PROVIDE BASIC ELEMENTS TO RECOGNIZE, DESCRIBE AND CLASSIFY SEDIMENTARY, MAGMATIC AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS; RECONSTRUCTION OF GENETIC PROCESS AND TECTONIC ENVIROMENTS. RECOGNIZE, ANALYZE AND DESCRIBE TECTONIC STRUCTURE.
teacher profile teaching materials
1) THE EARTH SYSTEM: STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION. THE OCEANIC AND CONTINENTAL CRUST. 2) DISTRIBUTION OF ROCKS ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE. THE ROCKS CYCLE. 3) INTRODUCTION TO PLATE BOUNDARY.
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES:
5- DISTRIBUTION AND SHAPE OF MOUNTAIN BELT; 6 – STYLE OF DEFORMATION, THRUST AND FOLD BELTS; 7-SEDIMENTARY BASIN AND FACIES DISTRIBUTION, 8- MAGMATISM; 9-10-METAMORPHISM
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES AND THE OCEANIC CRUST:
11-DISTRIBUTION AND STYLE OF DEFORMATION; 12-BACINI SEDIMENTARY AND PASSIVE MARGIN DEPOSITION: CONTINENTAL PLATFORM, SCARPS, TURBIDITIC SYSTEM. SYN, POST-RIFT; 13-VOLCANISM,OCEANIC CRUST COMPOSITION AND OPHIOLITES; 14-STYLE OF DEFOMATION;
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT STRIKE SLIP PLATE BOUNDARIES: 15-16: SEDIMENTARY BASIN AND STYLE OF DEFORMATION.
INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY: DEFORMATION OF ROCKS, RHEOLOGY, MODE OF DEFORMATION, STRESS AND STRAIN, MOHR CIRCLE. BRITTLE DEFORMATION (ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION): FRACTURE, FAULTS, CLEAVAGE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FOLDS, PLANAR AND LINEAR FABRIC, SHEAR ZONE, MYLONITES,
INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTAOLOGY:
DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM (CLASTIC, CARBONATIC, EVAPORITIC). CONTINENTAL AND SHALLOW WATER ENVIRONMENT AND PASSIVE MARGIN. SEDIMENTOLOGICAL PROCESS AND STRUCTURES. BASICS OF SEQUENTIAL STRATIGRAPHY.
E. L. PALMIERI e M. PAROTTO. IL GLOBO TERRESTRE E LA SUA EVOLUZIONE. ZANICHELLI.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS: A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY,
STEHEN M. ROWLAND, ERNEST M. DUEBENDORFER, ILSA M. SCHIEFELBEIN. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Programme
INTRODUCTION:1) THE EARTH SYSTEM: STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION. THE OCEANIC AND CONTINENTAL CRUST. 2) DISTRIBUTION OF ROCKS ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE. THE ROCKS CYCLE. 3) INTRODUCTION TO PLATE BOUNDARY.
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES:
5- DISTRIBUTION AND SHAPE OF MOUNTAIN BELT; 6 – STYLE OF DEFORMATION, THRUST AND FOLD BELTS; 7-SEDIMENTARY BASIN AND FACIES DISTRIBUTION, 8- MAGMATISM; 9-10-METAMORPHISM
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES AND THE OCEANIC CRUST:
11-DISTRIBUTION AND STYLE OF DEFORMATION; 12-BACINI SEDIMENTARY AND PASSIVE MARGIN DEPOSITION: CONTINENTAL PLATFORM, SCARPS, TURBIDITIC SYSTEM. SYN, POST-RIFT; 13-VOLCANISM,OCEANIC CRUST COMPOSITION AND OPHIOLITES; 14-STYLE OF DEFOMATION;
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT STRIKE SLIP PLATE BOUNDARIES: 15-16: SEDIMENTARY BASIN AND STYLE OF DEFORMATION.
INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY: DEFORMATION OF ROCKS, RHEOLOGY, MODE OF DEFORMATION, STRESS AND STRAIN, MOHR CIRCLE. BRITTLE DEFORMATION (ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION): FRACTURE, FAULTS, CLEAVAGE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FOLDS, PLANAR AND LINEAR FABRIC, SHEAR ZONE, MYLONITES,
INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTAOLOGY:
DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM (CLASTIC, CARBONATIC, EVAPORITIC). CONTINENTAL AND SHALLOW WATER ENVIRONMENT AND PASSIVE MARGIN. SEDIMENTOLOGICAL PROCESS AND STRUCTURES. BASICS OF SEQUENTIAL STRATIGRAPHY.
