The course provides informations on the structure of our planet, on plate kinematics and on the dynamic of active processes, with emphasis on subduction and collision, with examples from the West and east Pacific, Tethyan belt, and Mediterranean region. The course provides also provide practical tools to read and elaborate geological maps and to construction geological cross-sections.
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Atlante delle rocce magmatiche e delle loro tessiture
Programma
intrusive and extrusive magmatic rocksand their lithogenetic roleTesti Adottati
William Scott Mackenzie C H Donaldson C GuilfordAtlante delle rocce magmatiche e delle loro tessiture
Bibliografia Di Riferimento
William Scott Mackenzie C H Donaldson C Guilford Atlante delle rocce magmatiche e delle loro tessitureModalità Erogazione
rock sample observation and discussionModalità Valutazione
ability to describe and interpret textures and structures of magmatic rocks
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Programma
Introduction to metamorphic processes. Types of metamorphism, metamorphism and geodynamics. Metamorphic rocks: compositional classes and metamorphic facies series. Criteria for recognition of metamorphic rocks in the field. Recognition of primary and secondary foliation in metamorphic rocks. The main lithological types in regional metamorphismTesti Adottati
Notes provided by the teacherModalità Erogazione
Teaching will be given through lectures and laboratory workModalità Frequenza
CompusoryModalità Valutazione
The oral exam focuses on the entire teaching program.