eifel are the basanitic lava flows several tens of metres thick, the voluminous pumice deposits and the almost circular maars, which give us only a glimpse of the scale of these volcanic eruptions.
