ECTS - University of Pisa
Scheda programma d'esame
GEOLOGY AND GEORESOURCES
SERGIO ROCCHI
Academic year2016/17
CourseNATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Code025DD
Credits12
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
MODULO 1GEO/03LEZIONI48
MICHELE MARRONI unimap
FRANCESCA MENEGHINI unimap
MODULO 2GEO/07LEZIONI48
SERGIO ROCCHI unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student will acquire a basic knowledge of stratigraphy, structural geology and tectonics, and a basic knowledge of geological maps as well. It will also have an overview of the genetic environments of materials and natural resources, their potential use and environmental impact.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the program topics and the skill to interlink them.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
  • Periodic written tests
  • Laboratory report
Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • preparation of oral/written report
  • Practical

Attendance: Advised

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • laboratory
Syllabus
The petrogenetic process. The classification of sedimentary rocks. The porosity. The sediment transport. The diagenesis. Principles of stratigraphy. Study of the sedimentary succession. Stratigraphic relationships. Stress and strain. The rheological behaviour of rocks. Faults, fractures, and folds. The tectonic structures of the convergent and divergent boundaries. Transform faults and strike-slip. Structural associations. Topographic maps. Geological maps. The geological sections. Plate tectonics and petrogenesis: igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary and hydrothermal activity at plate margins and intraplate settings. Energy: coal, oil, nuclear, geothermal; environmental impact. Materials: geomaterials building, unprocessed rocks, processed rocks, gemstones, industrial minerals, clay minerals, fertilizers; environmental impact. Metals: abundant metals, scarce metals, mining and environmental impact.
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes the following works; further bibliography will be indicated. Bosellini A. (I ed.1984; IV ed. 1986 IV) – Le scienze della Terra. Bovolenta (distribuito da Zanichelli). Bosellini A., Mutti E., Ricci Lucchi F. – Rocce e successioni sedimentarie, UTET, Torino Kearey P., Vine F.J. – Tettonica Globale, Zanichelli, Bologna. Craig J.R., Vaughan D.J., Skinner B.J. (2010) Earth Resources and the Environment, 4/E. Prentice Hall, 528 pp. Tanelli G. (2009) Georisorse e Ambiente. Aracne. 280 pp.
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27