Introduction to Physical Geography; the composition, the subdivision of the atmosphere; the radiative balance of the Sun / Earth / atmosphere system; the air temperature; atmospheric pressure and winds; the general circulation of the atmosphere; air humidity and precipitation; atmospheric pertubation; meteorological weather and climate; the classification of climates and their distribution; the climate in Italy; climatic variations over time; the hydrological cycle; the sea; the physical-chemical characteristics of seawater; the movements of the sea (waves, currents, tides); Introduction to climate change; general introduction on maps and their construction; the scale of the map; the shape of the Earth (ellipsoid and geoid); the geographical reference system; the concept of latitude and longitude; geographic projections; hints of triangulation; the UTM system; cartographic symbology; reading and interpretation of topographic maps; Italian cartographic production; practical exercises on topographic maps at different scales of detail concerning: the calculation of the geographical and metric coordinates (UTM and Gauss-Boaga), the construction of the topographic profile, the delimitation of the river basin, the calculation of the percentage and angular slope, the altitude of a point, the planimetric and real distances and the magnetic declination for a correct orientation of the map.

MCKNIGHT T.H. & HESS D.H., GEOGRAFIA FISICA. COMPRENDERE IL PAESAGGIO. PICCIN, PADOVA

LUPIA PALMIERI E. & PAROTTO M., IL GLOBO TERRESTRE E LA SUA EVOLUZIONE, ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA

SAURO U., MENEGHEL M., BONDESAN A. & CASTIGLIONI B. – DALLA CARTA TOPOGRAFICA AL PAESAGGIO. ATLANTE RAGIONATO. – ZETABETA EDITRICE SRL, VICENZA

MORI A. – LE CARTE GEOGRAFICHE E LA LORO LETTURA E INTERPRETAZIONE. – LIBRERIA GOLIARDICA, PISA

The course is organized in three teaching units dedicated to the basic principles of geology and astronomy (The Earth in Space).

The first teaching unit takes place in the first semester, during which topics concerning the general principles of geology and the rock cycle are discussed. The topics covered in this teaching units are detailed in the following. The scientific method: hypothesis, theory, law. The principle of uniformitarianism. Chemical composition of the Earth and its differentiation. The concept of time in geology. The Earth as an integrated system: atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere. The physiography of the Planet: continents and oceans. The unifying model: plate tectonics. Minerals, rocks and their classification. Igneous rocks: classification criteria. Origin of magmas and their geodynamic context. Volcanoes: shapes and products of volcanic activity. The processes of alteration and the genesis of soils. Sedimentary rocks: their origin and classification. Metamorphic rocks: their origin and classification.
During the first semester, practical activities are dedicated to the macroscopic recognition of minerals and rocks.

The second teaching unit takes place in the second semester, where topics related to the dynamics of planet Earth and sedimentary environments are discussed. The topics covered in this teaching unit are detailed in the following. Earthquakes: genesis and distribution. Tsunamis. Notes on the deformation of rocks: faults and folds. Notes on the origin and structure of the mountain ranges. Recording time in the rocks. Principles of superposition, cross-cutting and intrusion. Stratigraphic gaps and angular unconformities. The fossil record. Radiometric dating. The geological time scale. Surface running waters, deserts, glaciers, coastal environments.
During the second semester, practical activities are devoted to the interpretation of geological maps and the construction of geological sections.

The third teaching unit (The Earth in Space) takes place in the second semester as well. The following topics are covered. Astronomical and geographical elements (the Earth and the celestial sphere; time measurement; the measurement of the Earth). The planet Earth in the Solar System (orbital characteristics of the Earth and the planets; the cyclical orbital variations; the planetary orbit and the climatic control factors). The origin of the Earth and the interactions with the cosmic environment (meteorites and formation of the solar system; accretion of the Earth and of the terrestrial planets; the Earth and the meteorites; the Earth-Moon system).
This teaching unit includes a visit to some of the main astronomical sites of the City of Rome is planned, and in particular at the Meridiana Clementina of the Basilica of S. Maria degli Angeli (Rome) to observe the diurnal and annual motion of the Sun, the effects of seasonality, the astronomical variations connected to the equinoctial precession cycle, the related consequences to the millennial variations of the obliquity of the rotation axis.

Field activity
During the course four field excursions will be carried out, two in the first semester and two in the second semester. The first two will take place within the city of Rome (Parco della Caffarella and historic center), the third will take place in the Prenestini Mountains and the fourth, dedicated to astronomy, again in the historic city center.
The main objective of the field activity is to link the skills acquired during course attendance within the natural environment, represented by the field analysis that represents the geologist's main goal. The specific objectives are: observation of the relationship between morphology and lithology (erodibility, subsurface structure, relief shapes, chemical and mechanical erosion processes), learning data acquisition techniques (strike, dip, azimuth of the dip) and annotating them in the field notebook, reading topographic maps, definition and recognition of geological limits, basic geological cartography, construction of simple geological sections starting from the field data, recognition of the main lithotypes of sedimentary and volcanic rocks and their origin.

