GEOSPHERE AND GEOPROSPECTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
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No prerequisite are needed
Oral examination. 3 reports, with practical exercises, are needed for the examination. Each evaluation will consider the clearness of the answers (40%), completeness of information in the reports (30%) and competence in evaluating and answering (30%)
The course aims to explain how to recognize, characterize and map rocks and geological structures that characterize the environments with a critical and scientific view.
The student will get:
Knowledge about the main mineralogical phases and rocks of the Earth, as well as environments and mechanisms controlling their formation and diagenesis;
Capacity to combine field-based experiences and theoretical knowledge;
Capacity to communicate results obtained during field activity on the base of what has been learnt during theoretical lessons.
Capacity to use a proper geological language
40 theoretical hours:
Goesphere and Earth (4 hours);
Minerals (4 hours);
Magmatic rocks, their formation and geological study (8 hours);
Sedimentary rocks, their formation and geological study (8 hours);
Metamorphic rocks, their formation and geological study (8 hours);
Geological survey techniques (6 hours).
GIS and database creation (2 hours).
16 field-based practical hours for mapping lithologies and geological structures applying theoretical methodologies.
40 theoretical hours and 16 pratical hours in the field (3 excursions).
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