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Introduction to the class, Earth’ structure, introduction to mineralogy, main Earth forming minerals. Main type of rocks (igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary). Plate Tectonics Theory. Morphology of the sea floor. Principles of sedimentology. Costal geomorphology and depositional environments. Deep see depositional environments. Marine carbonates and evaporites. Tectonic, volcanism and sedimentation of plate margins and the oceanic floor. Gas hydrates. Natural hazard along costs. Chemical physical properties of water. Ocean and climate. Atmospheric and oceanic circulation. Geophysical methods for the sea floor. Geotechnical principles in sea floor systems. Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea. Climatic and anthropic impact on costal dynamics. Benthic and Planktonic ecosystems. Climatic and anthropic impact on marine ecosystems Marine minerals and energy.

Testo base di geologia:
- Understanding Earth (Edition 7), Thomas H. Grotzinger and John, Jordan, Editor: W. H. Freeman, ISBN-13: 978-1464138744
Di questo libro esiste una traduzione italiana intitolata "Capire la Terra (Terza Edizione)" Edita da Zanichelli

Testo base di oceanografia:
- Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science (Edition 9), Tom S. Garrison and Robert Ellis, Editor: Cengage Learning, ISBN-13: 9781305105164

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