During the field experience, several activities are carried out. Virtual astronomical observation at the Rocca di Cave Planetarium: recognition of the main references of the celestial vault, observation of phenomena related to diurnal rotation, recognition of the stars and constellations of the current season, identification of the ecliptic, of the observable planets and their motions, observation of the celestial bodies at the telescope of the observatory station of Rocca di Cave, observations of deep-sky objects and macroscopic details of planetary surfaces, notes on the use of CCD devices for the acquisition of planetary images and data processing.

- John P. Grotzinger Thomas H Jordan. Capire la Terra. Zanichelli, Bologna. Pagine: 752 ISBN: 9788808821232
- Tarbuck E.J., Lutgens F.K. & Tozzi M. – Scienze Della Terra. – Principato, Milano. Pagine: 572 ISBN: 9788841656501
- E. Lupia Palmieri & M. Parotto - La Terra nello spazio. Zanichelli, Bologna. Pagine 456 - ISBN 9788808063892. (Capitoli 3,4)
- Stephen Marshak. Essentials of Geology. WW Norton & Co ISBN: 978-0-393-88309-1.
- J. K. Beatty, C. C. Petersen & A. Chaikin. The New Solar System. Carolyn Collins Petersen. Sky Publishing Corporation-Cambridge University Press. ISBN:0-933346-86-7.
(Capitoli 7,8,11,15,20)

The course is organized in three teaching units dedicated to the basic principles of geology and astronomy (The Earth in Space).

The first teaching unit takes place in the first semester, during which topics concerning the general principles of geology and the rock cycle are discussed. The topics covered in this teaching units are detailed in the following. The scientific method: hypothesis, theory, law. The principle of uniformitarianism. Chemical composition of the Earth and its differentiation. The concept of time in geology. The Earth as an integrated system: atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere. The physiography of the Planet: continents and oceans. The unifying model: plate tectonics. Minerals, rocks and their classification. Igneous rocks: classification criteria. Origin of magmas and their geodynamic context. Volcanoes: shapes and products of volcanic activity. The processes of alteration and the genesis of soils. Sedimentary rocks: their origin and classification. Metamorphic rocks: their origin and classification.
During the first semester, practical activities are dedicated to the macroscopic recognition of minerals and rocks.

The second teaching unit takes place in the second semester, where topics related to the dynamics of planet Earth and sedimentary environments are discussed. The topics covered in this teaching unit are detailed in the following. Earthquakes: genesis and distribution. Tsunamis. Notes on the deformation of rocks: faults and folds. Notes on the origin and structure of the mountain ranges. Recording time in the rocks. Principles of superposition, cross-cutting and intrusion. Stratigraphic gaps and angular unconformities. The fossil record. Radiometric dating. The geological time scale. Surface running waters, deserts, glaciers, coastal environments.
During the second semester, practical activities are devoted to the interpretation of geological maps and the construction of geological sections.

The third teaching unit (The Earth in Space) takes place in the second semester as well. The following topics are covered. Astronomical and geographical elements (the Earth and the celestial sphere; time measurement; the measurement of the Earth). The planet Earth in the Solar System (orbital characteristics of the Earth and the planets; the cyclical orbital variations; the planetary orbit and the climatic control factors). The origin of the Earth and the interactions with the cosmic environment (meteorites and formation of the solar system; accretion of the Earth and of the terrestrial planets; the Earth and the meteorites; the Earth-Moon system).
This teaching unit includes a visit to some of the main astronomical sites of the City of Rome is planned, and in particular at the Meridiana Clementina of the Basilica of S. Maria degli Angeli (Rome) to observe the diurnal and annual motion of the Sun, the effects of seasonality, the astronomical variations connected to the equinoctial precession cycle, the related consequences to the millennial variations of the obliquity of the rotation axis.

Field activity
During the course four field excursions will be carried out, two in the first semester and two in the second semester. The first two will take place within the city of Rome (Parco della Caffarella and historic center), the third will take place in the Prenestini Mountains and the fourth, dedicated to astronomy, again in the historic city center.
The main objective of the field activity is to link the skills acquired during course attendance within the natural environment, represented by the field analysis that represents the geologist's main goal. The specific objectives are: observation of the relationship between morphology and lithology (erodibility, subsurface structure, relief shapes, chemical and mechanical erosion processes), learning data acquisition techniques (strike, dip, azimuth of the dip) and annotating them in the field notebook, reading topographic maps, definition and recognition of geological limits, basic geological cartography, construction of simple geological sections starting from the field data, recognition of the main lithotypes of sedimentary and volcanic rocks and their origin.

During the field experience, several activities are carried out. Virtual astronomical observation at the Rocca di Cave Planetarium: recognition of the main references of the celestial vault, observation of phenomena related to diurnal rotation, recognition of the stars and constellations of the current season, identification of the ecliptic, of the observable planets and their motions, observation of the celestial bodies at the telescope of the observatory station of Rocca di Cave, observations of deep-sky objects and macroscopic details of planetary surfaces, notes on the use of CCD devices for the acquisition of planetary images and data processing.

