ECTS - University of Pisa
Scheda programma d'esame
GEOLOGY I (WITH LABORATORY)
MICHELE MARRONI
Academic year2016/17
CourseGEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Code001DD
Credits12
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
GEOLOGIA I CON LAB. AGEO/02LEZIONI62
CATERINA MORIGI unimap
GEOLOGIA I CON LAB. BGEO/02LEZIONI62
MICHELE MARRONI unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will have acquired basic knowledge in Geology and Stratigraphy. In addition, he/she will be able to macroscopically describe and classify the most common igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and be able to discuss the matter thoughtfully and with propriety of expression. The oral exam is preceded by a written report concerning the macroscopic description and classification of selected igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock samples.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
  • Final laboratory practical demonstration
  • Written report
Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • individual study
  • Laboratory work

Attendance: Advised

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • laboratory
Syllabus
First semester: Elements of Physical Geology and Plate Tectonics. The interior of the Earth. The lithosphere-Asthenosphere system. Sediments and sedimentary rocks. Textural and compositional parameters. Criteria for classification. Sedimentary structures and mechanisms of transport. Macroscopic analysis of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Second semester: Depositional environments and facies architecture. Elements of Stratigraphy: Principles of Stratigraphy and Walther's law. Stratigraphic units and stratigraphic boundaries. Stratigraphic correlations. The Time Scale. Representation of stratigraphic sequences by means of columnar sections. The case of the Tuscan Nappe.
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes - Bosellini A. (1991). Introduzione allo studio delle rocce carbonatiche. I. Bovolenta Ed., Ferrara. - Bosellini A., Mutti E., Ricci Lucchi F. (1989). Rocce e successioni sedimentarie. UTET, Torino. - Press F., Siever R., Grotzinger J., Jordan T. (2006). Capire la Terra. Zanichelli, Bologna. - Tucker M.E. (1982). Rocce sedimentarie, guida alla descrizione sugli affioramenti rocciosi. Ed. italiana a cura di P. Di Stefano. D. Flaccovio, Palermo 1996.
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27