Geological Sciences

Activity type

Discipline geologiche e paleontologiche

SSD

GEO/03

Year

1st year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

3

Hours distribution

8 classroom hours, 40 others hours

Lecturers

MARCO BRANDANO
EUGENIO AMBROGIO MARIA CARMINATI

Activity type

Formazione geologica di base, Discipline geologiche e paleontologiche

SSD

GEO/02, GEO/02

Year

1st year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

12

Hours distribution

80 classroom hours, 24 laboratory hours

Lecturers

MARCO BRANDANO

Educational goals :
The correct recognition of sedimentary rocks
- Analysis of sedimentary processes
- Use of different methods of analysis in the study of stratigraphic sequences
- providing the tools for measuring the geometry of the rock bodies and for the reading of geological maps

Learning ouctomes:
The student, at the end of the course, must have acquired a basic understanding of the stratigraphic geology and a capacity for analysis, utilization and synthesis of stratigraphic data for proper analysis of sedimentary systems.

The student will learn the basics for the recognition of sedimentary rocks, the basics of stratigraphy and depositional processes in different sedimentary environments.

Basic knowledge of chemistry obtained in high school

Module: MODULE I
Basics on principal geological structures (folds, fractures and faults) and on the measurement techniques with the compass. 8 hours.
Fundamentals of geological mapping in the field. 40 hours



Module: MODULE II
-Geology: pure science and applied science
-The Earth as an evolving planet
-The rocks: evidence of geological processes
-The different families of rocks and the lithogenetic cycle
-Sedimentary rocks: degradation, erosion, transport, sedimentation.
- Clastic rocks, carbonate rocks, carbonate-terrigenous rocks, siliceous rocks, rocks
evaporites, residual rocks, concretionary carbonates, organic rocks
-The main inorganic and organic sedimentary structures: origin and meaning.
- Basic concepts on the main depositional environments: characterization of processes, facies and facies associations.

Stratigraphy
-the time parameter in geology: relative time and absolute time, time units, the chronostratigraphic scale; chronology and evolution of the Earth
-stratigraphic units
-stratigraphic contacts, discontinuities and geometric relationships.
-principles of stratigraphy and relative chronology. Walther's rule and concept of succession e
stratigraphic correlation.
-the concept of sedimentary basin and the geological parameters that regulate facies migrations; transgression, regression and sedimentary cycle.
-analysis and description of sedimentary successions aimed at the recognition of lithostratigraphic units, the construction of columnar sections and stratigraphic schemes and the interpretation of the stratigraphic evolution of an area.
- macroscopic recognition of sedimentary rocks and their interpretation in terms of depositional processes and environments
- Elementary concepts on reading a geological map
-notes on the geology of the central Apennines with particular reference to the Lazio-Abruzzo and Umbro-Marchigiana successions

Module: MODULE I
Bosellini A., Mutti E., Ricci Lucchi F. -Rocce e successioni sedimentarie. (1995) ed. utet.
Tucker M. –Sedimentary Petrology: an introduction. ( 1981)Blakwells
Nichols G. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (1999) Wiley-Blacwell



Module: MODULE II
Bosellini A., Mutti E., Ricci Lucchi F. -Rocce e successioni sedimentarie. (1995) ed. utet.
Tucker M. –Sedimentary Petrology: an introduction. ( 1981)Blakwells
Nichols G. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (1999) Wiley-Blacwell

Module: MODULE I
Bosellini A., Mutti E., Ricci Lucchi F. -Rocce e successioni sedimentarie. (1995) ed. utet.
Tucker M. –Sedimentary Petrology: an introduction. ( 1981)Blakwells
Nichols G. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (1999) Wiley-Blacwell



Module: MODULE II
N/D

The module includes classroom lessons, classroom exercises for rock recognition and a daily excursion

highly recommended

a practical test involving the recognition of two sedimentary rocks, a written test on the first part of the program and an oral test on stratigraphy and sedimentary environments

Recognize a rock, describe the Zing diagram, what is a turbidite, lithostratigraphy, fluvial environment

Module: MODULE I



Module: MODULE II

• 4 CFU introduction and sedimentary rocks2 CFU sedimentary transport2 CFU stratigraphy concepts3 CFU sedimentary environments1 CFU regional sedimentary succession and use of a geological map