- John P. Grotzinger Thomas H Jordan. Capire la Terra. Zanichelli, Bologna. Pagine: 752 ISBN: 9788808821232
- Tarbuck E.J., Lutgens F.K. & Tozzi M. – Scienze Della Terra. – Principato, Milano. Pagine: 572 ISBN: 9788841656501
- E. Lupia Palmieri & M. Parotto - La Terra nello spazio. Zanichelli, Bologna. Pagine 456 - ISBN 9788808063892. (Capitoli 3,4)
- Stephen Marshak. Essentials of Geology. WW Norton & Co ISBN: 978-0-393-88309-1.
- J. K. Beatty, C. C. Petersen & A. Chaikin. The New Solar System. Carolyn Collins Petersen. Sky Publishing Corporation-Cambridge University Press. ISBN:0-933346-86-7.
(Capitoli 7,8,11,15,20)

1. Measurement units, physical quantities and vectors
2. Newton's laws of motion
3. Work and energy
4. Linear momentum
5. Rotational motion
6. Fluid mechanics
7. Periodical motions
8. Waves
9. Thermal properties of matter
10. Laws of thermodynamics
11. Introduction to statistics

James S. Walker: Fondamenti di Fisica
H.D. Young, R. A. Freedman and A. L. Ford: Principi di Fisica

1. Measurement units, physical quantities and vectors
2. Newton's laws of motion
3. Work and energy
4. Linear momentum
5. Rotational motion
6. Fluid mechanics
7. Periodical motions
8. Waves
9. Thermal properties of matter
10. Laws of thermodynamics
11. Introduction to statistics

James S. Walker: Fondamenti di Fisica
H.D. Young, R. A. Freedman e A. L. Ford: Principi di Fisica

Module 1 - Microsoft Excel:
- Fundamental elements of Microsoft Excel and basic operations; creation and formatting of spreadsheets; use of formulas and functions for data analysis; organization and management of data; chart creation; importing and exporting data and figures; basic statistics.

Module 2 - Matlab:
- Vectors and matrices: fundamental concepts and basic operations; indexing and manipulation of data; operations with vectors and matrices; basic programming principles; script and function creation; graph creation; importing and exporting data and figures; basic statistics.

Module 3 - Inkscape:
- Introduction to Inkscape and fundamental concepts of vector graphics; creation and manipulation of shapes and lines; organization of layers and management of object properties; application of styles and colors to enhance visualization; optimization of figures for scientific publication.

Module 4 - Microsoft Word and PowerPoint:
- Basics of Microsoft Word: creation and formatting of text documents; use of styles, tables, and multimedia objects in Microsoft Word; bibliography management; creation of presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint; layout, transitions, and animations of slides; integration of charts and figures created in other modules of the course; collaboration and online sharing of documents and presentations.

Course materials, including lecture notes, readings, and additional resources, will be provided during the course.

Introduction to Geomorphology; Weathering; soils; introduction to air-photo analysis; geomorphological cartography; slope processes, landforms and deposits; river processes, landforms and deposits; glacial processes, landforms and deposits; periglacial processes, landforms and deposits; karst processes, landforms and deposits; aeolian processes, landforms and deposits; tectonic geomorphology; volcanic geomorphology; planation landforms and landscape evolution models. The lab activity includes the interpretation of air photos relative to central Italy.

DRAMIS & OLLIER, Genesi ed evoluzione del rilievo terrestre. PITAGORA EDITRICE BOLOGNA

MCKNIGHT & HESS, Geografia Fisica. PICCIN, PADOVA

CICCACCI, LE FORME DEL RILIEVO, Atlante illustrato di Geomorfologia. MONDADORI UNIVERSITA’

SPAGNA, Aerogeologia. PITAGORA EDITRICE, BOLOGNA.

ANGELELLI, ARCOZZI, MANDOLESI, PRETI, Guida alla fotointerpretazione e restituzione tematica. PITAGORA EDITRICE, BOLOGNA.

GOMARASCA, Elementi di Geomatica. A.I.T., ROMA.

Palaeontology:
Brief history of Palaeontology (1h).
Prokaryote and eukaryote cells. The Kingdoms (1h).
Systematics: classification. the species concept. Different taxonomy schools (2h).
Taphonomy (2h).
The origin of Life on Earth (2h)
Kingdom Protista - Foraminifera: morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology. Detailed study on Orbitolinidae, Fusulinidae, Alveolinidae, Nummulitidae, orbitoids, and Globigerinini (3h). Morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology of Radiolaria, Tintinnida, Calcareous Nannofossils and Calcareous Algae (2h).
Kingdom Animalia – Porifera: morphology, taxonomy, and palaeoecology (1h).
Cnidaria: morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology (1h).
Mollusca: general morphology and taxonomy. Morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology of Bivalvia (including detailed study of Superfamily Hippuritoidea), Gastropoda and Cephalopoda (6h).
Arthropoda: general morphology and taxonomy. Morphology and palaeoecology of Trilobita and Ostracoda (2h).
Echinodermata: general morphology and taxonomy. Morphology and palaeoecology of Echinoidea and Crinoidea (2h).
Lophophorata: general morphology and taxonomy. Morphology and palaeoecology of Bryozoa. Morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphic distribution and palaeoecology of Brachiopoda. (2h).
Palaeoichnology (2h)
Evolution: fossils and evolution. Lamark’s and Neo-lamarckist’s evoluton theory. Darwin’s evolution theory. Microevolution. Synthetic and Punctuated Equilibria theories. Macroevolution. Extinction. Adaptive radiation (6h).
Biostratigraphy and biochronology: biozones and biochrons. Biostratigraphic correlations (3h).
Palaeoecology: marine palaeoecology. Elements of continental palaeoecology. Palaeoichnology (3h).
Palaeoclimatology (2h)
Palaeobiogeography: the historical biogeography: dispersion and vicariance. Plate tectonics and palaeobiogeography. Case studies (3h)
Stratigraphic Palaeontology: the Cambrian and Phanerozoic fauna; (2h).

