The course regards the geological features at large scale, the evolution in both time and space og orogenic regions and the main geodynamic environments. During the course will be described the main features of the Ligurian Alps and of the Alpine-Apenninic system, and the most relevant features of the geodynamic evolution of the western Mediterranean.
The aim of the course is that the students acquire useful knowledge to understand the geodynamic evolution of a given region / state. At the end of the course the student will be able to reconstruct the geodynamic evolution of an orogene through the reconstruction of synoptic-tables, synthesis of tectonic, stratigraphic, petrographic, geophysical, paleontological, geochemical, geochronological, metamorphic and magmatic data of any area.
It is essential to have a good knowledge base and to be able to develop the concept of synthesis. Predisposition to bibliographic research and its critical and synthetic analysis.
Lectures and exercises in the classroom.
Orogeny: Wilson cycle, Rock cycle, Myahsiro classification of orogeny: paired metamorphic belts, caledonian belt; variscan belt; alps and apennine features; construction and interpretation of the synoptic tables; evolution of the European varisic chain; evolution of the European varisic chain and the alpine wilson cycle; Alpine vs Apennine chain relations synoptic tables and wilson cycles; Appennine chain features; crop / sea profiles and their interpretation: Ligurian Sea Northern Apennines Tyrrhenian Sea Southern Adriatic Sea Mar Ionian Sea Sicily Channel Sea of Alboran; a new interpretation concerning the northern Apennines; prevarisic geodynamic reconstruction of an Ordovician-Devonian orogene; current geodynamics of the eastern Mediterranean area; alps structure the 4 fundamental domains and relations alps apennines.
Ricevimento: agree directly with the teacher
FRANCO ELTER (President)
GIOVANNI CAPPONI
LAURA CRISPINI
MICHELE PIAZZA
REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND GEODYNAMICS
