DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Geological Sciences
Academic Year 2018/2019 - 2° Year
Bachelor's Degree in Geological Sciences
Academic Year 2018/2019 - 2° Year
PETROGRAFIA CON LABORATORIO
12 CFU - 1° Semester
Teaching Staff
ROSOLINO CIRRINCIONE - Module Petrography - GEO/07 - 6 CFUPATRIZIA FIANNACCA - Module Petrography
ROSOLINO CIRRINCIONE - MODULO DI PETROGRAFIA - GEO/07 - 6 CFU
Learning Objectives
- Petrography
Students must be able to recognize and describe the main rock types of the earth's crust, to classify them according to modern classification schemes is based on mineralogical and chemical; describe in general terms the processes that have led to their genesis.
Detailed Course Content
- Petrography
Petrography and petrology, basic concepts; composition, structure and classification of igneous rocks; generation and differentiation of magmas; magmatic petrotectonic association. Sedimentary rocks: basic concepts and methodology; classification of sedimentary rocks. Definition, conditions and types of metamorphism; metamorphic process and metamorphic rocks.
Textbook Information
- Petrography
Le rocce e i loro costituenti. Lucio Morbidelli, Bardi Editore
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