Laboratory of Palaeontology:
Practical training on micro- and macrofossil morphology (18h).
Microbiofacies analysis of the Neotethyan basinal sedimentary successions during Meso-Cenozoic (example: the Umbro-Marchean succession) (9h).
Microbiofacies analysis of the Neotethyan carbonate platform sedimentary successions during Meso-Ceonozoic (example: the Latium-Abruzzi succession) (9h).

Società Paleontologica Italiana (a cura della), 2020 – Manuale di Paleontologia. Fondamenti – Applicazioni. Idelson-Gnocchi, Napoli.
Raffi S. & Serpagli E., 1993 - Introduzione Alla Paleontologia. U.T.E.T.;
Allasinaz A., 1999 - Invertebrati fossili. U.T.E.T.
Dispense del docente.

LECTURES
Module 1. INTRODUCTION
Plate tectonics and plate margins. The Wilson cycle. Composition and structure of crust and lithosphere: continental and oceanic (ophiolites). Main geological provinces that make up the plates. Distribution of rocks on the Earth's surface in the world and in Italy. The rock cycle. General concepts and principles of stratigraphy. The time scale. Stratigraphic units. Lithostratigraphy (units and relationships between units) and its applications (e.g., geological maps, sedimentary environments, correlations). Main sedimentary basins in divergent, convergent and transcurrent contexts: classification and controlling factors. Main deformation mechanisms in the crust.
Module 2. LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION OF DIVERGENT MARGINS
Distribution of divergent margins in the plate puzzle. Extensional brittle tectonics: normal faults, normal fault systems (geometry, kinematics). Extensional sedimentary basins and their tectono-stratigraphic evolution: from continental rift to oceanic rift, development of passive margins. Anatomy and classification of passive margins. Salt tectonics. Oceanic rift (morphology, magmatism, metamorphism). Models of divergent margin evolution: pure-shear, simple shear.
Module 3. LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION OF CONVERGENT MARGINS
Distribution of convergent margins in the plate puzzle. Evolution of convergent margins: from subduction to collision (magmatism and metamorphism). Brittle compressive tectonics: reverse faults, thrusts, folds. Fold and thrust systems (geometry, kinematics). Anatomy and classification of orogens. Sedimentary basins in convergent contexts and their tectono-stratigraphic evolution: oceanic trench basins, forearc and backarc basins, foredeeps and wedge-top basins.

IN-CLASS PRACTICALS (Laboratory)
Introduction to the study of sedimentary rocks; silicoclastic rocks; carbonate rocks and marine carbonate environments; evaporitic rocks; rocks of organic origin; residual rocks. Introduction to the Reading of Geological Maps. Reading and interpretation of small-scale geological map of the Grand Canyon, Spoleto sheet scale 50,000, use of stereographic projections to represent geological planes and lines, use of compass.

FIELD PRACTICALS (Interdisciplinary field)
Geological-regional excursion across central Italy, from the Tuscan-Lazio peri-Tyrrhenian extensional margin to the UmbrIa-Marche Apennine chain with folds and thrust belts, with the development of two main themes and thematic exercises for the collection and processing of field data.
Theme 1. Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the peri-Tyrrhenian margin (Tarquinia, Civitavecchia)
Aims and method: reconstruction of coastal uplift through morphological survey and micropalaeontological sampling of marine terraces (on the ground), microscopic analysis of significant microfauna by age and facies, analysis of aerial photographs, integration of analytical results (in the classroom), calculation of uplift and drafting of a descriptive report on the recent evolution of the margin.
Theme 2. Tectonic-stratigraphic evolution of the Apennine chain in the Umbria-Marches domain (Valnerina)
Aims and method: Reconstruction of survey excerpts and regional visible profiles for the framing of the deformation style and kinematics of Miocene compressional tectonics and Quaternary extensional tectonics. Collection and processing of mesoscale structural data. Reconstruction and recognition of the Umbro-Marchigiana Meso-Cenozoic stratigraphic succession. Pleistocene tectono-stratigraphic (travertine) evolution of the F. Nera Valley at the confluence with the F. Corno. Reading and interpretation of geological and topographical cartographic documents at various scales.