Core Documentation
MATERIALS FURNISHED BY THE PROFESSOR.E. L. PALMIERI e M. PAROTTO. IL GLOBO TERRESTRE E LA SUA EVOLUZIONE. ZANICHELLI.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS: A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY,
STEHEN M. ROWLAND, ERNEST M. DUEBENDORFER, ILSA M. SCHIEFELBEIN. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
teacher profile teaching materials
E. L. PALMIERI e M. PAROTTO. IL GLOBO TERRESTRE E LA SUA EVOLUZIONE. ZANICHELLI.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS: A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY,
STEHEN M. ROWLAND, ERNEST M. DUEBENDORFER, ILSA M. SCHIEFELBEIN. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Programme
Criteria for recognition of eruptive, magmatic and metamorphic rocks and relative textures in the field. Recognition of primary and secondary (tectonic) foliation in metamorphic rocks. Recognition and cartographic representation of faults, bedding and lithological contacts.Core Documentation
MATERIALS FURNISHED BY THE PROFESSOR.E. L. PALMIERI e M. PAROTTO. IL GLOBO TERRESTRE E LA SUA EVOLUZIONE. ZANICHELLI.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS: A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY,
STEHEN M. ROWLAND, ERNEST M. DUEBENDORFER, ILSA M. SCHIEFELBEIN. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Type of delivery of the course
Three days of field and laboratory activitiesType of evaluation
The preparation of a written report and the execution of geological sections as derived from the geological mapping is required teacher profile teaching materials
classification and nomenclature of igneous rocks. igneous structures and field relationship.
diversification of magmas. magmatism and plate tectonic.
metamorphic petrology
the types of metamorphism. classification of metamorphic rocks. structures and textures of metamorphic rocks
Programme
igneous petrologyclassification and nomenclature of igneous rocks. igneous structures and field relationship.
diversification of magmas. magmatism and plate tectonic.
metamorphic petrology
the types of metamorphism. classification of metamorphic rocks. structures and textures of metamorphic rocks
Core Documentation
MATERIALS FURNISHED BY THE PROFESSOR.Reference Bibliography
MATERIALS FURNISHED BY THE PROFESSOR.Type of delivery of the course
Three days of field and laboratory activitiesAttendance
Three days of field and laboratory activities mandatoryType of evaluation
The evaluation consists in the preparation of a written report and in the execution of geological profiles. teacher profile teaching materials
Programme
study of marine terraces and their tectonic meaningCore Documentation
hand-outs provided by the professorType of delivery of the course
Three days of field and lab activityType of evaluation
A write-up incluging a report, maps and tables teacher profile teaching materials
1) THE EARTH SYSTEM: STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION. THE OCEANIC AND CONTINENTAL CRUST. 2) DISTRIBUTION OF ROCKS ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE. THE ROCKS CYCLE. 3) INTRODUCTION TO PLATE BOUNDARY.
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES:
5- DISTRIBUTION AND SHAPE OF MOUNTAIN BELT; 6 – STYLE OF DEFORMATION, THRUST AND FOLD BELTS; 7-SEDIMENTARY BASIN AND FACIES DISTRIBUTION, 8- MAGMATISM; 9-10-METAMORPHISM
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES AND THE OCEANIC CRUST:
11-DISTRIBUTION AND STYLE OF DEFORMATION; 12-BACINI SEDIMENTARY AND PASSIVE MARGIN DEPOSITION: CONTINENTAL PLATFORM, SCARPS, TURBIDITIC SYSTEM. SYN, POST-RIFT; 13-VOLCANISM,OCEANIC CRUST COMPOSITION AND OPHIOLITES; 14-STYLE OF DEFOMATION;
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT STRIKE SLIP PLATE BOUNDARIES: 15-16: SEDIMENTARY BASIN AND STYLE OF DEFORMATION.
INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY: DEFORMATION OF ROCKS, RHEOLOGY, MODE OF DEFORMATION, STRESS AND STRAIN, MOHR CIRCLE. BRITTLE DEFORMATION (ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION): FRACTURE, FAULTS, CLEAVAGE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FOLDS, PLANAR AND LINEAR FABRIC, SHEAR ZONE, MYLONITES,
INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTAOLOGY:
DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM (CLASTIC, CARBONATIC, EVAPORITIC). CONTINENTAL AND SHALLOW WATER ENVIRONMENT AND PASSIVE MARGIN. SEDIMENTOLOGICAL PROCESS AND STRUCTURES. BASICS OF SEQUENTIAL STRATIGRAPHY.
E. L. PALMIERI e M. PAROTTO. IL GLOBO TERRESTRE E LA SUA EVOLUZIONE. ZANICHELLI.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS: A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY,
STEHEN M. ROWLAND, ERNEST M. DUEBENDORFER, ILSA M. SCHIEFELBEIN. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Programme
INTRODUCTION:1) THE EARTH SYSTEM: STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION. THE OCEANIC AND CONTINENTAL CRUST. 2) DISTRIBUTION OF ROCKS ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE. THE ROCKS CYCLE. 3) INTRODUCTION TO PLATE BOUNDARY.
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES:
5- DISTRIBUTION AND SHAPE OF MOUNTAIN BELT; 6 – STYLE OF DEFORMATION, THRUST AND FOLD BELTS; 7-SEDIMENTARY BASIN AND FACIES DISTRIBUTION, 8- MAGMATISM; 9-10-METAMORPHISM
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES AND THE OCEANIC CRUST:
11-DISTRIBUTION AND STYLE OF DEFORMATION; 12-BACINI SEDIMENTARY AND PASSIVE MARGIN DEPOSITION: CONTINENTAL PLATFORM, SCARPS, TURBIDITIC SYSTEM. SYN, POST-RIFT; 13-VOLCANISM,OCEANIC CRUST COMPOSITION AND OPHIOLITES; 14-STYLE OF DEFOMATION;
LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION AT STRIKE SLIP PLATE BOUNDARIES: 15-16: SEDIMENTARY BASIN AND STYLE OF DEFORMATION.
INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY: DEFORMATION OF ROCKS, RHEOLOGY, MODE OF DEFORMATION, STRESS AND STRAIN, MOHR CIRCLE. BRITTLE DEFORMATION (ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION): FRACTURE, FAULTS, CLEAVAGE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FOLDS, PLANAR AND LINEAR FABRIC, SHEAR ZONE, MYLONITES,
INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTAOLOGY:
DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM (CLASTIC, CARBONATIC, EVAPORITIC). CONTINENTAL AND SHALLOW WATER ENVIRONMENT AND PASSIVE MARGIN. SEDIMENTOLOGICAL PROCESS AND STRUCTURES. BASICS OF SEQUENTIAL STRATIGRAPHY.
Core Documentation
MATERIALS FURNISHED BY THE PROFESSOR.E. L. PALMIERI e M. PAROTTO. IL GLOBO TERRESTRE E LA SUA EVOLUZIONE. ZANICHELLI.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS: A LABORATORY COURSE IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY,
STEHEN M. ROWLAND, ERNEST M. DUEBENDORFER, ILSA M. SCHIEFELBEIN. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Type of delivery of the course
The first part of the Muldisciplinary field activity (Paleontology) consists of one day on the field and two ays of laboratorial activity. The field activity is carried out in the Tarquinia and Montalto Di Castro areas (northern Latium) the laboratorial activity is developed in the Roma Tre Guest House at Allumiere, provided with steromicroscopess. During the first day, students learn how to draw a stratigraphic log of two sedimentary successions, characterised by different thiknesses and lithologies, measuring the bedding and making microscopical observations on the rock texture, mineralogical and paleontological composition (with the 10x lens). Students collect two samples that will be studied in the following days. During the two following days in the Guest House, students make the micropaleontological analysis of the collected samples, counting benthic and planktonic foraminifers and picking the stracod valves for their specific identification and the calculation of the percentage frequencies. At the end of the analyses, students, guided by teachers, discuss the results providing the palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the examined sedimentary successions in the frame of the landscape evolution. Finally, students are required to write a report which includes two topographic profiles, one geomolphological map of terraces, the calculations to obtain the palaeo-bathymetry of the examined deposits and the Plio-Pleistocene uplift rates of the studied Tyrrenian coastal sector.Type of evaluation
During the oral exam the report prepared by the studebti during the first part of the Multisciplinary field activity (Paleontology) will be discussed.