The petrogenetic process. The sedimentary rocks and their classification. The clastic sedimentary rocks. Texture of the sedimentary rocks. Porosity. Sedimentary transport. Selective and mass flows. Turbidites. Diagenetic processes. Principles of stratigraphy. Analyses of the sedimentary succession: the lithostratigraphic, chronostratigraphic and biostratigraphic units. Stratigraphic relationships: boundaries, stratigraphic conformity and unconformities, hiatus, marine transgression and regression. Stress and strain. The rheology of the rocks. Faults and fracture and their classification. The folds and their classification. Tectonic structures of the convergent and divergent plate boundaries. Transform and transcurrent faults. The structural association. The topographic maps. The geological maps. The geological sections. Plate tectonics and georesources. Sediments, solis, clay minerals and their industrial use. Mines and quarries and their environmental impact. Asbestos. Fossil non-renewable, nuclear and geothermics energy: resources and environmental problems. Relationships among elements, minerals and human health.
The student should learn the basic knowledges of stratigraphy, structural geology and tectonics as well as the basic knowledge of the topographic and geological maps. It must also have a basic knowledge of genetic environments of materials and natural resources, their potential for use and its impact on the environment.