Articoli scientifici distribuiti dal docente

Module 1. INTRODUCTION
Plate tectonics and plate margins. The Wilson cycle. Composition and structure of the crust and lithosphere: continental and oceanic (ophiolites). Main provinces composing the plates. Distribution of rocks on the Earth's surface in the world and in Italy. The rock cycle. General concepts and principles of stratigraphy. The time scale. Stratigraphic units. Lithostratigraphy (units and relationships between units) and its applications (e.g., geological maps, sedimentary environments, correlations). Main sedimentary basins in divergent, convergent and transcurrent contexts: classification and controlling factors. Main deformation mechanisms in the crust.

Module 2. LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION OF DIVERGENT MARGINS
Distribution of divergent margins in the plate puzzle. Brittle extensional tectonics: normal faults, normal fault systems (geometry, kinematics). Extensional sedimentary basins and their tectono-stratigraphic evolution: from continental rift to oceanic rift, development of passive margins. Anatomy and classification of passive margins. Salt tectonics. Oceanic rift (morphology, magmatism, metamorphism). Models of divergent margin evolution: pure shear, simple shear.

Module 3. LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION OF CONVERGENT MARGINS
Distribution of convergent margins in the plate puzzle. Evolution of convergent margins: from subduction to collision (magmatism and metamorphism). Brittle compressional tectonics: reverse faults, overthrusts, folds. Fold and overthrust systems (geometry, kinematics). Sedimentary basins in convergent contexts and their tectono-stratigraphic evolution: oceanic trench basins, forearc and retroarc basins, foredeep and thrust-top basins. Anatomy and classification of orogens.

Module 4. LITHOGENESIS AND DEFORMATION OF TRANSFORM MARGINS
Distribution of transform margins in the plate puzzle. Brittle transcurrent tectonics: transcurrent faults and strike-slip deformation systems (geometry, kinematics). Sedimentary basins in transcurrent contexts.



IN-DOOR LABORATORY
Introduction to the study of sedimentary rocks; siliciclastic rocks; carbonate rocks and marine carbonate environments; evaporitic rocks; rocks of organic origin; residual rocks. Introduction to Geological Map Reading. Reading and interpretation of the geological map of the Grand Canyon on a small scale, Sora sheet on a 100,000 scale, Spoleto sheet on a 50,000 scale, use of stereographic projections to represent geological planes and lines, use of the compass.

FIELD TRIP (Interdisciplinary field work)
Geological-regional Excursion through the central Italy, from the Tuscan-Lazio peri-Tyrrhenian extensional margin to the Umbria-Marche Apennine fold and thrust belt, with the development of three main themes and five thematic exercises for the collection and processing of field data.

Theme 1. Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the peri-Tyrrhenian margin (Tarquinia, Civitavecchia)
Aims and methods: reconstruction of coastal uplift through morphological survey and micropaleontological sampling of marine terraces (in the field), microscopic analysis of microfauna meaning for age and facies assessment, analysis of aerial photographs, integration of analytical results (in the classroom), calculation of uplift and drafting of a descriptive report on the recent evolution of the margin.

Theme 2. Tectonic, magmatic and sedimentary evolution of the peri-Tyrrhenian margin and relations with the compressional evolution of the Apennine chain (Boccheggiano, Massa Marittima)
Aims and methods: reconstruction of survey excerpts and framing of the deformation style and extensional kinematics and of the associated lithogenetic processes (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic rocks) by means of geological survey for the collection of field data, measurement of plane and line attitude, rock recognition, processing of the data collected for the reconstruction of the main structures surveyed.

Theme 3. Tectonic-stratigraphic evolution of the Apennine chain in the Umbria-Marches domain (Valnerina)
Aims and methods: reconstruction of simple geological maps and regional cross sections to assess the deformation style and kinematics of Miocene compressional tectonics and Quaternary extensional tectonics. Collection of meso-scale structural data. Reconstruction of the Meso-Cenozoic stratigraphic succession. Pleistocene stratigraphic and morphologic evolution (through travertine analysis) of the Nera River at the confluence with the Corno River. Reading and interpretation of geological and topographical cartography at various scales.

Lecture notes and scientific articles distributed by the teacher

Mottana M., Crespi R. Minerali e rocce. ISBN 9788837029562

PRESS Frank , SIEVER Raymond , GROTZINGER John , JORDAN Thomas H 2006. CAPIRE LA TERRA. ISBN 978-8808-07991-6 Trad. di P. Fredi, revisione di E. Lupia Palmieri e M. Parotto. Zanichelli ed. pp. 672

Tucker ME 2010. Geologia del sedimentario 2010. Rocce, strutture sedimentarie, ambienti deposizionali. ISBN 9788857900414. 384 pp.

