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.

intrusive and extrusive magmatic rocksand their lithogenetic role

William Scott Mackenzie C H Donaldson C Guilford
Atlante delle rocce magmatiche e delle loro tessiture

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

Help with geologic sections.
Practical lessons

Fowler - Solid Earth