Università Roma Tre

The course is divided into three main blocks:

1) Principles of geophysics for the structure and dynamics of the Earth.
Earth's structure from seismological, gravimetric and magnetic data
2) Plate tectonics:
Principles of plate tectonics, kinematics and velocity models. From kinematics to dynamics.
3) Regional tectonics.
Subduction and collision processes. The Western Pacific. The Eastern Pacific the Andean system. The Tethyan system: from the Himalayan collision to the Mediterranean.

Practical exercises are focused on reading geological maps and creating geological sections and description of metamorphic and igneous rocks.

C.M.R. Fowler, "The Solid Earth An Introduction to Global Geophysics" (Cambridge University Press) and presentation and other materials.

The course is divided into three main blocks:

1) Principles of geophysics for the structure and dynamics of the Earth.
Earth's structure from seismological, gravimetric and magnetic data
2) Plate tectonics:
Principles of plate tectonics, kinematics and velocity models. From kinematics to dynamics.
3) Regional tectonics.
Subduction and collision processes. The Western Pacific. The Eastern Pacific the Andean system. The Tetidean system: from the Himalayan collision to the Mediterranean.

Practical exercises are focused on reading geological maps, creating geological sections and recognizing igneous and metamorphic rocks and the geodynamics processes that led to their development.

C.M.R. Fowler, "The Solid Earth An Introduction to Global Geophysics" (Cambridge University Press)

Additional material will be provided during by the instructors during the classes

Additional reading:
Allan Cox and Robert B. Hart, "La tettonica delle placche: meccanismi e modalità" (Edizioni Zanichelli)

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 metamorphism

Notes provided by the teacher