Venturini c. 2012. Realizzare e leggere carte e sezioni geologiche Un approccio alla geologia di terreno e alla sua rappresentazione cartografica. dario flaccovio ed.ISBN 9788857901534. pp.22

Study of marine terraces (Tarquinia and Montalto di Castro area, northern Latium) and their tectonic meaning by field survey, air-photo interpretation and palaeontologic analysis.

hand-outs provided by the professor

The first part of the Muldisciplinary field activity (Paleontology) consists of one day on the field and two ays of laboratorial activity. The field activity is carried out in the Tarquinia and Montalto Di Castro areas (northern Latium) the laboratorial activity is developed in the Roma Tre Laboratory of Paleontology and Photogeology, provided with steromicroscopes. During the first day, students learn how to draw a stratigraphic log of two sedimentary successions, characterised by different thicknesses and lithologies, measuring the bedding and making microscopical observations on the rock texture, mineralogical and paleontological composition (with the 10x lens). Students collect two samples that will be studied in the following days.
During the two following days in the Lab, students carry on the micropaleontological analysis of the collected samples, counting benthic and planktonic foraminifers and picking the ostracod valves for their specific identification and the calculation of the percentage frequencies.
At the end of the analyses, students, guided by teachers, discuss the results providing the palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the examined sedimentary successions in the frame of the landscape evolution. Finally, students are required to write a report which includes two topographic profiles, two geomorphological maps of terraces, the calculations to obtain the palaeo-bathymetry of the examined deposits and the Plio-Pleistocene uplift rates of the studied Tyrrhenian coastal

Atlas of Ostracods (Teacher handhouts)

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

PARTE I :
COSMOCHIMICA (2H). PROCESSI DI NUCLEOSINTESI E STABILITÀ DEGLI ELEMENTI (2H). ABBONDANZA DEGLI ELEMENTI NELLA TERRA E LORO DISTRIBUZIONE NELLE SFERE GEOCHIMICHE (4H). LA CLASSIFICAZIONE GEOCHIMICA DEGLI ELEMENTI: MAGGIORI, MINORI, IN TRACCE (4H). COMPORTAMENTO DEGLI ELEMENTI NEL CORSO DEI PROCESSI MAGMATICI: COEFFICIENTE DI RIPARTIZIONE, ELEMENTI COMPATIBILI E INCOMPATIBILI (4H). MODELLAZIONE GEOCHIMICA DEI PROCESSI DI FUSIONE PARZIALE E CRISTALLIZZAZIONE FRAZIONATA (4H). INTRODUZIONE ALLA GEOCRONOLOGIA RADIOMETRICA (4H): ACCUMULATION CLOCK, DECAY CLOCK, DISEQUILIBRIUM. METODI CRONOLOGICI DEL K/AR, C-14 E RB/SR. INTRODUZIONE ALLA GEOCHIMICA DEGLI ISOTOPI STABILI (2H).
PARTE II:
COMPORTAMENTO DEGLI ELEMENTI DURANTE I PROCESSI SUPERGENICI. PROCESSI DI WEATHERING E RUOLO DELL’ACQUA (4H). FATTORI CHE CONTROLLANO IL COMPORTAMENTO GEOCHIMICO DEGLI ELEMENTI DURANTE IL TRASPORTO E LA SEDIMENTAZIONE: POTENZIALE IONICO, PH, EH (4H). PROCESSI DI ASSORBIMENTO (2H). GEOCHIMICA DELL’IDROSFERA: ACQUE CONTINENTALI (SUPERFICIALI E SOTTERRANEE) (6H). INTERAZIONE ACQUA/ROCCIA. ACQUE MINERALI E LORO UTILIZZAZIONE DA PARTE DELL’UOMO (4H). CENNI DI RADIOATTIVITÀ AMBIENTALE, CON PARTICOLARE RIFERIMENTO AL PROBLEMA RADON. MISURA DELLA RADIOATTIVITÀ NATURALE ATTRAVERSO LA SPETTROMETRIA GAMMA (4H).

W.M. WHITE (2005) - GEOCHEMISTRY, available online at the following address: http://www.imwa.info/geochemistry

PART I:
COSMOCHEMISTRY. PROCESSES OF NUCLEOSYNTHESIS AND STABILITY OF THE ELEMENTS. ABUNDANCE OF ELEMENTS IN THE EARTH AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN THE GEOCHEMICAL SPHERE. THE GEOCHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS: MAJOR, MINOR, IN TRACES. BEHAVIOR OF THE ELEMENTS DURING MAGMATIC PROCESSES: PARTITION COEFFICIENT, COMPATIBLE AND INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENTS. GEOCHEMICAL MODELING OF PARTIAL MELTING AND FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES. INTRODUCTION TO RADIOMETRIC GEOCHRONOLOGY: ACCUMULATION CLOCK, DECAY CLOCK, DISEQUILIBRIUM. CHRONOLOGICAL METHODS OF K/AR, C-14 AND RB/SR. INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF STABLE ISOTOPES.
PART II:
BEHAVIOR OF ELEMENTS DURING SUPERGENIC PROCESSES. WEATHERING PROCESSES AND ROLE OF WATER. FACTORS CONTROLLING THE GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF ELEMENTS DURING TRANSPORT AND SEDIMENTATION: ION POTENTIAL, PH, EH. ABSORPTION PROCESSES. GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE HYDROSPHERE: CONTINENTAL WATERS (SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND). WATER/ROCK INTERACTION. MINERAL WATERS AND THEIR USE. OUTLINE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE RADON PROBLEM. MEASUREMENT OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY THROUGH GAMMA SPECTROMETRY.

- GEOCHEMISTRY - W.M. WHITE (2013) WILEY

The course program includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:
INFLUENCE OF GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN ENGINEERING PROJECTS AND ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ELEMENTS OF SOIL MECHANICS: PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION, ATTEMBERG LIMITS, CHARACTERIZATION OF SOILS, EFFECTIVE STRESS, CONSOLIDATION; ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF ROCKS AND SOILS; HYDROGEOLOGY: DARCY’S LAW, HYDROGEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ROCKS AND SOILS, TYPES OF SPRING, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF GROUNDWATER, HYDROGEOLOGICAL BUDGET, COLLCETION OF GROUNDWATER, WELLS AND SPRINGS; GEOGNOSTIC SURVEY: PLANNING, EXECUTING AND MANAGEMENT OF A GEOGNOSTIC SURVEY, MECHANICAL TESTS IN SITU, ROCK AND SOIL SAMPLING, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, TYPES OF FOUNDATION, LEGAL AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS; GEOLOGICAL, HYDROGEOLOGICAL AND GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY; GEOTHEMATIC MAPS; GEOLOGICAL REPORT

- GONZÀLES DE VALLEJO L.I., GEOINGEGNERIA, PEARSON EDUCATION ITALIA (MI);
- CELICO P., ELEMENTI DI IDROGEOLOGIA, LIQUORI EDITORE;
- CASADIO M. & ELMI C., IL MANUALE DEL GEOLOGO, EDITRICE PITAGORA (BO);
- CESTARI F., PROVE GEOTECNICHE IN SITU, EDIZIONI GEO-GRAPH (SEGRATE-MI);
- SCESI L.,PAPINI M. & GATTINONI P., PRINCIPI DI GEOLOGIA APPLICATA, CASA EDITRICE AMBROSIANA (MI);
- CERBINI G., IL MANUALE DELLE ACQUE SOTTERRANEE, EDITRICE GEO-GRAPH (SEGRATE-MI);
- VALLARIO A., FRANE E TERRITORIO, LIGUORI EDITORE (NA);
- MASSIMO CIVITA, IDROGEOLOGIA APPLICATA E AMBIENTALE, CASA EDITRICE AMBROSIANA (MI).

THIS COURSE ADDRESSES SOME BASIC NOTIONS (FACIES, ROCK FORMING PROCESSES, TECTONIC PROCESSES, WEATHERING, ETC.) TOGETHER WITH SOME TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTING DATA FROM THE FIELD AND REPRESENTING THEM ON A MAP. THIS COURSE ADDRESSES SOME MAIN POINTS: 1) AIMS OF THIS COURSE ADDRESSES SOME BASIC NOTIONS (FACIES, ROCK FORMING PROCESSES, TECTONIC PROCESSES, WEATHERING, ETC.) TOGETHER WITH SOME TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTING DATA FROM THE FIELD AND REPRESENTING THEM ON A MAP. THIS COURSE ADDRESSES SOME MAIN POINTS: 1) AIMS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (COGNITIVE AND APPLIED); 2) USE OF DIFFERENT MAP SCALES; 3) METHODS FOR DOING THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC, BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC, CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC, AND MIXED CRITERIA). AIDS FOR THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: BE ABLE FOR READING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND INTERPRETING AERO PHOTOS, MEASUREMENTS OF GEOLOGICAL SURFACES, PRINCIPLES OF STRATIMETRY (BEDDING, REAL AND APPARENT THICKNESS, INTERSECTION LINE BETWEEN DIFFERENT SURFACES), MACROSCOPIC OBSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN ROCK TYPES. GEOMETRIES OF UNDEFORMED AND DEFORMED ROCKS. BASIC UNITS FOR THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: FROM FORMATION TO UBSU.
INTRODUCTION TO THE LAB AND FIELD ACTIVITIES: THE MAIN FIELD OPERATIONS AND DATA PROCESSING.
THE FIELD ACTIVITIES WILL BE DONE IN FIELD TRIPS LEADED IN DIFFERENT GEOLOGICAL AREAS FOR WORKING ON KEY AREAS OF THE CENTRAL APENNINES. EACH FIELD TRIP WILL BE PREPARED IN CLASSROOM, LOOKING AT BOTH THE MORPHOLOGICAL AND THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF THE AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY, ONE DAY OF FIELD TRIP ALLOW STUDENTS TO COLLECT GEOLOGICAL DATA FROM THE KEY AREA. DURING THEIR FIELD WORK STUDENTS WILL BE LEADED TO TAKE BEDDING AND FAULT PLANE MEASUREMENTS, TO RECOGNIZE THE MAIN ROCK TYPES USING A FIELD LENS, TO DRAW STRATIGRAPHIC LOGS, TO TAKE THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS, AND TO DO OTHER ACTIVITIES USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THAT KEY AREA. ONE OF THE MAJOR POINTS OF THE FIELD ACTIVITIES WILL BE TO PUT THE GEOLOGICAL DATA ON BOTH THE TOPO MAP AND ON THE FIELD BOOK.
THE COLLECTED DATA WILL BE MANAGED IN CLASSROOM AND WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH AERO PHOTOS OBSERVATIONS. FOR EACH FIELD EXPERIENCE, STUDENTS WILL PROVIDE A GEOLOGICAL MAP WITH SOME SCHEMES, INCLUDING THE STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT MAPPED UNITS, AND SOME CROSS-SECTIONS, TO ILLUSTRATE THE 3D SETTING OF THE ANALYSED AREA.
WHEN IT IS THE CASE, SOME TECHNICAL ASPECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED FOR THE DIFFERENT ANALYSED AREAS (HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTING, TUNNELLING OR ROAD CONSTRUCTIONS, ETC.)

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DAMIANI A. - GEOLOGIA SUL TERRENO E RILEVAMENTO GEOLOGICO. - ED. GRASSO, BOLOGNA, 1984.
BUTLER B.C. & BELL J.D.- LETTURA E INTERPRETAZIONE DELLE CARTE GEOLOGICHE. - ED. ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA, 1991.
VENTURINI C. – REALIZZARE E LEGGERE CARTE E SEZIONI GEOLOGICHE. FLACCOVIO DARIO EDITORE, 2012
MORE: GEOLOGICAL MAPS, TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, AERO PHOTOS, AND ARTICLES ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WILL BE OBJECT OF THE FIELD TRIPS, WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COURSE.

Criteria for recognition of eruptive, magmatic and metamorphic rocks and relative textures in the field. Recognition of primary and secondary (tectonic) foliation in metamorphic rocks. Recognition and cartographic representation of faults, bedding and lithological contacts.

Lecture notes provided by the teacher

THIS COURSE ADDRESSES SOME BASIC NOTIONS (FACIES, ROCK FORMING PROCESSES, TECTONIC PROCESSES, WEATHERING, ETC.) TOGETHER WITH SOME TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTING DATA FROM THE FIELD AND REPRESENTING THEM ON A MAP. THIS COURSE ADDRESSES SOME MAIN POINTS: 1) AIMS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (COGNITIVE AND APPLIED); 2) USE OF DIFFERENT MAP SCALES; 3) METHODS FOR DOING THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC, BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC, CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC, AND MIXED CRITERIA). AIDS FOR THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: BE ABLE FOR READING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND INTERPRETING AERO PHOTOS, MEASUREMENTS OF GEOLOGICAL SURFACES, PRINCIPLES OF STRATIMETRY (BEDDING, REAL AND APPARENT THICKNESS, INTERSECTION LINE BETWEEN DIFFERENT SURFACES), MACROSCOPIC OBSERVATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN ROCK TYPES. GEOMETRIES OF UNDEFORMED AND DEFORMED ROCKS. BASIC UNITS FOR THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: FROM FORMATION TO UBSU.
INTRODUCTION TO THE LAB AND FIELD ACTIVITIES: THE MAIN FIELD OPERATIONS AND DATA PROCESSING.
THE FIELD ACTIVITIES WILL BE DONE IN FIELD TRIPS LEADED IN DIFFERENT GEOLOGICAL AREAS FOR WORKING ON KEY AREAS OF THE CENTRAL APENNINES. EACH FIELD TRIP WILL BE PREPARED IN CLASSROOM, LOOKING AT BOTH THE MORPHOLOGICAL AND THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF THE AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY, ONE DAY OF FIELD TRIP ALLOW STUDENTS TO COLLECT GEOLOGICAL DATA FROM THE KEY AREA. DURING THEIR FIELD WORK STUDENTS WILL BE LEADED TO TAKE BEDDING AND FAULT PLANE MEASUREMENTS, TO RECOGNIZE THE MAIN ROCK TYPES USING A FIELD LENS, TO DRAW STRATIGRAPHIC LOGS, TO TAKE THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS, AND TO DO OTHER ACTIVITIES USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THAT KEY AREA. ONE OF THE MAJOR POINTS OF THE FIELD ACTIVITIES WILL BE TO PUT THE GEOLOGICAL DATA ON BOTH THE TOPO MAP AND ON THE FIELD BOOK.
THE COLLECTED DATA WILL BE MANAGED IN CLASSROOM AND WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH AERO PHOTOS OBSERVATIONS. FOR EACH FIELD EXPERIENCE, STUDENTS WILL PROVIDE A GEOLOGICAL MAP WITH SOME SCHEMES, INCLUDING THE STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT MAPPED UNITS, AND SOME CROSS-SECTIONS, TO ILLUSTRATE THE 3D SETTING OF THE ANALYSED AREA.
WHEN IT IS THE CASE, SOME TECHNICAL ASPECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED FOR THE DIFFERENT ANALYSED AREAS (HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTING, TUNNELLING OR ROAD CONSTRUCTIONS, ETC.)